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Ruling passed by Authority for Advance Rulings Customs , Central Excise & Service Tax. The Authority for Advance Rulings consists of a Chairman who is a retired Judge of the Supreme court and two members of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India, one each from the Indian Revenue Service and the Indian Legal Service.

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GST on Canteen Services in Business Premises: Judicial Rulings & Analysis

Goods and Services Tax : Scenario-wise analysis of GST on business canteen services covering ITC, employee recovery, contractor supply, and statutory oblig...

May 10, 2026 2166 Views 0 comment Print

Quick Lime (90%) and Hydrated Lime (85-95%) Attract 5% GST: AAR Tamilnadu

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling examines the composition of lime products and holds that impurities of 10–15% place them under Heading 2522. The Auth...

December 4, 2025 972 Views 0 comment Print

Can ITC Be Used Across Unrelated Supplies? A Key GST Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Gujarat AAAR rules ITC from one business can offset GST on unrelated output supplies under a single registration, emphasizing fung...

July 21, 2025 1938 Views 0 comment Print

जीएसटी में एडवांस रूलिंग: एक विस्तृत अवलोकन

Goods and Services Tax : जीएसटी के तहत एडवांस रूलिंग (AAR) की प्रक्रिया, प्रा...

July 21, 2025 1392 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 22nd June 2025

CA, CS, CMA : Stay informed on India's latest regulatory changes from June 16-22, 2025. This summary covers Income Tax exemptions, GST amendment...

June 25, 2025 5262 Views 0 comment Print


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Functionality to search and view Advance Ruling Orders under GST

Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...

August 10, 2022 2871 Views 0 comment Print

GST Authorities of Advance/Appellate Rulings-Status Upto April 2019 

Goods and Services Tax : Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) constituted under the provisions of a SGST/ UTGST Act, in terms of the provisions of Section 96...

May 29, 2019 1158 Views 0 comment Print


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AAR Cannot Rule on Refund of Accumulated ITC Under Inverted Duty Structure: Odisha AAR

Goods and Services Tax : Odisha AAR held that questions relating to refund of accumulated ITC under Section 54(3) are not maintainable under the advance ru...

July 4, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Holds Complete Prosthetic Joints Are Artificial Joints, Denies Customs Exemption

Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...

July 2, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

DFIA Customs Exemption Allowed as ITC (HS) Code Matching Not Mandatory: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...

July 2, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

ITC (HS) Number Matching Not Required Where DFIA Description & Conditions Are Satisfied: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR ruled that matching ITC (HS) codes is unnecessary if imported goods match the DFIA description and comply with quantity and v...

July 2, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Exported by-products qualify as resultant goods under MOOWR: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held that exported resultant goods qualify for proportionate duty remission under the MOOWR framework despite domestic sale o...

July 2, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra GST Authority Appoints New Member

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Authority makes changes in its lineup, appointing Shri. Ajaykumar Vaman Bonde as a member of Ad...

October 16, 2023 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Ranjan appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as member of Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority in the place of Mr. Rajiv Magoo. FINANCE DEP...

September 13, 2022 1614 Views 0 comment Print

Notification to re-constitute Himachal Pradesh Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in supersession of this department’s notification of even No. dated 14.09.2020, published in the e...

January 20, 2022 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling reconstituted

Goods and Services Tax : Governor of Delhi under Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, is pleased to reconstitute the Delhi Authority for Advance Ruling...

July 27, 2021 2280 Views 0 comment Print

Rajiv Magoo appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee

Goods and Services Tax : Shri. Rajiv Magoo, Joint Commissioner of Central Tax has been appointed as member of Maharashtra GST Advance Ruling Committee in t...

April 29, 2021 2421 Views 0 comment Print


Appellate authority can remand back the appeal to AAR: AAAR

March 20, 2023 2133 Views 0 comment Print

In re Punjab State Corporation Power Limited (GST AAAR Punjab) The appeal raised a question of the admissibility of Input Tax Credit (ITC), indicating a possible misinterpretation of clauses under subsection (2) of Section 97 of the CGST Act, 2017. The contention lies in whether the application was evaluated under the correct clause, considering the […]

Projectors capable of being a video projector, classifiable under 85286900

March 17, 2023 1377 Views 0 comment Print

In re Supertron Electronics Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Delhi) It is evident that the projectors in question are designed for use with an automatic data processing machine. It also appears that the subject goods has got additional ports which may make it capable of being a video projector, classifiable under 85286900. In this regard, it may […]

AAR refuses to admit application filed after initiation of Proceeding 

March 16, 2023 1221 Views 0 comment Print

In re The Indian Hume Pipe Company Limited (GST AAR Andhra Pradesh) It is observed by the members of the authority for advance ruling that, audit was initiated by the jurisdictional authority under section 65 of the CGST act, 2017 and APGST act 2017,to verify all the issues regarding the business activities of the applicant […]

GST under RCM applicable on tobacco leaves/bhukko from agriculturist

March 9, 2023 6933 Views 0 comment Print

In re JCP Agro Process P Ltd. (GST AAR Gujarat) In case of purchase of tobacco leaves/bhukko from the agriculturist, the applicant is liable to pay GST on RCM basis at 5% [2.5% CGST and 2.5% SGST] in terms of[Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28-6-2017], Sr. No. 109 of Schedule I. Applicant is liable […]

Classification & rate of GST applicable on supply of PVC floor mats [Cars]

March 9, 2023 2967 Views 0 comment Print

AAR hold that impugned goods i.e. PVC floor mats for use in cars supplied by applicant is classifiable under CTH 8708 & applicable rate of GST would be 28% [14% each of CGST and SGST].

Customs valuation of imported goods for trading activity

March 4, 2023 4251 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant does not undertake any value addition on the goods. It earns a margin of 3% while trading imported goods. The assessable value for payment of customs duties has been determined by the applicant as the sum of price at which the goods are sold by Ingrasys Singapore to the applicant plus freight. It may be noted that such freight is directly met by ADSPL.

Dried Black Currant classifiable under HS code 08062010

March 4, 2023 2457 Views 0 comment Print

In re Wholesome Essentials (CAAR Delhi) CAAR consider that application has been submitted, seeking ruling on the questions that (i) Dried Black Currant (subject goods) is classifiable under HS code 08062010; and (ii) the subject goods are eligible to be covered under Sr. No. 32 of Notification 50/2017-Cus., dated 30.06.2017. I notice that the applicant […]

GST on building and fabricating of Tipper Body and mounting

March 2, 2023 6123 Views 0 comment Print

In re Pushkar RJ Singh – Raj Agro AIDS (GST AAR Punjab) a) The activity of building and fabricating of Tipper Body and mounting the same by the applicant and collecting fabrication charges including inputs required for such fabrication work, if the chassis is owned and supplied by the customer, will result in supply of […]

ITC not eligible even if preceding seller not discharged its GST liability

March 2, 2023 19140 Views 0 comment Print

As per provisions of Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act read with PGST Act, the purchaser is not entitled to claim Input Tax Credit on the purchases made by it from the seller who had discharged its tax liability but the preceding seller has not discharged its liability under the Act

Classification of Routers connecting two or more packet-switched networks

February 25, 2023 4995 Views 0 comment Print

In re Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) The impugned goods are devices that connect two or more packet-switched networks or subnet works and deliver Wi-Fi network access to all parts of the house. They serve two primary functions: managing traffic between these networks by forwarding data packets to their intended IP addresses, and […]

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