Casual taxable persons making inter-State taxable supplies of handicraft goods - Exemption from obtaining registration. - G.O. Ms. No. 106 - II(2)/CTR/783(c-2)/2017 - Tamil Nadu SGST

GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU COMMERCIAL TAXES AND REGISTRATION (B1) DEPARTMENT G.O. Ms. No. 106 No. II(2)/CTR/783(c-2)/2017. Dated: 15.9.2017 Aavani-30 Thiruvalluvar Aandu, 2048 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2017) , the Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the casual taxable persons making taxable supplies of handicraft goods as the category of persons exempted from obtaining registration under the aforesaid Act: Provided that the aggregate value of such supplies, to be computed on all India basis, does not exceed an amount of twenty lakh rupees in a financial year: Provided further that the aggregate value of such supplies, to be computed on all India basis, does not exceed an amount of ten lakh rupees in case of Special Category States, other than the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 2. The casual taxable persons mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall obtain a Permanent Account Number and generate an e-way bill in accordance with the provisions of rule 138 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. 3. The above exemption shall be available to such persons who are making inter-State taxable supplies of handicraft goods and are availing the benefit of notification No.8/2017-Integrated Tax dated the 14th September, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1156(E), dated the 14th September, 2017 . Explanation - For the purposes of this notification, the expression handicraft goods means the products mentioned in column (2) of the Table below and the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) code mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, when made by the craftsmen predominantly by hand even though some machinery may also be used in the process:- Table Sl.No. Products HSN Code (1) (2) (3) 1. Leather articles (including bags, purses, saddlery, harness, garments) 4201, 4202, 4203 2. Carved wood products (including boxes, inlay work, cases, casks) 4415, 4416 3. Carved wood Products (including table and kitchenware) 4419 4. Carved wood products 4420 5. Wood turning and lacquer ware 4421 6. Bamboo products [decorative and utility items] 46 7. Grass, leaf and reed and fibre products, mats, ouches, wallets 4601, 4602 8. Paper mache articles 4823 9. Textile (handloom products) including 50, 58, 62, 63 10. Textiles hand printing 50, 52, 54 11. Zari thread 5605 12. Carpet, rugs and durries 57 13. Textiles hand embroidery 58 14. Theatre costumes 61, 62, 63 15. Coir products (including mats, mattresses) 5705, 9404 16. Leather footwear 6403, 6405 17. Carved stone products (including statues, statuettes, figures of animals, writing sets, ashtray, candle stand) 6802 18. Stones inlay work 68 19. Pottery and clay products, including terracotta 6901, 6909, 6911, 6912, 6913, 6914 20. Metal table and kitchen ware (copper, brass ware) 7418 21. Metal Statues, images/statues vases, urns and crosses of the type used for decoration of metals of chapters 73 and 74 8306 22. Metal bidriware 8306 23. Musical instruments 92 24. Horn and bone products 96 25. Conch shell crafts 96 26. Bamboo furniture, cane/Rattan furniture 27. Dolls and toys 9503 28. Folk paintings, madhubani, patchitra, Rajasthani miniature 97 Dr. C. CHANDRAMOULI ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)