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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 1695 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 834 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 1821 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 1335 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 5175 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 2820 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 1137 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling Plea as Roasted Areca Nut Classification Already Decided by HC

Custom Duty : CAAR declined to entertain an advance ruling application on roasted areca nut classification after finding that the issue had alre...

June 4, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Chilli Grinding Job Work GST Issue Left Undecided Due to Withdrawal of AAR Application

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after the applicant informed that GST demand orders on the same issue were already under...

June 2, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

GST Advance Ruling Application Withdrawn as ITC Time-Limit Issue Was Outside AAR Jurisdiction

Goods and Services Tax : Karnataka AAR disposed of the application after observing that a request for extension of the ITC availment deadline did not fall ...

June 2, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Factory Canteen ITC Allowed Only to Extent of Actual Employer Expenditure

Goods and Services Tax : The authority clarified that ITC cannot be claimed on amounts recovered from employees toward canteen facilities. Credit is restri...

June 2, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Fresh Isabgol Seeds Exempt from GST as They Remain Unprocessed After Harvest: AAR Gujarat

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat AAR held that Psyllium (Isabgol) Seeds procured from farmers and supplied without drying, freezing, or processing qual...

May 30, 2026 1341 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 1428 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 1599 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 1110 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 2253 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 2388 Views 0 comment Print


GST on PMC services to RUDSICO under Towns Development Sector Project

September 6, 2021 1668 Views 0 comment Print

In re Consulting Engineers Group Limited (GST AAR Rajasthan) Q. Whether the ‘Project Management Consultancy’ services provided to Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation (RUDSICO) under Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project, where Invoice is raised by the Applicant to the Leading Member, who further raise invoice to RUDSICO of complete amount, can […]

Components of swivel seats/chairs in dis-assembled form classifiable under CTH 94019000

September 3, 2021 957 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Steelcase Asia Pacific Holdings India Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR ruled that the components of swivel seats/chairs, proposed to be imported by the applicant in dis-assembled form, merit classification under sub-heading 94019000 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF CUSTOMS AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING, […]

Classification and GST rate on Supply of Solar water pumping system

September 3, 2021 7773 Views 0 comment Print

What should be the classification and GST rate on Supply of Solar water pumping system as a whole comprising of goods (Solar Panel + Solar Controller + Solar Pump + Structure) along with the installation of Solar water pumping system for drinking water application? The proposed supply comprising of Solar Panel. Solar Controller. Solar Pump, Structure along with the installation shall attract GST @18% under S. No. 3 of Heading 9954 (ii) of Notification No. 11/2017. dated 28.06.2017.

Classification of Preparation of essential oil merit classification under 3004

September 2, 2021 1116 Views 0 comment Print

In re Inspiration Idea & Innovations & Productions Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) Goods are described in the advance ruling application as – Preparation of Essential Oils manufactured by ‘Bertram’ and sold under Siang Pure Brand, which are commonly used for applying on human body/skin without the prescription of medical practitioner. They are claimed to provide […]

Classification of Alexa voice remote (3rd Gen) & applicability of Notification

September 2, 2021 1830 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amazon Wholesale India Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) M/s Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited, New Delhi, a company having IEC No. 0513081950 and PAN AAMCA0671Q, (M/s Amazon Wholesale, in short) has filed an application dated 10.03.2021 seeking advance ruling under section 28-H of the Customs Act, 1962 before the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings, […]

Classification of Fire TV Stick (Lite 1st Gen/3rd Gen) and Alexa Voice Remote (1st Gen/2nd Gen)

September 2, 2021 2952 Views 0 comment Print

In Re Amazon Wholesale India Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) MIs Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited. New Delhi. a company having 1EC 0513081950 and PAN AAMCA0671Q. (M/s Amazon Wholesale, in short) has filed an application dated 09.03.2021 seeking advance ruling under section 28-H of the Customs Act. 1962 before the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings, New […]

Classification of Alexa Echo Family Devices and applicability of notification

September 2, 2021 5232 Views 0 comment Print

In re Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited (CAAR Delhi) M/s Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited, New Delhi, a company having IEC No. 0513081950 and PAN AAMCA0671Q, (M/s Amazon Wholesale, in short) has filed an application dated 09.03.2021 seeking advance ruling under section 28-H of the Customs Act, 1962 before the Customs Authority for Advance Rulings, […]

Fire TV Cube merits classification under sub-heading 8517 62 90

September 2, 2021 957 Views 0 comment Print

 Customs Authority for Advance Rulings Regulations, 2021In Re Amazon Wholsale India Private Limited (CAAR Delhi) M/s Amazon Wholesale India Private Limited, New Delhi, a company having IEC No. 0513081950 and PAN AAMCA0671Q, (M/s Amazon Wholesale, in short) has filed an application dated 09.03.2021 seeking advance ruling under section 28-14 of the Customs Act, 1962 before […]

Underground Mining Truck classifiable under CTH 8704 1010

September 2, 2021 3642 Views 0 comment Print

In re Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology India Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) The goods under consideration in this application are meant for movement/transport goods, carrying relatively high payloads, albeit over short distances within the premises of small and medium sized mines. They are not meant for working the earth. The terms of heading 870410 and […]

Biopesticides classifiable under chapter 38: CAAR

September 2, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

In re Dow Agro Sciences India Pvt. Ltd. (CAAR Mumbai) Import of insecticides/pesticides is subject to the provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968. As per provisions of section 9 of the said Act, no insecticides are allowed to be imported without a valid certificate of registration or an import permit issued by the Secretary, Central […]

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