GST Rates List in India 2017: IGST Meaning, Tax Rate, GST Registration

Hello, If you still have questions about GST like what is GST Rates List? How will GST benefit common people, Do electronics product will get cheaper? , How to register and file for GST. All the GST related query will be solved and rates for every product will be listed in the post.

Before starting the topic I would like to give you a brief about what is GST Bill? GST  is the General Service Taxation (GST) scheme known as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax throughout India to replace taxes levied by the central and state governments. The GST is governed by a GST Council and its Chairman is the Finance Minister of India. Under GST, goods and services will be taxed at the following rates, 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%. There is a special rate of 0.25% on rough precious and semi-precious stones and 3% on gold.

GST is said to mainly bring the transparency on the taxes levied on the supply of goods and services. Further, it will improve ease of doing business, boost investor sentiment and lure more foreign investing in coming years. To give you brief below I have made a table in which I have listed the product and how much GST you have to pay for that product.

India GST Rate List 2017

Just a Fact that Most items are under 18% tax slab and 28% is highest that will attract under GST.

Which Products are not the part of GST?

Petrol, Diesel, Crude Oil, Jet fuel, and natural gas right now have been excluded from the GST maybe, later on, there will be some changes and they will also be included. Liquor is also kept out of the GST as a constitutional provision and hence it would require an amendment to the constitution if it is to be brought into the GST system.

How to file a GST return?

Good news for you if you are struggling to file a GST. Before the rollout GST Network today introduced an offline Excel-based format for traders and businesses to upload sales data on the GST portal. In the excel sheet, the businesses would have to give details of the transaction, like supply invoices issued to registered tax payers, export invoice details, consolidated details of supplies to consumers, credit/debit note details to registered/unregistered taxpayers and details of documents issued.

The data in Excel template will then be used by an offline tool, which GSTN will be releasing on July 15. The offline tool will be able to import data from the Excel template and generate JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) file which will have to be uploaded on GST portal, a statement said.

For July, the sale returns will have to be filed by September 5 instead of August 10. Companies will have to file sale invoice for August with the GST Network by September 20 instead of September 10 earlier.The GST Council has decided to give relaxation to businesses for filing return in the initial two months of GST rollout.

Will it be beneficial for the common people of the India?

Yes, it will benefit the common people of India in many ways because what a middle-class person consume there are hardly any changes in those products like Milk, Vegetable and Fruit, Atta, Pulses and much more. There is also a decline in many products that average people of India consume Packed Paneer, Packed Curd, Biscuits, Cold Drinks.

Here is the Image that I found on the Internet and it pretty much sums up everything. If you see the Image the GST benefit to the Middle-Class person will be around 2.60 %. This is very good Tax system and we must appreciate the inputs given by the Government from all these years.

What is IGST?

IGST refers to the Integrated Goods and Services Tax which is a part of GST under the concept of one nation one tax. IGST is the tax on interstate supply of goods and services with central and state GST Components.

Features of IGST

1. It will lower tax burden by taxing Inter-State transaction only once.B2B transactions – tax will flow to the State where Purchaser claims Input Tax Credit.
2. B2B transactions – tax will flow to the State where Purchaser claims Input Tax Credit.
3. B2C transactions – tax will flow to the State of Consumer, otherwise, the tax will remain in the State of Seller.

What will be the effect on Imports?

Imports Under GST will be treated as inter-stat supplies and will attract IGST. Exports do not attract any taxes. Taxes paid on raw material and services used in exports of goods and services are refunded to the Business.

Effect of GST on the E-Commerce Sector

A post without discussing E-Commerce seems too incomplete for me. So here I go there will be a benefit to the suppliers and buyers as well under the GST. Electronic commerce or EC is buying and selling of goods and services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network, primarily the internet. GST has a noticeable impact on each and every sector including E-commerce sector. But before understanding the advantages of GST over E-Commerce first we have to understand that what is TCS?

TCS translates to Tax Collection at Source. The Model Law introduces the concept of Tax Collection at Source (TCS) with an intent to check tax evasion by retailers.  It is proposed that every e-commerce operator collects tax at source out of the amount payable to the supplier of goods and services and such collection is reported to the government.

Additionally, the TCS provision in the current form does not prescribe turnover threshold limit. As a result, applying TCS to sales by overseas sellers and resulting in a situation of refund of taxes is high.

Advantages to GST in E-Commerce Sector

1. GST will replace 17 indirect taxes which will reduce the cost and provide a common market.
2. E-commerce will be effectively used in all the states.
3. There will be no tax evasion by online companies.
4. Logistics, inventory costs will fall and reduction in the number of warehouses.