{"id":7847,"date":"2022-07-18T03:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/?p=7847"},"modified":"2022-07-18T03:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:49:51","slug":"gst-on-pre-packaged-labelled-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/gst-on-pre-packaged-labelled-items\/","title":{"rendered":"GST on Pre-packaged, Labelled Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Recently, The GST Council had made the recommendations  relating to revise the scope of exemption i.e., to exempt only those items  which are not pre-packaged, labelled retail pack in terms of Legal Metrology  Act, <a name=\"_Hlk108854589\">in its 47th meeting held in Chandigarh on 28-29th  June 2022 under the chairmanship of the Union Finance &amp; Corporate Affairs  Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Accordingly, The above recommendations have been notified  by CBIC vide <strong>Notification No.<\/strong> <em><strong>06\/2022- Central Tax (Rate) dated July 13, 2022 <\/strong><\/em><em>amending the<\/em> <em>Notification  No. 1\/2017-Central Tax dated June 28, 2017<\/em> whereby the most  of these items are eligible for exemption only in case they are other than &#8216;<strong>pre-packaged  and labelled<\/strong>&#8216;. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Notification has defined the phrase &#8216;pre-packaged and  labelled&#8217; as:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The expression &#8216;pre-packaged and labelled&#8217; means a  &#8216;pre-packaged commodity&#8217; 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.&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Let us understand the meaning of the  above terms &#8216;pre-packaged commodity&#8217; from the Legal Metrology Act. Section 2(l)  of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 defines pre-packaged commodity as  &#8220;pre-packaged commodity&#8221; means a commodity which without the purchaser being  present is placed in a package of whatever nature, whether sealed or not, so that  the product contained therein has a pre-determined quantity.<br \/>\n  From the above, it is clear that the  commodity must be-<br \/>\n  1. pre-packed without the purchaser  being present and kept ready for sale to a customer.<br \/>\n  2. placed in a package of whatever  nature, whether sealed or not.<br \/>\n  3. has a pre-determined quantity.<br \/>\n  As per Section 2(f) of The Legal  Metrology Act, 2009 &#8220;label&#8221; means any written, marked, stamped, printed or  graphic matter affixed to, or appearing upon any pre-packaged commodity. <br \/>\n  As per Rule 2(k) of The Legal  Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 &#8220;retail package&#8221; means the  packages which are intended for retail sale to the ultimate consumer for the  purpose of consumption of the commodity contained therein and includes the  imported packages. <br \/>\n  Provided that for the purposes of this  clause, the expression &#8216;ultimate consumer&#8217; shall not include industrial or  institutional consumers.<br \/>\n  Accordingly, if the following are  satisfied, the goods will be liable to GST @5%:<br \/>\n  a. If the goods are packed in a  package of a pre-determined quantity, <br \/>\n  b. The package can be whether or not  sealed, and <br \/>\n  c. It should be a package which is  required to adhere to the provisions of The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and rules  thereunder, regarding declarations to be made on the package.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Relevant provisions of Legal Metrology  Act and Rules:<\/strong><br \/>\n  The notifications giving effect to the  decisions of 47th GST Council meeting borrow definitions of terms  like&nbsp;&#8220;pre-packaged commodity&#8221;, &#8220;label&#8221; and &#8220;retail package&#8221; from Legal  Metrology Acts and Rules or other applicable restrictions and exemptions. <br \/>\n  As per section 18 of the Legal  Metrology Act, 2009, No person shall manufacture, pack, sell, import,  distribute, deliver, offer, expose or possess for sale any pre-packaged  commodity unless such package is in such standard quantities or number and  bears thereon such declarations and particulars in such manner as may be  prescribed.<br \/>\n  Further, the following rules under  Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 are relevant:<br \/>\n  A. As per Rule 3 of The Legal  Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 The provisions of this Chapter  shall not apply to,- <br \/>\n  (a) packages of commodities containing  quantity of more than 25 kg or 25 litre excluding cement and fertilizer sold in  bags up to 50 kg; and <br \/>\n  (b) packaged commodities meant for  industrial consumers or institutional consumers. <br \/>\n  Explanation :- For the purpose of this  rule,- <br \/>\n  i) &#8220;institutional consumer&#8221; means the  institutional consumer like transportation, Airways, Railways, Hotels,  Hospitals or any other service institutions who buy packaged commodities  directly from the manufacturer for use by that institution. <br \/>\n  ii) &#8220;industrial Consumer&#8221; means the  industrial consumer who buy packaged commodities directly from the manufacturer  for use by that industry.<br \/>\n  B. Rule 6 under Chapter II of The  Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 lists out the declarations to  be made on every package to bear thereon or on the label securely affixed  thereto, a definite, plain and conspicuous declaration made in accordance with  the provisions of this chapter.<br \/>\n  C.  Rule 26 of The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 provides for  exemption in respect of certain packages, wherein it states that nothing  contained in these rules shall apply to any package containing a commodity if: <br \/>\n  a.  the net weight or measure of the commodity is 10g or 10 ml or less, if sold by  weight or measure; <br \/>\n  b.  any package containing fast food items packed by restaurant or hotel and the  like;<br \/>\n  c.  it contains scheduled formulations and non-scheduled formulations covered under  the Drugs (Price Control) Order,1995 made under section 3 of the Essential  Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955)&#8217;;<br \/>\n  d.  agricultural form produces in packages of above 50 kg.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Impact Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Retail packages: <\/strong><br \/>\n  Notified products of packages of up to  25kg and 50kg (in case of agricultural farm produce) will not be eligible for  GST exemption and henceforth these products will be taxable @5%.<br \/>\n  <strong>Wholesale packages:<\/strong><br \/>\n  &#8220;wholesale package&#8221; means a package  containing- <br \/>\n  (i) a number of retail packages, where  such first mentioned package is intended for sale, distribution or delivery to  an intermediary and is not intended for sale direct to a single consumer; or <br \/>\n  (ii) a commodity sold to an  intermediary in bulk to enable such intermediary to sell, distribute or deliver  such commodity to the consumer in smaller quantities; or, <br \/>\n  (iii) packages containing ten or more  than ten retail packages provided that the retail packages are labeled as  required under the rules.<br \/>\n  Declarations applicable to be made on  every wholesale package Every wholesale package shall bear thereon a legible,  definite, plain and conspicuous declaration as to-<br \/>\n  (a) The name and address of the  manufacturer or importer or where the manufacturer or importer is not the  packer, of the packer; <br \/>\n  (b) the identity of the commodity  contained in the package; and <br \/>\n  (c ) the total number of retail  package contained in such wholesale package or the net quantity in terms of  standard units of weights, measures or number of the commodity contained in  wholesale package; <br \/>\n  Provided that nothing in this rule  shall apply in relation to a wholesale package if a declaration similar to the  declarations specified in this rule, is required to be made on such wholesale  packages by or under any other law for the time being in force.<br \/>\n  Accordingly, the wholesale package in  the form of pre-packaged and labelled also gets covered within the tax net of  5%. Though, as per Press release after the 47th GST Council meeting It had been recommended to revise the scope of  exemption to exclude from it pre packaged and pre-labelled retail pack in terms  of Legal Metrology Act, including pre-packed, pre-labelled curd, lassi and  butter milk. Whereas as per the notification issued it seems that the  intention of keeping wholesale package as taxable might have been to keep the  entire chain in the tax net with credit set off. <br \/>\n  <strong>Supply for industrial and  institutional consumer: <\/strong><br \/>\n  As per rule 2(bb) of the Legal  Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 &#8220;industrial consumer&#8221; means the  consumer who buys packaged commodities directly from the manufacturer or from  an importer or from wholesale dealer for use by that industry and the package  shall have declaration &#8216;not for retail sale&#8217;;<br \/>\n  As per rule 2(bb) of the Legal  Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 &#8220;institutional consumer&#8221; means the  institution which buys packaged commodities bearing a declaration &#8216;not for  retail sale&#8217;, directly from the manufacturer or from an importer or from wholesale  dealer for use by that institution and not for commercial or trade purposes.<br \/>\n  Accordingly, the goods sold in  packages up to 25kg and 50kg (in case of agricultural farm produce) to  consumers or institutes who buy packaged commodities directly from the manufacturer  or from an importer or from wholesale dealer for use by that industry\/  institution and the package shall have declaration &#8216;not for retail sale&#8217; then  they would be eligible for exemption under GST irrespective of the quantum of  packaging.<br \/>\n  <strong>Sale of Agricultural Farm Produce:<\/strong><br \/>\n  The agricultural farm produce would be  liable to GST even if the quantum of its supply is above 25 kg but below 50 kg. <br \/>\n  It would be important to understand  the meaning of the term &#8216;Agriculture Farm Produce&#8217; as the term &#8216;agricultural  farm produce&#8217; is not defined in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules,  2011.<br \/>\n  In common understanding a farm produce  is understood as something which is coming directly from the farm. Farm produce means fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs,  eggs, or grains etc. which are directly sold in bags out of the  agricultural farm would be covered here.<br \/>\n  However, it is pertinent to note that  in some cases the goods are not directly removed from the farm but on which  either no further processing is done or such processing is done as is usually  done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential  characteristics but makes it marketable for primary market like washing,  cutting, cleaning, drying, segregating, testing, etc.<br \/>\n  The question that arises is whether  such supply of goods (after the primary activities) from the farm would also be  considered for the extended limit of 50 kg. The answer to this question would  be based on the nature of the activities undertaken post removal of the goods  from the farm and hence taxpayers need to assess the same for their goods basis  the activities undertaken by them.<br \/>\n  <strong>Key scenarios for understanding: <\/strong><br \/>\n  From the above, it can be concluded  that the following are the exclusions from The Legal Metrology (Packaged  Commodities) Rules, 2011, meaning that the exemption under GST would be  applicable to these packages for the notified goods:<br \/>\n  a. Packages more than 25kg; <br \/>\n  b. Packages more than 50kg in case of  agricultural farm produce. <br \/>\n  c. Packages of 10g\/ 10ml or less, and <br \/>\n  d. Packages (of whatever quantity)  which are meant for industrial consumers or institutional consumers.<br \/>\n  The same is briefed below for your  understanding:<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>S. No.<\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Size of package<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Sold to<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Taxability under GST<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Up to 25kg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Direct consumer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Consumption<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Taxable<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Up to 50kg for agricultural farm<br \/>\n        produce<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Direct consumer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Consumption<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Taxable<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Up to 25kg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Intermediary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Further sale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Taxable<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Up to 50kg for agricultural farm produce<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Intermediary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Further sale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Taxable<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Up to 25kg \/ 50 kg (agricultural farm produce)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Industrial\/ institutional consumer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">For use by it<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Exempt<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Package more than<br \/>\n        25kg \/ 50 kg<br \/>\n        (agricultural farm<br \/>\n        produce) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Industrial\/ institutional consumer \/ interme diary \/<br \/>\n        direct consumer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">For<br \/>\n        consumption,<br \/>\n        further supply or any other<br \/>\n        purpose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Exempt<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Wholesale Package<br \/>\n        (in pre-packaged<br \/>\n        and labelled)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Retailer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Further sale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Taxable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\">Loose package<br \/>\n        (wholesale as well<br \/>\n        as retail) without<br \/>\n        any predetermined<br \/>\n        quantity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Anyone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Any purpose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">Exempt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>HSN wise list of goods which will  become taxable when sold in pre packed and labelled form<\/strong> <\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\"><strong>HSN <\/strong> <\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Description <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>All goods [other than fresh or chilled] , pre-packaged    and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0309<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>All goods [other than fresh or chilled] , pre-packaged    and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>403<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Curd, Lassi, Butter milk, pre-packaged and labelled&#8221;;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>406<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Chena or paneer , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>409<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Natural honey, , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>504<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>[All goods [other than fresh or chilled] , pre-packaged    and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>713<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not    skinned or split , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>714<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>[Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet    potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content,    frozen , whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, pre-packaged and    labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Dried makhana, whether or not shelled or peeled ,    pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>All goods i.e. cereals, , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1001<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Wheat and meslin , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1002<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Rye , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1003<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Barley , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1004<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Oats , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1005<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Maize (corn) , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1006<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Rice , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1007<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Grain sorghum , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1008<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals such    as Jawar, Bajra, Ragi , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1101<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Wheat or meslin flour , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1102<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin i.e. maize    (corn) flour, Rye flour, etc., pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1103<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Cereal groats, meal and pellets, including suji and    dalia, , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1105<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Meal, powder, [Flour,] flakes, granules and pellets of    potatoes , pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1106<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of    heading 0713 (pulses)[other than guar meal 1106 10 10 and guar gum refined    split &quot;0713&quot;], of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 0714 or of    the products of Chapter 8, pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1701 or 1702<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Jaggery of all types including Cane Jaggery (gur),    Palmyra Jaggery, pre-packaged and labelled; Khandsari Sugar, pre-packaged and    labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>1904<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Puffed rice, commonly known as Muri, flattened or    beaten rice, commonly known as Chira, parched rice, commonly known as khoi,    parched paddy or rice coated with sugar or gur, commonly known as Murki,    pre-packaged and labelled<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2106 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Namkeens, bhujia, mixture, chabena and similar edible preparations in ready for consumption form, other than those pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>3101<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>All goods i.e. animal or vegetable fertilisers or    organic fertilisers , pre-packaged and labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5305 to 5308<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>All goods [other than coconut coir fibre] including    yarn of flax, jute, other textile bast fibres, other vegetable textile    fibres; paper yarn, [including coir pith compost &#8220;, pre-packaged and    labelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" nowrap valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Challenges and issues need  clarifications and time<\/strong><br \/>\n  There are many open-ended issues i.e.  meaning of agricultural farm produce, wholesale packages with or without  labelling at secondary packing, identification of intent and usage of buyers  for buying the products etc. which require more clarifications. <br \/>\n  It would be relevant to point out that  at this time the law with regards to packaged commodities is far from  established. In view of the judgements passed by the various High Courts and  the Hon&#8217;able Supreme Court there is an ambiguity in the definition of  &#8216;pre-packaged commodity&#8217; and The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules,  2011 and the said issue is under consideration before a three Judge bench of  the Hon&#8217;able Supreme Court in the civil appeal Number 1117\/2010 in the case of  State of Maharastra vs Subhash Arjundas Kataria.<br \/>\n  An immediately suitable clarification  from CBIC would benefit all of us. Also, trade and industry should assess their  various scenarios, identify open ended issues and put it forward to the GST Council  for clear clarifications so that the industry does not face a new set of  challenges and litigation. <br \/>\n  In fact, an amendment of this  complexity, affecting so many products, require more time than given for the  taxpayers to assess the impact on their businesses and configure their systems  to comply with the changes. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/uploads\/CGST\/1657774635.pdf\">Klick here for the copy of  the Notification<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022\/06\/cbic-logo-new-1.jpg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7847"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7854,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7847\/revisions\/7854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.klickongstworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}