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					 Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
  
Notification No. 20/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) 
New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2017 
G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of 
section 5, subsection (1) of section 6 and clause (iii) and clause (iv) of 
section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) read 
with sub-section (5) of section 15 and sub-section (1) of section 16 of the 
Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, 
on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is 
necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendments 
in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance 
(Department of Revenue), 
No. 8/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 
2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, 
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 683(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely: 
In the said notification, in the Table,-  
(i) against serial number 3, for item (iii) in column (3) and the entries 
relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be 
substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		“(iii) Composite supply of works contract as defined in clause (119) 
		of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, supplied 
		to the Government, a local authority or a Governmental authority by way 
		of construction, erection, commissioning, installation, completion, 
		fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, or alteration of, - 
		  (a) a historical monument, archaeological site or remains of 
		national importance, archaeological excavation, or antiquity specified 
		under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 
		1958 (24 of 1958);  (b) canal, dam or other irrigation works;  (c) 
		pipeline, conduit or plant for (i) water supply (ii) water treatment, or 
		(iii) sewerage treatment or disposal.  | 
		12 | 
		- | 
	 
	
		(iv) Composite supply of works contract as defined in clause (119) 
		of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, supplied 
		by way of construction, erection, commissioning, installation, 
		completion, fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, or alteration 
		of,-  (a) a road, bridge, tunnel, or terminal for road transportation 
		for use by general public;  (b) a civil structure or any other 
		original works pertaining to a scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National 
		Urban Renewal Mission or Rajiv Awaas Yojana;  (c) a civil 
		structure or any other original works pertaining to the “In-situ 
		rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource 
		through private participation” under the Housing for All (Urban) 
		Mission/Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, only for existing slum dwellers;  
		(d) a civil structure or any other original works pertaining to the 
		“Beneficiary led individual house construction / enhancement” under the 
		Housing for All (Urban) Mission/Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana;  (e) a 
		pollution control or effluent treatment plant, except located as a part 
		of a factory; or  (f) a structure meant for funeral, burial or 
		cremation of deceased.  | 
		12 | 
		- | 
	 
	
		(v) Composite supply of works contract as defined in clause (119) of 
		section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, supplied by 
		way of construction, erection, commissioning, or installation of 
		original works pertaining to,-  (a) railways, excluding monorail and 
		metro;  (b) a single residential unit otherwise than as a part of a 
		residential complex;  (c) low-cost houses up to a carpet area of 
		60 square metres per house in a housing project approved by competent 
		authority empowered under the 'Scheme of Affordable Housing in 
		Partnership' framed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty 
		Alleviation, Government of India;  (d) low cost houses up to a carpet 
		area of 60 square metres per house in a housing project approved by the 
		competent authority under- (1) the “Affordable Housing in Partnership” 
		component of the Housing for All (Urban) Mission/Pradhan Mantri Awas 
		Yojana; (2) any housing scheme of a State Government;  (e) 
		post-harvest storage infrastructure for agricultural produce including a 
		cold storage for such purposes; or  (f) mechanised food grain 
		handling system, machinery or equipment for units processing 
		agricultural produce as food stuff excluding alcoholic beverages.  | 
		12 | 
		- | 
	 
	
		| (vi) Construction services other than (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) 
		above | 
		18 | 
		- | 
	 
 
(ii) against serial number 8, for item (vi) in column (3) and the entries 
relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be 
substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		| (vi) Transport of passengers by motorcab where the cost of fuel is 
		included in the consideration charged from the service recipient.  | 
		5 | 
		Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used 
		in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to 
		Explanation no. (iv)] | 
	 
	
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		or  | 
	 
	
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		12 | 
		- | 
	 
 
(iii) against serial number 9, for item (iii) in column (3) and the entries 
relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be 
substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		| (iii) Services of goods transport agency (GTA) in relation to 
		transportation of goods (including used household goods for personal 
		use). Explanation.- “goods transport agency” means any person who 
		provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues 
		consignment note, by whatever name called.  | 
		5 | 
		Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used 
		in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to 
		Explanation no. (iv)] | 
	 
	
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		or | 
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		12 | 
		Provided that the goods transport agency opting to pay integrated 
		tax @ 12% under this entry shall, thenceforth, be liable to pay 
		integrated tax @ 12% on all the services of GTA supplied by it. | 
	 
 
(iv) against serial number 10, for item (i) in column (3) and the entries 
relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be 
substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		| (i) Renting of motorcab where the cost of fuel is included in the 
		consideration charged from the service recipient. | 
		5 | 
		Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used 
		in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to 
		Explanation no. (iv)]  | 
	 
	
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		or  | 
	 
	
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		12 | 
		- | 
	 
 
(v) against serial number 11, for item (i) in column (3) and the entries 
relating thereto in columns (3), (4) and (5), the following shall be 
substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		| (i) Services of goods transport agency (GTA) in relation to 
		transportation of goods (including used household goods for personal 
		use). Explanation.- “goods transport agency” means any person who 
		provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues 
		consignment note, by whatever name called.  | 
		5  | 
		Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used 
		in supplying the service has not been taken. [Please refer to 
		Explanation no. (iv)] | 
	 
	
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		or | 
	 
	
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		12 | 
		Provided that the goods transport agency opting to pay integrated 
		tax @ 12% under this entry shall, thenceforth, be liable to pay 
		integrated tax @ 12% on all the services of GTA supplied by it. | 
	 
 
(vi) against serial number 26,- 
(a) in column (3), in item (i),- 
(A) for sub-item (b), the following sub-item shall be substituted, namely:- 
“(b) Textiles and textile products falling under Chapter 50 to 63 in the 
First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51of 1975);”;  
(B) the Explanation shall be omitted;  
(b) for item (ii) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in columns 
(3), (4) and (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-  
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
	 
	
		| (ii) Services by way of any treatment or process on goods belonging 
		to another person, in relation to- (a) printing of newspapers; (b) 
		printing of books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals | 
		5 | 
		- | 
	 
	
		| (iii) Manufacturing services on physical inputs (goods) owned by 
		others, other than (i) and (ii) above.  | 
		18 | 
		- | 
	 
 
(vii) for serial number 27 and the entries relating thereto, the following 
shall be substituted, namely:- 
	
		| (1) | 
		(2) | 
		(3) | 
		(4) | 
		(5) | 
	 
	
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		Heading 9989  | 
		(i) Services by way of printing of newspapers, books (including 
		Braille books), journals and periodicals, where only content is supplied 
		by the publisher and the physical inputs including paper used for 
		printing belong to the printer.  | 
		12 | 
		- | 
	 
	
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		(ii) Other manufacturing services; publishing, printing and 
		reproduction services; materials recovery services, other than (i) 
		above.  | 
		18 | 
		- | 
	 
 
(Ruchi Bisht) Under Secretary to the Government of India [F. 
No.354/173/2017 -TRU] 
Note:-The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, 
Extraordinary, vide notification 
No. 8/2017 - Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 
28th June, 2017, vide number G.S.R. 683 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017. 
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