PVC Tufted Coir Mats & Matting cannot be considered as textile of coir and floor coverings

In re M/s. Travancore Coco tuft Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR Kerala)

Whether or not PVC Tufted Coir Mats and Matting attracts low band tax rate of 5% as per the recommendations of the Fitment Committee and approval of the GST Council?

PVC Tufted Coir Mats and Matting cannot be considered as textile of coir and floor coverings covered under HSN 5702, 5703 and 5705 and hence taxable @12% under Customs Tariff Head 5703 90 90.

FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING,KERALA

The applicant is manufacturer and exporter of PVC tufted coir mats and mattings. The manufacturing activity is fully mechanized. The coir yam stacked in creel standi is automatically fed in to the machine where the yam is cut into bits of required pile height and tufted over a uniform thickness of PVC by heating and chilling. The PVC matting in rolls are cut in the required sizes and obtained finished products PVC tufted coir mats. The applicant requested advance ruling on the following:

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