CBIC vide Notification No.27/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated December 30, 2019 has notified 18% GST rate for flexible intermediate bulk containers and woven/non-woven bags and sacks of polyethylene or polypropylene strips or the like, laminated or not. w.e.f 01.01.2020
Seeks to further amend notification No. 01/2017-Central Tax (Rate), to change the rate of GST on goods as per recommendations of the GST Council in its 38th Meeting.
[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.27/2019-Central Tax (Rate)
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2019
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 and
sub-section (5) of section 15 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 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-Central 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. 673(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification, –
(a) in Schedule II – 6%, serial numbers 80AA and 171A and the entries relating thereto
shall be omitted;
(b) in Schedule III – 9%, after serial number 163A and the entries relating thereto, the
following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: –
“163B | 3923 or 6305 | Woven and non-woven bags and sacks of polyethylene or polypropylene strips or the like, whether or not laminated, of a kind used for packing of goods; |
163C | 6305 32 00 | Flexible intermediate bulk containers”. |
2. This notification shall come into force on the 1 st day of January, 2020.
[F.No.354/201/2019-TRU]
(Gunjan Kumar Verma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: – The principal notification No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number
G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and was last amended by notification No. 14/2019-
Central Tax(Rate), dated the 30th September, 2019, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number GSR 709(E), dated the 30th
September, 2019
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