[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]

 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

 MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

 

Notification No. 18/2018- Union Territory Tax (Rate)

 

New Delhi, the 26th July, 2018

 

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.1/2017-Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 710 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, -

A. in Schedule I - 2.5%,

i. after S. No. 102 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

“102 A

2207

Ethyl alcohol supplied to Oil Marketing

Companies for blending with motor spirit (petrol)”;

 

ii. in S. No. 123, for entries in columns (2) and (3), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“2515 (Except 2515 12 10,2515 12 20, 2515 12 90) or 6802

Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone alabaster [other than marble and travertine], other than mirror polished stone which is ready to use”;

 

iii. after S. No. 170 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“170A

2809

Fertilizer grade phosphoric acid”;

 

iv. in S. No. 215, in the entry in column (3), the comma and words “, including coir pith compost put up in unit container and bearing a brand name” shall be inserted at the end;

v. in S. No. 219, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Coir mats, matting, floor covering and  handloom durries”, shall be substituted;

vi. in S. No. 219A, for the entry in column (3), the entry “all goods” shall be substituted;

vii. in S. No. 222, for entries in columns (2) and (3), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“61 or 6501 or

6505

Article of apparel and clothing accessories or cap/topi,

knitted or crocheted, of sale value not exceeding Rs 1000 per piece”;

 

viii. in S. No. 225, in column (3), for the figure “500” the figure “1000” shall be substituted;

ix. in S. No. 264, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Biomass briquettes or solid bio fuel pellets”, shall be substituted;

B. in Schedule II-6%, -

 

i. S. No. 57B and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

ii. after S. No. 96 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“96A

4409

Bamboo flooring”;

 

iii. in S. No. 146, in the entry in column (3), the words “except the items covered in 219 in Schedule I”, shall be inserted at the end;

iv. S. No. 147 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;

v. after S. No. 185 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“185A

7419 99 30

Brass Kerosene Pressure Stove”;

 

vi. for S. No. 195A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and the entries shall be substituted, namely: -

 

“195A

8420

Hand operated rubber roller

195AA

8424

Nozzles for drip irrigation equipment or nozzles

for sprinklers”;

 

vii. after S. No. 206 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“206A

87

Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles ” ;

 

viii. after S. No. 231A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -

“231B

9607

Slide fasteners”;

 

ix. in S. No. 235, for entries in columns (2) and (3), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

“9619 00 30,

9619 00 40, or

9619 00 90

All goods”;

 

C. in Schedule III - 9%, -

i. in S. No. 25, in column (3), after the words, “of any strength”, the brackets and words “[other than ethyl alcohol supplied to Oil Marketing Companies for blending with motor spirit (petrol)]” shall be inserted;

ii. after S. No. 52 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“52A

3208

Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter

52B

3209

Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

52C

3210

Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather”;

iii. after S. No. 54A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

“54B

3214

Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters’ fillings; non- refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like”;

 

iv. in S. No. 137, in column (3), after the words, “or end-jointed” the brackets and words, “[other than bamboo flooring]” shall be added;

v. in S. No. 177E, in column (3), the words “except the items covered in Sl. No. 123 in Schedule I”, shall be inserted at the end;

vi. in S. No. 253, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Other articles of copper [other than Brass Kerosene Pressure Stove]” shall be substituted;

vii. after S. No. 319 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“319A

8418

Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415”;

 

viii. in S. No. 321, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor [other than Hand operated rubber roller]” shall be substituted;

ix. after S. No. 341 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“341A

8450

Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry” ;

x. after S. No. 376A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“376AA

8507 60 00

Lithium-ion Batteries

376AB

8508

Vacuum cleaners

376AC

8509

Electro-mechanical domestic appliances, with self- contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 8508 [other than wet grinder consisting of stone as a grinder]

376AD

8510

Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor”;

 

xi. after S. No. 378 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“378A

8516

Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro thermic hair- dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545” ;

xii. after S. No. 383B and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“383C

8528

Television set (including LCD or LED television) of screen size not exceeding  68 cm” ;

xiii. after S. No. 401 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“401A

8705

Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological unit)” ;

xiv. after S. No. 402 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“402A

8709

Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles” ;

xv. after S. No. 403 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“403A

8716

Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof [other than Self-loading or self-unloading trailers for agricultural purposes, and Hand propelled vehicles (e.g. hand carts, rickshaws and the like); animal drawn vehicles]” ;

xvi. in S. No. 446, for entries in columns (2) and (3), the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

“9607 20 00

Parts of slide fasteners”;

 

xvii.after S. No. 449A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“449AA

9616

Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations”;

D. in Schedule-IV-14%,

 

i. S. Nos. 20, 21, 22, 24 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

ii. S. No. 120, and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

iii. S. No. 130, and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

iv. in S.No. 139, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square) other than Lithium- ion battery” shall be substituted;

v. S. Nos. 140, 141, 142 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

vi. S. No. 146 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

vii. in S. No. 154, for the brackets, words and figures “[other than computer monitors not exceeding 20 inches and set top box for television]”, the brackets, words, figures and letters “[other than computer monitors not exceeding 20 inches, set  top box for television and Television set (including LCD and LED television) of screen size not exceeding 68 cm]” shall be substituted;

viii. S. No. 167 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

ix. S. No. 171 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

x. S. No. 175 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted;

xi. S. No. 224 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted.

2. This notification shall come into force on the 27th July, 2018.

 

[F.No.354/255/2018-TRU]

 

 

 

(Gunjan Kumar Verma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

Note: - The principal notification No.1/2017- Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), vide number G.S.R. 710 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017and last amended by Notification No. 6/2018-Union Territory Tax (Rate) dated 25th January, 2018 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number GSR 88(E), dated the 25th January, 2018.