GST Rate Dispute on Palmyra Sugar: Chendur Traders Withdraws AAR Application

In re Chendur Traders (GST AAR Tamilnadu) The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) in Tamil Nadu disposed of the application filed by M/s. Chendur Traders after the company chose to withdraw its request. The applicant, a registered GST taxpayer dealing in palmyra sugar and jaggery, had sought a ruling on the applicable GST rate for its products. This came after an inspection by tax officials revealed that the company was applying a 5% GST rate under HSN Code 1702, which the authorities believed should have been 18% under the “Other category” of the same code. The inspection resulted ...