In
the 23rd meeting held on the 10th November, 2017, the GST
Council had recommended major relief in GST rates on certain goods. These rate
changes have been brought into effect from the 15th November, 2017. On
178 items the GST rate has been brought down from 28% to 18%. With reduction of
rate coming into effect, a consumer shall be charged the revised reduced rates
of 18% on these items with effect from the 15th November, 2017.
Accordingly, there would be a corresponding reduction in price/MRP on these
goods. Consumers may take note of these reduction while making purchases.
Broadly
these items are grouped as follows:
v Wires,
cables, insulated conductors, electrical insulators, electrical plugs,
switches, sockets, fuses, relays, electrical connectors
v Electrical
boards, panels, consoles, cabinets etc for electric control or distribution
v Particle/fibre
boards and ply wood; articles of wood, wooden frame, paving block
v Furniture,
mattress, bedding and similar furnishing
v Trunk,
suitcase, vanity cases, brief cases, travelling bags and other hand bags, cases
v Detergents,
washing and cleaning preparations
v Liquid
or cream for washing the skin
v Shampoos;
Hair cream, Hair dyes (natural, herbal or synthetic) and similar other goods;
henna powder or paste, not mixed with any other ingredient;
v Pre-shave,
shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations,
perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, room deodorisers
v Perfumes
and toilet waters
v Beauty
or make-up preparations
v Fans,
pumps, compressors
v Lamp
and light fitting
v Primary
cell and primary batteries
v Sanitary
ware and parts thereof, of all kinds
v Articles
of plastic, floor covering, baths, shower, sinks, washbasins, seats, sanitary
ware of plastic
v Slabs
of marbles and granite
v Goods
of marble and granite such as tiles
v Ceramic
tiles of all kinds
v Miscellaneous
articles such as vacuum flasks, lighters
v Wrist
watches, clocks, watch movements, watch cases, straps, parts
v Articles
of apparel & clothing, accessories of leather, guts, furskin, artificial
fur and other articles such as saddlery and harness for any animal
v Articles
of cutlery, stoves, cookers and similar non electric domestic appliances
v Razor
and razor blades
v Multi-functional
printers, cartridges
v Office
or desk equipment
v Doors,
windows and frames of aluminium
v Articles
of plaster such as board, sheet
v Articles
of cement or concrete or stone and artificial stone
v Articles
of asphalt or slate
v Articles
of mica
v Ceramic
flooring blocks, pipes, conduit, pipe fittings
v Wall
paper and wall covering
v Glass
of all kinds and articles thereof such as mirror, safety glass, sheets,
glassware
v Electrical,
electronic weighing machinery
v Fire
extinguishers and charges for fire extinguishers
v Fork
lifts, lifting and handling equipment
v Bull
dozers, excavators, loaders, road rollers
v Earth
moving and levelling machinery
v Escalators
v Cooling
towers, pressure vessels, reactors
v Crankshaft
for sewing machine, tailor’s dummies, bearing
housings, gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gaskets
v Electrical
apparatus for radio and television broadcasting
v Sound
recording or reproducing apparatus
v Signalling,
safety or traffic control equipment for transports
v Physical
exercise equipment, festival and carnival equipment, swings, shooting
galleries, roundabouts, gymnastic and athletic equipment
v All
musical instruments and their parts
v Artificial
flowers, foliage and artificial fruits
v Explosive,
anti-knocking preparation, fireworks
v Cocoa
butter, fat, oil powder
v Extract,
essence and concentrates of coffee, miscellaneous food preparations
v Chocolates,
chewing gum / bubble gum
v Malt
extract and food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract
v Waffles
and wafers coated with chocolate or containing chocolate
v Rubber
tubes and miscellaneous articles of rubber
v Goggles,
binoculars, telescope
v Cinematographic
cameras and projectors, image projector
v Microscope,
specified laboratory equipment, specified scientific equipment such as for
meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, geology
v Solvent,
thinners, hydraulic fluids, anti-freezing preparation
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