Clarification regarding applicability of GST on Polybutylene feedstock and Liquefied Petroleum Gas retained for the manufacture of Poly Iso Butylene and Propylene or Di-butyl para Cresol. - GST - States - 19/2017-2018-GST

Government of Goa Department of Commercial Taxes Vikrikar Bhavan, Panaji -Goa-403001 Dated: 7th February, 2018 CIRCULAR (No. 19/2017-2018-GST) Subject: Clarification regarding applicability of GST on Polybutylene feedstock and Liquefied Petroleum Gas retained for the manufacture of Poly Iso Butylene and Propylene or Di-butyl para Cresol - Regarding. The principal raw materials for manufacture of Propylene or Di-butyl para Cresol and Poly Iso Butylene goods are Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Poly butylene feed stock respectively, which are supplied by oil refineries to them on a continuous basis through dedicated pipelines while a portion of the raw material is retained by these manufacturers, the remaining quantity is returned to the oil refineries. 2. In this regard an issue has arisen as to whether in this transaction GST would be leviable on the whole quantity of the principal raw materials supplied by the oil refinery or on the net quantity retained by the manufacturers of Propylene or Di-butyl para Cresol and Poly Iso Butylene. 3. The GST Council in its 25th meeting discussed this issue and recommended for issuance of a clarification stating that in such transactions, GST will be payable by the refinery on the value of net quantity of polybutylene feedstock and liquefied petroleum gas retained for the manufacture of Poly Iso Butylene and Propylene or Di-butyl Para Cresol. 4. Accordingly, it is hereby clarified that, in the aforesaid cases, GST will be payable by the refinery only on the net quantity of Polybutylene feedstock and Liquefied Petroleum Gas retained by the manufacturer for the manufacture of Poly Iso Butylene and Propylene or Di-butyl para Cresol. Though, the refinery would be liable to pay GST on such returned quantity of Polybutylene feedstock and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, when the same is supplied by it to any other person. 5. This clarification is issued in the context of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) law only and past issues, if any, will be dealt in accordance with the law prevailing at the material time. (Dipak M. Bandekar) Commissioner of State Tax Note : Similar circular is issued under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 by Tax Research Unit, Dept. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, GOI vide Circular No. 29/3/2018-GST dated 25 th January, 2018.