Circulars

GST Notifications: Exemption of GST on services related to transportation of goods from India to a place outside India by Air/ Sea & Reduction of GST on CETP services and certain goods.
 


CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)

Jhansi Castle, 4th Floor, 7, Cooperage Road, Mumbai - 400 001. India

Tel : +91 22 22021288 Website : www.//chemexcil.in

 

          29/01/2018

EPC/LIC/GST_NOTIFICATIONS    

 

ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

 

GST Notifications

 

  • Exemption of GST on services related transportation of goods from India to a place outside India by air  and  sea (valid till 30/09/2018)
  •  
  • Reduction of  GST on Common Effluent Treatment Plants services of treatment of effluents  from 18% to 12%. 
  •  
  • Reduction of  GST on certain items (Sub-heading 2809, Chapter 38 etc)

 

 

Dear Members,

 

This is in continuation of our recent circular in connection with recommendations of  25th GST council meeting held on 18/01/2018.

 

As far as exports/ chemical sector is concerned, the GST council has recommended   exemption  from GST on services related to transportation of goods from India to a place outside India by air  and  sea.  This exemption is valid till 30/09/2018.

 

Further,  there  has been reduction of GST on Common Effluent Treatment Plants services of treatment of effluents  from 18% to 12%.   Similarly, there  has been reduction of GST  on certain items from chemicals sector (Sub-heading 2809, Chapter 38 etc)
                                                                                            

The relevant notifications have been issued and are highlighted as follows for your  reference:

 

Central Tax (Rate) Notifications

06/2018-Central Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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seeks to amend Notification No.1/2017-CGST (Rate).

2/2018-Central Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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Seeks to amend notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) so as to exempt certain services as recommended by Goods and Services Tax Council in its 25th meeting held on 18.01.2018.

01/2018-Central Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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Seeks to amend notification No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) so as to notify CGST rates of various services as recommended by Goods and Services Tax Council in its 25th meeting held on 18.01.2018.

 

http://www.cbec.gov.in/htdocs-cbec/gst/central-tax-rate-notfns-2017

 

Integrated Tax (Rate) Notifications

07/2018-Integrated Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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seeks to amend Notification No.1/2017-IGST (Rate).

02/2018-Integrated Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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Seeks to amend notification No. 9/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) so as to exempt certain services as recommended by Goods and Services Tax Council in its 25th meeting held on 18.01.2018.

01/2018-Integrated Tax (Rate) ,dt. 25-01-2018

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Seeks to amend notification No. 8/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) so as to notify IGST rates of various services as recommended by Goods and Services Tax Council in its 25th meeting held on 18.01.2018.

 

http://www.cbec.gov.in/htdocs-cbec/gst/integrated-tax-rate-2017

 

Members are requested to take note of above notifications.  The above-said notifications are available for download using  hyperlinks provided therein.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours faithfully,

 

(S.G BHARADI)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHEMEXCIL