Ready-to-cook idli, dosa, porridge mix to attract 18% GST
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Krishna Bhavan Foods and Sweets had approached the Tamil Nadu bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) seeking ruling on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate applicable on 49 products, like bajra, jowar, ragi and multigrain porridge mix, sold under a brand name.
New Delhi: Ready-to-cook dosa, idli, porridge mix, etc sold in powdered form are taxable at 18 per cent, even though the GST rate is 5 per cent if they are sold as batter. Krishna Bhavan Foods and Sweets had approached the Tamil Nadu bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) seeking ruling on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate applicable on 49 products, like bajra, jowar, ragi and multigrain porridge mix, sold under a brand name. The AAR observed that the products sold by the entity are all food preparations in the form of powder. "The Dosai Mixes and Idli Mixes are packed and sold as mixes which are to be mixed with water/boiled water/curd to make it as batter and the product sold is a powder and not batter. ... All the 49 products for which the ruling is sought is classifiable under CTH 2106 and the applicable rate is 9 per cent CGST and 9 per cent SGST," the AAR ruled.More Related News