GST rate notifications to implement recommendations of 55th GST Council (Goods)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 01/2025- Central Tax (Rate)
G.S.R. 50(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 and sub-section (5) of section 15 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, –
(a) in the Schedule I – 2.5%, after S. No. 98A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: –
“98B. 1904 Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK)”;
(b) in the Schedule III – 9%, against S. No. 15, in column (3), after the words “commonly known as Murki”, the words “, Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK)” shall be inserted;
(c) after the Schedule VII, in the Explanation, for clause (ii) and the proviso appended to it, the following clause shall be substituted, namely: –
“(ii) The expression ‘pre-packaged and labelled’ means all commodities that are intended for retail sale and containing not more than 25 kg or 25 litre, which are ‘pre-packed’ as defined in clause (l) of section 2 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) where, the package in which the commodity is pre-packed or a label securely affixed thereto is required to bear the declarations under the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) and the rules made thereunder.”.
3. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
Note: -The principal notification No. 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, and was last amended vide notification No. 5/2024 – Central Tax (Rate), dated the 08th October, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 611(E), dated the 08th October, 2024
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 02/2025-Central Tax (Rate)
G.S.R. 53(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2017- Central Tax (Rate), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 674(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, –
(a) in the Schedule, after S. No. 105 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: –
“105A. 30 Gene Therapy”;
(b) in the Explanation, for clause (ii) and the proviso appended to it, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(ii) The expression ‘pre-packaged and labelled’ means all commodities that are intended for retail sale and containing not more than 25 kg or 25 litre, which are ‘pre-packed’ as defined in clause (l) of section 2 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) where, the package in which the commodity is pre-packed or a label securely affixed thereto is required to bear the declarations under the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) and the rules made thereunder.”.
2. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
Note:- The principal notification No. 2/2017- Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 674(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, and was last amended vide notification No. 3/2024 – Central Tax (Rate), dated the 12th July, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 399(E), dated the 12th July, 2024
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 03/2025- Central Tax (Rate)
G.S.R. 56(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 39/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 18th October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1310(E), dated the 18th October, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Table, against S. No. 1, in column 3, after the end of words and symbols “(b) Fortified Rice Kernel (Premix) supply for ICDS or similar scheme duly approved by the Central Government or any State Government”, the words and symbols, “(c) food inputs for (a) above.” shall be inserted.
2. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
Note:- The principal notification No. 39/2017- Central Tax (Rate), dated the 18th October, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1310(E), dated the 18th October, 2017 and was last amended vide notification No. 11/2021 – Central Tax (Rate), dated the 30th September, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 696(E), dated the 30th September, 2021.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 04/2025-Central Tax (Rate)
G.S.R. 59(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 8/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 25th January, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 82(E), dated the 25th January, 2018, namely :-
In the said notification, in the TABLE, against S. No. 4, in column (4), for the entry “6%”, the entry “9%” shall be substituted.
2. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
Note:- The principal notification No. 8/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 25th January, 2018, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 82(E), dated the 25th January, 2018.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 01/2025-Compensation Cess (Rate)
G.S.R. 62(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017) and sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), read with sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby exempts the intra-state and inter-state supply of taxable goods (hereafter in this notification referred to as “the said goods”) by a registered supplier to a registered recipient for export, from so much of the compensation cess leviable thereon under section 8 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017), as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 0.1 per cent., subject to fulfilment of the following conditions, namely: –
(i) the registered supplier shall supply the goods to the registered recipient on a tax invoice; (ii) the registered recipient shall export the said goods within a period of ninety days from the date of issue of a tax invoice by the registered supplier;
(iii) the registered recipient shall indicate the Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the registered supplier and the tax invoice number issued by the registered supplier in respect of the said goods in the shipping bill or bill of export, as the case may be;
(iv) the registered recipient shall be registered with an Export Promotion Council or a Commodity Board recognized by the Department of Commerce;
(v) the registered recipient shall place an order on registered supplier for procuring goods at concessional rate and a copy of the same shall also be provided to the jurisdictional tax officer of the registered supplier;
(vi) the registered recipient shall move the said goods from place of registered supplier –
(a) directly to the Port, Inland Container Deport, Airport or Land Customs Station from where the said goods are to be exported; or
(b) directly to a registered warehouse from where the said goods shall be move to the Port, Inland Container Deport, Airport or Land Customs Station from where the said goods are to be exported;
(vii) if the registered recipient intends to aggregate supplies from multiple registered suppliers and then export, the goods from each registered supplier shall move to a registered warehouse and after aggregation, the registered recipient shall move goods to the Port, Inland Container Deport, Airport or Land Customs Station from where they shall be exported;
(viii) in case of situation referred to in condition (vii), the registered recipient shall endorse receipt of goods on the tax invoice and also obtain acknowledgement of receipt of goods in the registered warehouse from the warehouse operator and the endorsed tax invoice and the acknowledgment of the warehouse operator shall be provided to the registered supplier as well as to the jurisdictional tax officer of such supplier; and
(ix) when goods have been exported, the registered recipient shall provide copy of shipping bill or bill of export containing details of Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) and tax invoice of the registered supplier along with proof of export general manifest or export report having been filed to the registered supplier as well as jurisdictional tax officer of such supplier.
2. The registered supplier shall not be eligible for the above-mentioned exemption if the registered recipient fails to export the said goods within a period of ninety days from the date of issue of tax invoice.
3. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 01/2025-Customs
G.S.R. 63(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts all the equipments and consumable samples falling under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act), when imported into India, by the Inspection Team of the International Atomic Energy Agency, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule and from the whole of the integrated tax leviable thereon under sub-section (7) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(a) the importer shall produce a certificate along with duly certified list of equipment and consumable samples from the Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy to the effect that such equipments and samples are required for carrying out verification or inspections as per terms of Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities; and
(b) the Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy shall furnish an undertaking on letter head to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to the effect that such equipments shall be exported within six months of their import or within such extended period as may be allowed by the Commissioner of Customs, in this behalf and that consumable samples are required for the intended purpose and shall be accounted for.
2. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025
Notification No. 02/2025-Customs
G.S.R. 64(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3, of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 19/2019-Customs, dated the 6th July, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3,sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 476(E), namely :-
In the said notification, in the Table, against Sl. No. 21, in column (3), for item (II), the following shall be substituted namely:
“(II) Systems, sub-systems, equipment, parts, sub-parts, tools, test equipment, software meant for Long Range Surface to Air Missile System (LRSAM)”
2. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
[F. No. 190354/2/2025-TRU]
AMREETA TITUS, Dy. Secy.
Note:- The principal notification No. 19/2019-Customs, dated the 6th July, 2019, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 476(E), dated the 6th July, 2019 and was last amended vide notification No. 26/2024-Customs, dated the 27th June, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 352(E), dated the 27th June, 2024.
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