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Meat supply in HDPE gunny bags cannot be treated as supply in unit containers

Case Law Details

TaxGuru Citation
2018 taxguru.in 2102
Case Name
In re M.U.N. Agro Industry Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharastra)
Date of Judgement/Order
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In re M.U.N. Agro Industry Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Maharastra)

Frozen meat of sheep / goat in HDPE gunny bag which do not indicate any information related to weight / number of carcass packed in such bags would tantamount to being as a product not put up in unit container and thus falls under chapter tariff heading 0204 and is further covered by serial no. 9 of Notification No.2/2017 Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 as amended.

FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, MAHARASHTRA

The present application has been filed under section 97 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [hereinafter referred to as “the CGST Act and MGST Act”] by M.U.N. AGRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD., the applicant, seeking an advance ruling in respect of the following questions.

• Whether our product or goods fall under chapter tariff heading 0204 and exemption given to this tariff item vide Notification No. 02/2017 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 28/06/2017 is available to us or not ?

• We are supplying meat in HDPE gunny Bag. Whether it is treated as unit container or not?

At the outset, we would like to make it clear that the provisions of both the CGST Act and the MGST Act are the same except for certain provisions. Therefore, unless a mention is specifically made to such dissimilar provisions, a reference to the CGST Act would also mean a reference to the same provision under the MGST Act. Further to the earlier, henceforth for the purposes of this Advance Ruling, a reference to such a similar provision under the CGST Act / MGST Act would be mentioned as being under the “GST Act”.

02. FACTS AND CONTENTION – AS PER THE APPL1CANT-

• We are supplier of Frozen Meat of Sheep and Goats.

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