Seeks to provide the concessional rate of WBGST on Covid-19 relief supplies from 14.06.2021 up to and inclusive of 30th September 2021. - 878-F.T. - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE NOTIFICATION No. 878-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 23rd day of August, 2021 [ Corresponding Central Notification No.05/2021-Central Tax (Rate) ] In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (West Ben. Act XXVIII of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act ), the Governor, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased hereby to exempt the goods specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the tariff item, sub-heading, heading or Chapter as specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), as the case may be, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), of the Table below, from the so much of the State tax leviable thereon under section 9 of the said Act, as in excess of the amount as specified in corresponding entry in column (4) of the aforesaid Table, namely :- TABLE Sl. No. Chapter, Heading, Sub-heading or Tariff item Description of Goods Rate (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 2804 Medical Grade Oxygen 2.5% 2 30 Tocilizumab Nil 3 30 Amphotericin B Nil 4 30 Remdesvir 2.5% 5 30 Heparin (anti-coagulant) 2.5% 6 3002 or 3822 Covid-19 testing kits 2.5% 7 3002 or 3822 Inflammatory Diagnostic (marker) kits, namely- IL6, D- Dimer, CRP (C-Reactive Protein), LDH (Lactate De- Hydrogenase), Ferritin, Pro Calcitonin (PCT) and blood gas reagents. 2.5% 8 3808 94 Hand Sanitizer 2.5% 9 6506 99 00 Helmets for use with non-invasive ventilation 2.5% 10 8417 or 8514 Gas/Electric/other furnaces for crematorium 2.5% 11 9018 19 or 9804 Pulse Oximeter 2.5% 12 9018 High flow nasal canula device 2.5% 13 9019 20 or 9804 Oxygen Concentrator/ generator 2.5% 14 9018 or 9019 Ventilators 2.5% 15 9019 BiPAP Machine 2.5% 16 9019 (i) Non-invasive ventilation nasal or oronasal masks for ICU ventilators (ii) Canula for use with ventilators 2.5% 17 9025 Temperature check equipment 2.5% 18 8702 or 8703 Ambulance 6% 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 14th day of June, 2021 and shallremain in force upto and inclusive of the 30th September, 2021. By order of the Governor, BISWAJIT GANGOPADHYAY OSD Ex-Officio to the Government of West Bengal.