Notification No. 08/2021 – IGST Rate Amendments & Updates

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[F. No.190354/206/2021-TRU]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

New Delhi, the 30^thSeptember, 2021

Notification No. 08/2021 - Integrated Tax (Rate): Seeks to amend notification No. 1/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate)

[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 (1) of section 5 of the IGST Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) read with sub-section (5) of section 15 of the CGST Act, 2017 (12 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-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28^thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 666(E)., dated the 28^thJune, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, -

(a). in Schedule I – 5%, -

i. after S. No. 71 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“71A

1209

Tamarind seeds meant for any use other than sowing”;

ii. S. Nos. 138 to 148 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

iii. after S. No. 186 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“186A

3826

Bio-diesel supplied to Oil Marketing Companies for blending with High SpeedDiesel”;

iv. S. No. 187A and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

v. S. No. 234 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

vi. in List 1, after item number 231 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely: -

“(232) Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)”;

vii. in List 3, after item number (B) (2) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely: -

" (3) Retro fitment kits for vehicles used by the disabled”;

b. in Schedule II – 12%, -

i. against S. No. 80A, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -

“Bio-diesel (other than bio-diesel supplied to Oil Marketing Companies for blending with High Speed Diesel)”;

ii. S. No. 122 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

iii. S. Nos. 127 to 132 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

iv. after S. No. 201 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“201A

84, 85 or 94

Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- Bio-gas plant; Solar power based devices; Solar power generator; Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); Waste to energy plants / devices; Solar lantern / solar lamp; Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels.   Explanation:- If the goods specified in   this   entry   are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of other goods and services, one of which being a taxable service specified in the entry at S. No. 38 of the Table mentioned in the notification No. 8/2017-Integrated Tax   (Rate),   dated   28th June, 2017 [G.S.R. 683(E)], the value of supply of goods for the purposes of this entry shall be deemed as seventy per cent. of the   gross   consideration   charged    for    all    such    supplies, and the remaining thirty per cent. of the gross consideration charged shall be deemed as value of the said taxable service.”;

v. S. Nos. 205A to 205H and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

vi. S. No. 232 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

c. in Schedule III – 18%, -

i. after S. No. 26B and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“26C	2601	Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites.
26D	2602	Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight.
26E	2603	Copper ores and concentrates.
26F	2604	Nickel ores and concentrates.
26G	2605	Cobalt ores and concentrates.
26H	2606	Aluminium ores and concentrates.
26I	2607	Lead ores and concentrates.
26J	2608	Zinc ores and concentrates.
26K	2609	Tin ores and concentrates.
26L	2610	Chromium ores and concentrates.”;

ii. after S. No. 101 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“101A

3915

Waste, Parings and Scrap, of Plastics.”;

iii. for S. No. 153A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and the entries shall be substituted, namely: -

“153A.

4819

Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibers; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like.”;

iv. after S. No. 157 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“157A.	4906 00 00	Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photographic reproductions on sensitized paper and carbon copies of the foregoing.
157B.	4907	Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognized face value; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; cheque forms; stock, share or bond certificates and similar documents of title (other than Duty Credit Scrips).
157C.	4908	Transfers (decalcomanias).
157D.	4909	Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings.
157E.	4910	Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks.
157F.	4911	Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs; such as Trade advertising material, Commercial catalogues and the like, printed Posters, Commercial catalogues, Printed inlay cards, Pictures, designs and photographs, Plan and drawings for architectural engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes reproduced with the aid of computer or any other devices.”;

v. after S. No. 398 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“398A	8601	Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators.
398B	8602	Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders; such as Diesel electric locomotives, Steam locomotives and tenders thereof.
398C	8603	Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading8604.
398D	8604	Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, track liners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles).
398E	8605	Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled; luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading 8604).
398F	8606	Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled.
398G	8607	Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock; such as Bogies, bissel-bogies, axles and wheels, and parts thereof.
398H	8608	Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signaling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing.”;

vi. against S. No. 447, in column (3), for the entry, the entry “Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens; stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylus; pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 9609.”, shall be substituted;

d. in Schedule IV – 28%, -

i. after S. No. 12A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“12B

2202

Carbonated Beverages of Fruit Drink or Carbonated Beverages with Fruit Juice.”;

2.         This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2021.

(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No.1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28^thJune, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 666(E), dated the 28^th June, 2017, and was last amended by notification No. 01/2021 – Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 2^ndJune, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 375(E), dated the 2nd day of June, 2021.

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