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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 114 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 189 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


Classification of Amazon Fire TV Stick/HDMI digital media receiver

February 12, 2023 1986 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai held that Amazon Fire TV Stick/HDMI digital media receiver with dual core processor, dedicated Videocore4 GPU, 1 GB of memory and 8 GB of storage having a dual band, duel antenna 802.11 AC Wi-Fi is classifiable under CTH 8517 62 90 of First schedule of Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

GST on export of pre-packaged & labelled rice upto 25 Kgs to foreign buyer

February 9, 2023 3768 Views 1 comment Print

In re D D International Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR Haryana) 1. Whether GST would be leviable on export of pre-packaged and labelled rice upto 25 Kgs, to foreign buyer? Yes 1. Whether GST would be applicable on supply of pre-packaged and labelled rice upto 25 Kgs, to exporter on ‘bill to ship to’ basis i.e., […]

No GST on bouquets made with dry parts of plants, foliage, flower buds & grasses

February 9, 2023 16569 Views 0 comment Print

AAR ruled that ‘Bouquets’ made with dry parts of plants, foliage, flower buds, grasses, and branches of plants which dried, bleached, dyed, and coloured and sold with plastic foil packaging will be classifiable under Tariff Item No. 06039000 or 06049900 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and would be exempted from GST

Applicant cannot seek advance ruling in relation to supply where he is recipient of services

February 9, 2023 1197 Views 0 comment Print

In re Anmol Industries Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) Finally, we proceed to appreciate the issue of admissibility of this application with reference to section 103 of the GST Act and for that purpose, we like to reproduce sub­section (1) of section 103 of the GST Act which reads as follows: “Applicability of advance ruling.— […]

GST on conversion of wheat provided by State Government into atta/fortified atta, for distribution 

February 9, 2023 1491 Views 0 comment Print

In re Somnath Flour Mills Private Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) What is the value of supply of services provided by the applicant for conversion of wheat provided by the State Government into atta/ fortified atta, for distribution by the State Government through Public Distribution System and what is the rate of tax applicable on […]

GST on composite supply of services by way of milling of wheat into flour (atta) to Food & Supplies Department

February 9, 2023 1530 Views 0 comment Print

In re Jai Lokenath Flour Mills Private Limited (GST AAR West Bengal) What is the value of supply of services provided by the applicant for conversion of wheat provided by the State Government into atta/ fortified atta, for distribution by the State Government through Public Distribution System and what is the rate of tax applicable […]

GST on Gold saved during Job work for registered person

February 9, 2023 8400 Views 0 comment Print

In re Aabhushan Jewellers Pvt. Ltd (GST AAR West Bengal) The applicant submits that as a job worker he expects to receive an order for manufacture of gold ornaments from a registered person in the state of West Bengal (the principal). The business model, as illustrated by the applicant, is as follows: (i) The applicant […]

ITC reversal on sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption

February 9, 2023 9198 Views 1 comment Print

Applicant is required to reverse input tax credit (ITC) in terms of sub-section (2) of section 17 of the GST Act read with Rule 42 of the GST Rules for sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption.

PVC cushion mats falls under chapter 39 of GST tariff rates

February 9, 2023 1785 Views 0 comment Print

In re Oswal Poly Rubbers (GST AAR Haryana) Q1. To clarify as to whether PVC Cushion mats for motor vehicles (with no Textile material to be used in these) after cutting to size from rolls, to fit in vehicle floors as per the requirement of the buyers and packing shall fall under HSN Code 3918 […]

Classification of ‘Data Projector’ for use in schools, business meetings

February 6, 2023 1209 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Rule that ata Projector (Model — ZH 350, ZW350e, ZX 350e) are classifiable under sub-heading 8528 62 00 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and would be eligible to avail benefit of Sr. No. 17 of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs, dated 01.03.2005, as amended.

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