Notifies the rate of the integrated tax of 5 per cent on inter-State supplies of goods, the description of which is specified in the Table below, falling under the tariff item, sub-heading, heading or Chapter, as the case may be, as specified in the corresponding entry, subject to the condition specified in the Table.

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 40/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) New Delhi, the 18th October, 2017 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the rate of the integrated tax of 5 per cent on inter-State supplies of goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the tariff item, sub-heading, heading or Chapter, as the case may be, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), subject to the condition specified in column (4) of the Table below, namely:- Table Description of Goods Sl. No. (1) 1. Tariff item, sub- heading, heading or Chapter (2) 19 or 21 Condition (4) (3) Food preparations in unit put up containers and intended for free to distribution economically sections weaker society of the a under programme duly approved by the Central Government any Government. or State to rank of the Deputy Secretary When the supplier of such food preparations produces a certificate from an officer not below the the Government of India or the Deputy Secretary to the State Government or the Deputy Secretary in the Union Territory concerned to the effect that such food preparations have been distributed free to the economically weaker sections of the society under a programme duly approved by the Central Government or the State Government concerned, within a period of five months from the date of supply of such goods or within such further period as the jurisdictional commissioner of the Central tax or jurisdictional commissioner of the State tax, or jurisdictional officer of the Union Territory Tax, as the case maybe, may allow in this regard. Explanation. – (1) (2) In this notification, “tariff item”, “sub-heading” “heading” and “Chapter” shall mean respectively a tariff item, heading, sub-heading and Chapter as specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). The rules for the interpretation of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, 1975, including the Section and Chapter Notes and the General Explanatory Notes of the First Schedule shall, so far as may be, apply to the interpretation of this notification. [F.No.354/117/2017- TRU (Pt.III)] (Mohit Tewari) Under Secretary to the Government of India.

HS Codes Referenced

Acts & Provisions Referenced

• Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975).

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