GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 28/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
New Delhi, the 22nd September, 2017
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the
Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the
following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.2/2017- Central 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. 674(E), dated the 28th
June, 2017, namely:-
In the said notification,-
(A) in the Schedule,-
(i) against serial number 27, in column (3), for the words “other than put up
in unit containers and bearing a registered brand name”, the words, brackets and
letters “other than those put up in unit container and,-
(a) bearing a registered brand name; or
(b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in
a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or
enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily,
subject to the conditions as in the ANNEXURE I]”, shall be substituted;
(ii) against serial numbers 29 and 45, in column (3), for the words “other
than put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name”, the words,
brackets and letters “other than those put up in unit container and,-
(a) bearing a registered brand name; or
(b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in
a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or
enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily,
subject to the conditions as in the ANNEXURE I]”, shall be substituted;
(iii) against serial numbers 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77
8and 78, in column (3), for the words “other than those put up in unit container
and bearing a registered brand name”, the words, brackets and letters “other
than those put up in unit container and,-
(a) bearing a registered brand name; or
(b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in
a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or
enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily,
subject to the conditions as in the ANNEXURE I]”, shall be substituted;
(iv) against serial number 101, in column (3), for the words “other than put
up in unit container and bearing a registered brand name”, the words, brackets
and letters “other than those put up in unit container and,-
(a) bearing a registered brand name; or
(b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in
a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or
enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily,
subject to the conditions as in the ANNEXURE I]”, shall be substituted;
(v) against serial number 108, in column (3), for the words “other than put
up in unit containers and bearing a registered brand name”, the words, brackets
and letters “other than those put up in unit container and,-
(a) bearing a registered brand name; or
(b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in
a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or
enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily,
subject to the conditions as in the ANNEXURE I]”, shall be substituted;
(vi) in S. No. 102, for the entries in column (2) ,the entries “2301,2302,
2308, 2309”, shall be substituted;
(vii) after S. No. 102 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial
number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-
102A |
2306 |
Cotton seed oil cake. |
(viii) after S. No. 130 and the entries relating thereto, the following
serial number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-
130A |
50 to 55 |
Khadi fabric, sold through Khadi and Village Industries
Commission(KVIC) and KVIC certified institutions/outlets. |
(ix) after S. No. 135 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial
number and the entries shall be inserted, namely:-
135A |
69 |
Idols made of clay |
(x) in S. No. 138, for the entry in column (3) ,the entry “Charkha for hand
spinning of yarns, including amber charkha”, shall be substituted;
(xi) in S. No. 143, for the entry in column (3), the entry “Indigenous
handmade musical instruments as listed in ANNEXURE II”, shall be substituted;
(xii) in S. No. 144, for the entry in column (3) ,the entry “Muddhas made of
sarkanda, Brooms or brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials,
bound together, with or without handles”, shall be substituted;
(B) in the Explanation, for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted,
namely: -
“(ii)(a) The phrase “brand name” means brand name or trade name, that is to
say, a name or a mark, such as symbol, monogram, label, signature or invented
word or writing which is used in relation to such specified goods for the
purpose of indicating, or so as to indicate a connection in the course of trade
between such specified goods and some person using such name or mark with or
without any indication of the identity of that person.
(b) The phrase “registered brand name” means,-
(A) a brand registered as on the 15th May 2017 under the Trade Marks Act,
1999 irrespective of whether or not the brand is subsequently deregistered;
(B) a brand registered as on the 15th May2017 under the Copyright Act,
1957(14 of 1957);
(C) a brand registered as on the 15th May2017 under any law for the time
being in force in any other country.”;
ANNEXURE I
For foregoing an actionable claim or enforceable right on a brand name,-
(a) the person undertaking packing of such goods in unit containers which
bears a brand name shall file an affidavit to that effect with the
jurisdictional commissioner of Central tax that he is voluntarily foregoing his
actionable claim or enforceable right on such brand name as defined in
Explanation (ii)(a); and
(b) the person undertaking packing of such goods in unit containers which
bear a brand name shall, on each such unit containers, clearly print in
indelible ink, both in English and the local language, that in respect of the
brand name as defined in Explanation (ii)(a) printed on the unit containers he
has foregone his actionable claim or enforceable right voluntarily.
ANNEXURE II
List of indigenous handmade musical instruments |
1 |
Bulbul Tarang |
2 |
Dotar, Dotora, or Dotara |
3 |
Ektara |
4 |
Getchu Vadyam or Jhallari |
5 |
Gopichand or Gopiyantra or Khamak |
6 |
Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina |
7 |
Katho |
8 |
Sarod |
9 |
Sitar |
10 |
Surbahar |
11 |
Surshringar |
12 |
Swarabat |
13 |
Swarmandal |
14 |
Tambura |
15 |
Tumbi |
16 |
Tuntuna |
17 |
Magadi Veena |
18 |
Hansaveena |
19 |
Mohan Veena |
20 |
Nakula Veena |
21 |
Nanduni |
22 |
Rudra Veena |
23 |
Saraswati Veena |
24 |
Vichitra Veena |
25 |
Yazh |
26 |
Ranjan Veena |
27 |
Triveni Veena |
28 |
Chikara |
29 |
Chikara |
30 |
Ektara violin |
31 |
Esraj |
32 |
Kamaicha |
33 |
Mayuri Vina or Taus |
34 |
Onavillu |
35 |
Behala(violin type) |
36 |
Pena or Bana |
37 |
Pulluvan veena - one stringed violin |
38 |
Ravanahatha |
39 |
Folk sarangi |
40 |
Classical sarangi |
41 |
Sarinda |
42 |
Tar shehnai |
43 |
Gethu or Jhallari |
44 |
Gubguba or Jamuku - Percussion string instrument |
45 |
Pulluvan kutam |
46 |
Santoor - Hammered chord box |
47 |
Pepa |
48 |
Pungi or Been |
49 |
Indian Harmonium: Double reed |
50 |
Kuzhal |
51 |
Nadaswaram |
52 |
Shehnai |
53 |
Sundari |
54 |
Tangmuri |
55 |
Alghoza - double flute |
56 |
Bansuri |
57 |
Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal |
58 |
Mashak |
59 |
Titti |
60 |
Sruti upanga |
61 |
Gogona |
62 |
Morsing |
63 |
Shruti box |
64 |
Harmonium (hand-pumped) |
65 |
Ekkalam |
66 |
Karnal |
67 |
Ramsinga |
68 |
Kahal |
69 |
Nagphani |
70 |
Turi |
71 |
Dhad |
72 |
Damru |
73 |
Dimadi |
74 |
Dhol |
75 |
Dholak |
76 |
Dholki |
77 |
Duggi |
78 |
Ghat singhari or gada singari |
79 |
Ghumot |
80 |
Gummeta |
81 |
Kanjira |
82 |
Khol |
83 |
Kinpar and Dhopar (tribal drums) |
84 |
Maddale |
85 |
Maram |
86 |
Mizhavu |
87 |
Mridangam |
88 |
Pakhavaj |
89 |
Pakhavaj jori - Sikh instrument similar to tabla |
90 |
Panchamukha vadyam |
91 |
Pung |
92 |
Shuddha madalam or Maddalam |
93 |
Tabala / tabl / chameli - goblet drum |
94 |
Tabla |
95 |
Tabla tarang - set of tablas |
96 |
Tamte |
97 |
Thanthi Panai |
98 |
Thimila |
99 |
Tumbak, tumbaknari, tumbaknaer |
100 |
Daff, duff, daf or duf Dimdi or dimri - small frame drum without
jingles |
101 |
Kanjira - small frame drum with one jingle |
102 |
Kansi - small without jingles |
103 |
Patayani thappu - medium frame drum played with hands |
104 |
Chenda |
105 |
Dollu |
106 |
Dhak |
107 |
Dhol |
108 |
Dholi |
109 |
Idakka |
110 |
Thavil |
111 |
Udukai |
112 |
Chande |
113 |
Nagara - pair of kettledrums |
114 |
Pambai - unit of two cylindrical drums |
115 |
Parai thappu, halgi - frame drum played with two sticks |
116 |
Sambal |
117 |
Stick daff or stick duff - daff in a stand played with sticks |
118 |
Tamak |
119 |
Tasha - type of kettledrum |
120 |
Urumee |
121 |
JaltarangChimpta - fire tong with brass jingles |
122 |
Chengila - metal disc |
123 |
Elathalam |
124 |
Geger - brass vessel |
125 |
Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum) |
126 |
Ghungroo |
127 |
Khartal or Chiplya |
128 |
Manjeera or jhanj or taal |
129 |
Nut - clay pot |
130 |
Sankarjang - lithophone |
131 |
Thali - metal plate |
132 |
Thattukazhi mannai |
133 |
Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp |
134 |
Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone. |
(Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India [F.
No.354/117/2017-TRU Pt-II]
Note: - The principal notification
No. 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the
28th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 674(E), dated the 28th June, 2017.
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