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[F. No. CBIC-190354/316/2022-TRU Section-CBEC]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2022
Notification No. 12/2022 - Central Tax (Rate): Seeks to amend notification No. 1/2017- Central 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 9 and 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, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28thJune, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, -
(A). in Schedule I – 2.5%, -
- against S. No. 102A, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -
“Ethyl alcohol supplied to Oil Marketing Companies or Petroleum refineries for blending with motor spirit (petrol)”; - against S. No. 103A, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -
“Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants [other than aquatic feed including shrimp feed and prawn feed, poultry feed and cattle feed, including grass, hay and straw, supplement and additives, husk of pulses including chilka, concentrates including chuni or churi, khanda, wheat bran, de-oiled cake]”;
(B). in Schedule II – 6%, -
- against S. No. 48, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -
“Fruit pulp or fruit juice based drinks [other than Carbonated Beverages of Fruit Drink or Carbonated Beverages with Fruit Juice]”; - against S. No. 180, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -
“Mathematical boxes, geometry boxes and colour boxes”;
(C). in Schedule III – 9%, against S. No. 25, in column (3), for the entry, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: -
“Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength [other than ethyl alcohol supplied to Oil Marketing Companies or Petroleum refineries for blending with motor spirit (petrol)]”.
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of January, 2023.
(Vikram Vijay Wanere)
Under Secretary
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 by notification No. 06/2022 – Central Tax (Rate), dated the 13th July, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 550(E), dated the 13th July, 2022.
📚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Notification No. 12/2022 - Central Tax (Rate)
Q1: What is Notification No. 12/2022 – Central Tax (Rate)?
Answer:
Notification No. 12/2022 – Central Tax (Rate), dated 30th December 2022, amends the earlier Notification No. 1/2017 – Central Tax (Rate). It revises GST rates on certain goods such as ethyl alcohol, bran and residues, fruit pulp/juice-based drinks, mathematical/geometry boxes, and denatured spirits.
Q2: From when are these changes effective?
Answer:
The amendments under Notification No. 12/2022 – Central Tax (Rate) are effective from 1st January 2023.
Q3: What are the major changes in GST rate under this notification?
Answer:
Ethyl alcohol supplied to Oil Marketing Companies/petroleum refineries for blending with petrol – 2.5% GST.
Bran, sharps, residues from cereals/legumes (with exceptions) – 2.5% GST.
Fruit pulp/fruit juice-based drinks (excluding carbonated versions) – 6% GST.
Mathematical boxes, geometry boxes, color boxes – 6% GST.
Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured (other than supplied for blending with petrol) – 9% GST.
Q4: How does this notification affect oil companies?
Answer:
Oil Marketing Companies benefit from a concessional 2.5% GST rate on ethyl alcohol purchased for petrol blending, supporting the government’s ethanol blending program.
Q5: What is the GST rate on fruit pulp or fruit juice-based drinks after this amendment?
Answer:
Such drinks are taxable at 6% GST, provided they are not carbonated fruit beverages.
Q6: What is the GST on geometry or mathematical boxes after this amendment?
Answer:
Geometry boxes, mathematical boxes, and color boxes now attract 6% GST.
Q7: How does this impact farmers or the feed industry?
Answer:
The notification clarifies that bran, sharps, and residues from cereals or legumes attract 2.5% GST, but livestock feed items like shrimp feed, poultry feed, cattle feed, hay, straw, husk of pulses, wheat bran, and de-oiled cake remain exempt.
Q8: Why was this amendment issued?
Answer:
The changes align with recommendations of the GST Council to clarify classification, remove ambiguity, and rationalize GST rates across essential sectors like agriculture, beverages, and ethanol blending.
Q9: Does this impact denatured ethyl alcohol?
Answer:
Yes. Denatured ethyl alcohol (other than used for blending in petrol) now attracts 9% GST.
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Answer:
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