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HSN Codes digits requirement for tax invoice-Exemption for turnover up to 50 lakhs withdrawn

HSN Codes digits required on tax invoice-Exemption for turnover up to 50 lakhs withdrawn.

Number of HSN Codes digits requirement for tax invoice

Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes And Customs)
New Delhi,

Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax

Dated: 15th October, 2020

G.S.R. 638(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to rule 46 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2017 – Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 660(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:–

In the said notification, with effect from the 01st day of April, 2021, for the Table, the following shall be substituted, namely, –

“TABLE 

Serial Number Aggregate Turnover in the preceding Financial Year Number of Digits of Harmonised System of Nomenclature Code (HSN Code)
(1) (2) (3)
1. Up to rupees five crores 4
2. more than rupees five crores 6

Provided that a registered person having aggregate turnover up to five crores rupees in the previous financial year may not mention the number of digits of HSN Code, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table in a tax invoice issued by him under the said rules in respect of supplies made to unregistered persons.”.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification number 12/2017 – Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette  of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 660(E), dated the 28th June, 2017.

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