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Notification No. 02/2019 – Compensation Cess (Rate) Updated

by Shakshi Bharti | Mar 24, 2024 | GST, 2019 Notifications, Compensation Cess (Rate) 2019 Notifications, Notifications | 0 comments

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[F.No.354/131/2019-TRU]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

New Delhi, the 30th September, 2019

Notification No. 02/2019 - Compensation Cess (Rate): Seeks to amend notification No. 1/2017-Compensation Cess (Rate), dated 28.6.2017 on the recommendations of the GST Council in its 37th meeting dated 20.09.2019.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

G.S.R.  (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8 of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017), the Central Government, 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. 1/2017-Compensation Cess (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 720 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Schedule, -

  • after S. No. 4 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -
“4A.22029990Caffeinated Beverages12%”;
  • in S. No. 42, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Motor vehicles for the transport of not more than 13 persons, including the driver, other than the vehicles of the description mentioned in S. No. 50 and 51”, shall be substituted;
  •        in S. No. 46, for the entry in column (3), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-
    “Following motor vehicles of length not exceeding 4000 mm, namely: -
  • Petrol, Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1200 cc; and
    • Diesel driven vehicles of engine capacity not exceeding 1500 cc for persons with orthopedic physical disability, subject to the condition that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Heavy Industries certifies that the said goods shall be used by the persons with orthopedic physical disability in accordance with the guidelines issued by the said Department”, shall be substituted ;
  • in S. No. 50, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8702, 8703 21 or 8703 22”, shall be substituted;
  • in S. No. 51, for the entry in column (2), the entry “8702, 8703 31”, shall be substituted

2.         This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2019.

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India

Note: The principal notification No.1/2017-Compensation Cess (Rate) dated the 28th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 720(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 2/2018- Compensation Cess (Rate) dated the 26th July, 2018, published vide number G.S.R.704(E), dated the 26th July, 2018.


📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Notification No. 02/2019 - Compensation Cess (Rate)

Q1: What is Notification No. 02/2019 - Compensation Cess (Rate)?

Answer:
It amends the compensation cess rates for certain goods, including caffeinated beverages and motor vehicles.

Q2: When did this notification become effective?

Answer:
From 1 October 2019.

Q3: What is the cess rate on caffeinated beverages?

Answer:
12% compensation cess.

Q4: Which products are considered caffeinated beverages?

Answer:
Energy drinks and similar products classified under tariff 22029990.

Q5: What changes were made to motor vehicle cess?

Answer:
Descriptions and tariff codes were updated for certain vehicle categories.

Q6: Are there any benefits for disabled persons?

Answer:
Yes. Certain vehicles used by persons with orthopedic disabilities get special cess treatment.

Q7: Who recommends these cess changes?

Answer:
The GST Council.

Q8: Does this affect GST rates also?

Answer:
No. It only changes compensation cess, not GST rates.

Q9: Do businesses dealing in these goods need GST registration?

Answer:
Yes, if turnover crosses the threshold.
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Q10: Do such businesses need to file cess returns?

Answer:
Yes. Compensation cess must be reported in GST returns.
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Q11: Can ITC of compensation cess be claimed?

Answer:
Yes, subject to eligibility and use of inputs.

Q12: Does compensation cess apply to all goods?

Answer:
No. Only to specific notified goods.

Q13: What happens if wrong cess rate is applied?

Answer:
Tax demand
Interest
Penalty

Q14: What records should be maintained?

Answer:
Classification documents
Purchase invoices
Cess payment records
GST returns

Q15: How can Finodha help with compensation cess compliance?

Answer:
Finodha offers:
✔ GST registration
✔ Cess compliance support
✔ Return filing
✔ Business setup services
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