Notification No. 56/2018 - Central GST, (CGST Notification)

Notification No. 56/2018 - Central GST, (CGST Notification)

Goods & Services Tax

Exemption to a casual taxable person making taxable supplies of handicraft goods from the requirement to obtain registration - But, e-way bill is required.

G.S.R. 1056 (E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 32/2017 – Central Tax, dated the 15th September, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1158 (E), dated the 15th September, 2017, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, hereby specifies the categories of casual taxable persons (hereinafter referred to as „such persons‟) who shall be exempted from obtaining registration under the said Act-


(i) such persons making inter-State taxable supplies of handicraft goods as defined in the “Explanation” in notification No. 21/2018 -Central Tax (Rate), dated the 26th July, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.695 (E), dated the 26th July, 2018 and falling under the Chapter, Heading, Sub-heading or Tariff item specified in column (2) of the Table contained in the said notification and the Description specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the Table contained in the said notification;


or


(ii) such persons making inter-State taxable supplies of the products mentioned in column (2) of the Table below and the Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) code mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, when made by the craftsmen predominantly by hand even though some machinery may also be used in the process:-


Table


Sl. No.


Products


HSN Code


(1)


(2)


(3)


1.


Leather articles (including bags, purses, saddlery, harness, garments)


4201, 4202, 4203


2.


Carved wood products (including boxes, inlay work, cases, casks)


4415, 4416


3.


Carved wood products (including table and kitchenware)


4419


4.


Carved wood products


4420


5.


Wood turning and lacquer ware


4421


6.


Bamboo products [decorative and utility items]


46


7.


Grass, leaf and reed and fibre products, mats, pouches, wallets


4601, 4602


8.


Paper mache articles


4823


9.


Textile (handloom products)


including 50, 58, 62, 63


10.


Textiles hand printing


50, 52, 54


11.


Zari thread


5605


12.


Carpet, rugs and durries


57


13.


Textiles hand embroidery


58


14.


Theatre costumes


61, 62, 63


15.


Coir products (including mats, mattresses)


5705, 9404


16.


Leather footwear


6403, 6405


17.


Carved stone products (including statues, statuettes, figures of animals, writing sets, ashtray, candle stand)


6802


18.


Stones inlay work


68


19.


Pottery and clay products, including terracotta


6901, 6909, 6911, 6912, 6913, 6914


20.


Metal table and kitchen ware (copper, brass ware)


7418


21.


Metal statues, images/statues vases, urns and crosses of the type used for decoration of metals of Chapters 73 and 74


8306


22.


Metal bidriware


8306


23.


Musical instruments


92


24.


Horn and bone products


96


25.


Conch shell crafts


96


26.


Bamboo furniture, cane/Rattan furniture


94


27.


Dolls and toys


9503


28.


Folk paintings, madhubani, patchitra, Rajasthani miniature


97


Provided that such persons are availing the benefit of notification No. 03/2018 – Integrated Tax, dated the 22nd October, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1052(E), dated the 22nd October, 2018:


Provided further that the aggregate value of such supplies, to be computed on all India basis, does not exceed the amount of aggregate turnover above which a supplier is liable to be registered in the State or Union territory in accordance with sub-section (1) of section 22 of the said Act, read with clause (iii) of the Explanation to that section.


2. Such persons mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall obtain a Permanent Account Number and generate an e-way bill in accordance with the provisions of rule 138 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.


[F. No. 349/58/2017-GST(Pt.)]


(Gunjan Kumar Verma)


Under Secretary to the Government of India