The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council

CBIC makes amendments (Eleventh Amendment, 2018) to the CGST Rules, 2017.

Circular No.ES/ 244 / 2018-19                                                           10th October, 2018

To: Members of the Council

Sub : CBIC makes amendments (Eleventh Amendment, 2018) to the CGST Rules, 2017.

Dear Member,

We would like to inform you that CBIC has issued Notification No. 53/2018- Central Tax dated 9th October, 2018 making amendments in the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2018 and shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 23rd October, 2017.

Vide this notification CBIC restores rule 96(10) to the position that existed before the amendment carried out in the said rule by notification No. 39/2018- Central Tax dated 04.09.2018.

In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, in rule 96, for sub-rule (10), the following sub-rule shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from the 23rd October, 2017, namely:-

“(10)   The persons claiming refund of integrated tax paid on exports of goods or services should not have received supplies on which the supplier has availed the benefit of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, notification No. 48/2017-Central Tax, dated the 18th October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1305 (E), dated the 18th October, 2017 or notification No. 40/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated the 23rd October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1320 (E), dated the 23rd October, 2017 or notification No. 41/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 23rd October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1321 (E), dated the 23rd October, 2017 or notification No. 78/2017-Customs, dated the 13th October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1272(E), dated the 13th October, 2017 or notification No. 79/2017- Customs, dated the 13th October, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1299 (E) dated the 13th October, 2017.”.

Members may kindly make a note of the above.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR