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2019 (2) TMI 190

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..... r. 1. This is an application under Sub-Section (1) of Section 97 of the CGST /SGST Act, 2017 (herein after to be referred as "Act") and the rules made thereunder filed by M/s. Sharda Timber, Khasra No. 115, Min Wake Moja, Tirmal Patti, Jaspur, U.S. Nagar (UK)-244712, seeking an advance ruling on the question : "Whether the commodity of Eucalyptus/ Polar Wood Waste in Logs having length of 30 cm to 200 cm and Girth of approx. 10 cm to 60 cm is covered under HSN 4401 and chargeable to tax under Uttarakhand State GST @ 2.5% and under CGST @2.5%. 2. Advance Ruling under GST means a decision provided by the authority or the appellate authority to an applicant on matters or on questions specified in sub section (2) of section 97 or sub sectio .....

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..... ods, in terms of Section 97(2)(a) & (e) of CGST/SGST Act, 2017, the present application is hereby admitted. 4. Accordingly opportunity of personal hearing was granted to the applicant on 30.10.2018. Shri 0m Kumar, Advocate and Shri Jai Ram Srivastava, Advocate appeared for personal hearing on the said date and submitted documents describing therein exact nature of work being undertaken. Mrs. Preeti Manral, Deputy Commissioner, SGST-Dehradun appointed as concerned officer by the competent authority of State GST was also present during the hearing proceedings. 5. In the present application, applicant has requested for advance ruling on : (a) Classification of Eucalyptus / Poplar Wood Waste in Logs having length of 30 cm to 200 cm and Girth .....

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..... IN SIMILAR FORMS; WOOD IN CHIPS OR PARTICLES; SAWDUST AND WOOD WASTE AND SCRAP, WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED IN LOGS, BRIQUETTES, PELLETS OR SIMILAR FORMS     - Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms :   440111 -- Coniferous:   44011110 --- In logs.......................................................................................... mt 44011190 --- Other.......................................................................................... mt 440112 -- Non-coniferous: mt 44011210 --- In logs..........................................................................................   44011290 --- Other............................................. .....

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..... cm to 60 cm to be made under HSN 4401', on perusal of the description of goods as given in the column (2) of both the Customs Tariff and the GST Tariff, it can be clearly seen that nowhere does the description of goods as against HSN 4401 mention anything or even a passing reference about the length and girth of the Wood Waste in Logs. Further, it is also pertinent to note here that the HSN Code - 4403 reads as - "wood in the rough" and the woods falling under the said description attracts GST @ 18%. Thus, it can be clearly seen here that though the applicant is seeking advance ruling in respect of Eucalyptus / Poplar Woods Waste in Logs having length of 30 cm to 200 cm and Girth of approx. 10 cm to 60 cm, so as to classify the same under .....

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