Compensation cess (Rate) Notification No 03 of 2023 dt 26th July, 2023 under GST

 

Notification no 03/2023 Compensation cess (Rate) date on 26th July, 2023, GST

 

 

Seeks to amend No. 1/2017- Compensation Cess(Rate) to implement the decisions of 50th GST Council.

 

The extract of GST Notification No. 03/2023- Compensation cess (Rate) is given below:

 

Notification No. 03/2023- Compensation cess (Rate), GST

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

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF FINANCE 

(Department of Revenue) 

Notification No 3/2023-Compensation Cess (Rate)

 

New Delhi, the 26th July, 2023

 

G.S.R……. (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 1/2017-Compensation Cess (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. 720(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

 

In the said notification,

 

  1. in the Schedule, -

 

(i)          against S. No. 1, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Pan Masala with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(ii)        after S. No. 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“1A.

2106 90 20

Pan Masala, other than goods covered under S. No. 1

60%”;

 

 

above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)       against S. No. 5, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(iv)      after S. No. 5 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“5A.

2401

Unmanufactured tobacco (without lime tube)– bearing

71%”;

 

 

a brand name, other than goods covered under S. No. 5

 

 

 

above

 

 

 

 

 

 

(v)        against S. No. 6, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(vi)      after S. No. 6 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“6A.

2401

Unmanufactured tobacco (with lime tube)– bearing a

65%”;

 

 

brand name, other than goods covered under S. No. 6

 

 

 

above

 

 

 

 

 

 

(vii)     against S. No. 7, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(viii)    after S. No. 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“7A.

2401 30 00

Tobacco refuse, bearing a brand name, other than goods

61%”;

 

 

covered under S. No. 7 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ix)       against S. No. 19, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(x)  after S. No. 19 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“19A.

2403 11 10

'Hookah' or 'gudaku' tobacco, bearing a brand name,

72%”;

 

 

other than goods covered under S. No. 19 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xi)       against S. No. 20, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(xii)   after S. No. 20 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

“20A.

2403 11 10

Tobacco  used  for

smoking  'hookah'  or  'chilam'

17%”;

 

 

commonly known as 'hookah' tobacco or 'gudaku', not

 

 

 

bearing a brand name,

other than goods covered under

 

 

 

S. No. 20 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xiii)    against S. No. 21, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(xiv)   after S. No. 21 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“21A.

2403 11 90

Other water pipe smoking tobacco, not bearing a brand

11%”;

 

 

name, other than goods covered under S. No. 21 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xv)   against S. No. 22, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Smoking mixtures for pipes and cigarettes, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xvi)   after S. No. 22 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“22A.

2403 19 10

Smoking mixtures for pipes and cigarettes, other than

290%”;

 

 

goods covered under S. No. 22 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xvii)   against S. No. 23, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(xviii)    after S. No. 23 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“23A.

2403 19 90

Other smoking tobacco bearing a brand name, other

49%”;

 

 

than goods covered under S. No. 23 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xix)   against S. No. 24, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted; 

 

(xx)    for S. No. 24A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. Nos. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

"24A.

2403 19 90

Other smoking tobacco, not bearing a brand name, other than

11%

 

 

goods covered under S. No. 24 above

 

24B.

2403 91 00

“Homogenised” or “reconstituted” tobacco, bearing a brand name

0.36R per

 

 

with declared retail sale price

unit

 

 

 

 

24C.

2403 91 00

“Homogenised”  or  “reconstituted”  tobacco,  bearing  a  brand

72%”;

 

 

name, other  goods covered under S. No. 24 B above

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxi)   against S. No. 26, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Chewing tobacco (without lime tube), with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxii)   after S. No. 26 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“26A.

2403 99 10

Chewing tobacco (without lime tube), other than goods

160%”;

 

 

covered under S. No. 26 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxiii)    against S. No. 27, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Chewing tobacco (with lime tube), with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxiv)   after S. No. 27 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“27A.

2403 99 10

Chewing tobacco (with lime tube), other than goods

142%”;

 

 

covered under S. No. 27 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxv)  against S. No. 28, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Filter khaini, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxvi)   after S. No. 28 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“28A.

2403 99 10

Filter khaini, other than goods covered under S. No. 28

160%”;

 

 

above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxvii)   against S. No. 29, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Preparations containing chewing tobacco, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxviii)    after S. No. 29 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“29A.

2403 99 20

Preparations  containing chewing tobacco, other  than

72%”;

 

 

goods covered under S. No. 29 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxix)   against S. No. 30, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Jarda scented tobacco, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxx)  after S. No. 30 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“30A.

2403 99 30

Jarda scented tobacco, other than goods covered under

160%”;

 

 

S. No. 30 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxxi)   against S. No. 31, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Snuff, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxxii)   after S. No. 31 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“31A.

2403 99 40

Snuff, other than goods covered under S. No. 31 above

72%”;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxxiii)    against S. No. 32, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Preparations containing snuff, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xxxiv)  after S. No. 32 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“32A.

2403 99 50

Preparations containing snuff, other than goods covered

72%”;

 

 

under S. No. 32 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxxv)                      against S. No. 33, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(xxxvi)  after S. No. 33 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“33A.

2403 99 60

Tobacco extracts and essence, bearing a brand name,

72%”;

 

 

other than good covered under S. No. 33 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxxvii)   against S. No. 34, for the entry in column (3), after the words “brand name”, the words “with declared retail sale price” shall be inserted;

 

(xxxviii)   after S. No. 34 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:

 

-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“34A.

2403 99 60

Tobacco  extracts  and  essence,  not  bearing  a  brand

65%”;

 

 

name, other than goods covered under S. No. 34 above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xxxix)  against S. No. 35, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Cut tobacco, with declared retail sale price” shall be substituted;

 

(xl) after S. No. 35 and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be inserted, namely: -

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

 

 

 

“35A.

2403 99 70

Cut tobacco, other than goods covered under S. No. 35

20%”;

 

 

above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(xli) against S. No. 36, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Pan masala containing tobacco 'Gutkha', with declared retail sale price ” shall be substituted;

 

(xlii) for S. No. 36A and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

"36A.

2403 99 90

Pan  masala  containing  tobacco  'Gutkha',  other  than  goods

204%”;

 

 

covered under S. No. 36 above

 

 

 

(xliii) for S. No. 36B and the entries relating thereto, the following S. No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

"36B.

2403 99 90

All goods, other than pan masala containing tobacco 'gutkha',

0.43R

per

 

 

bearing a brand name, with declared retail sale price

unit”;

 

 

 

(xliv) after S. No. 36B and the entries relating the, the following S. Nos. and entries shall be substituted, namely:-

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

“36C.

2403 99 90

All goods, other than pan masala containing tobacco 'gutkha',

96%

 

 

bearing a brand name, other than good covered under S. No. 36B

 

 

 

above

 

36D.

2403 99 90

All goods, other than pan masala containing tobacco 'gutkha', not

0.43Rper

 

 

bearing a brand name, with declared retail sale price

unit

36E.

2403 99 90

All goods, other than pan masala containing tobacco 'gutkha', not

89%”;

 

 

bearing a brand name, other than goods covered under S. No. 36D

 

 

 

above

 

 

 

(xlv) against S. No. 52B, in column (3), for the entry, the entry “Motor vehicles known as Utility Vehicles, by whatever name called including Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV), Multi -purpose vehicles (MPV) or Cross-Over Utility Vehicles (XUV), with engine capacity exceeding 1500 cc ; Length exceeding 4000 mm and Ground Clearance of 170 mm and above.

 

Explanation: For the purpose of this entry, the Ground Clearance means ground clearance in unladen condition.” shall be substituted;

 

  1. In the Explanation, after clause (4), following clause shall be inserted, namely: -

 

“(5) For the purposes of this notification, the words “declared retail sale price”, with respect to the goods specified in column (3) of the Schedule above, shall mean the retail sale price of such goods which are required to be declared in compliance with the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) or the rules made thereunder or under any other law for the time being in force”;

 

2.            This notification shall come into force on 27th July, 2023. 

 

[F. No. 190354/133/2023-TRU] 

 

(Nitish Karnatak) 

Under Secretary

 

Note: - The principal notification No.1/2017-Compensation Cess (Rate), dated the 28th day of June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 720(E), dated the 28th day of June, 2017, and was last amended vide notification No. 2/2023-Compensation Cess (Rate), dated the 31st March, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 253(E), dated the 31st March, 2023.

 


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