The Tamarind inner pulp without shell and seeds is not an ‘Agricultural produce’, therefore the service of cold storage of such tamarind are not exempted under Sl.No. 54(e) of Notification No. 12/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
Levy of GST- In the instant case, the applicant is dealing with the service of cold storage They have sought Advance Ruling on the following question:
Whether the service of cold storage of tamaring inner pulp without shell and seeds are exempted under the purview of the definition of Agricultural produce vide Notification No. 11/2017- C.T.(Rate) and 12/2017- C.T.(Rate) both dated 28/06/2017.
In the present case, the product stored is processed by drying the same in the sun and then by beating with wooden sticks to remove the pod and hammered to deseed and destring for extraction of the endocarp/pulp of the Tamarind. This process is not done at farm level. It is clone as a ‘Cottage Industry’ as furnished in the affidavits of the Traders and the Oath of allegiance of the Farmers to whom the storage services are extended by the applicant. Therefore, as clarified in the Circular above, the Tamarind which is processed by sun drying, deshelling, deseeding, the process which are not farm level processes, is not an ‘Agricultural Produce’ as defined under explanation 2(d) of the Notification No. 12/2017-C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
Held that- The Tamarind inner pulp without shell and seeds is not an ‘Agricultural produce’ as defined under explanation 2(d) of the Notification No. 12/2017- C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and therefore the service of cold storage of such tamarind are not exempted under Sl.No. 54(e) of Notification No. 12/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
The Tamarind inner pulp without shell and seeds is not an ‘Agricultural produce’, therefore the service of cold storage of such tamarind are not exempted under Sl.No. 54(e) of Notification No. 12/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
Levy of GST- In the instant case, the applicant is dealing with the service of cold storage They have sought Advance Ruling on the following question:
Whether the service of cold storage of tamaring inner pulp without shell and seeds are exempted under the purview of the definition of Agricultural produce vide Notification No. 11/2017- C.T.(Rate) and 12/2017- C.T.(Rate) both dated 28/06/2017.
In the present case, the product stored is processed by drying the same in the sun and then by beating with wooden sticks to remove the pod and hammered to deseed and destring for extraction of the endocarp/pulp of the Tamarind. This process is not done at farm level. It is clone as a ‘Cottage Industry’ as furnished in the affidavits of the Traders and the Oath of allegiance of the Farmers to whom the storage services are extended by the applicant. Therefore, as clarified in the Circular above, the Tamarind which is processed by sun drying, deshelling, deseeding, the process which are not farm level processes, is not an ‘Agricultural Produce’ as defined under explanation 2(d) of the Notification No. 12/2017-C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017.
Held that- The Tamarind inner pulp without shell and seeds is not an ‘Agricultural produce’ as defined under explanation 2(d) of the Notification No. 12/2017- C.T.(Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and therefore the service of cold storage of such tamarind are not exempted under Sl.No. 54(e) of Notification No. 12/2017-C.T. (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.