GST on Job Work Rate of 12% will apply only where the Work is on
Goods Owned by another GST Registered Person, in other Cases Job Work on Goods
of non-registered Persons, the Job Work Rate will be 18%
[Circular No. 126/45/2019-GST dated 22
November 2019]
Clarification on scope of the notification entry at item (id),
related to job work, under heading 9988 of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax
(Rate) dated 28-06-2017
Subject–
Clarification on scope of the notification entry at item (id), related to job
work, under heading 9988 of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated
28-06-2017.
I
am directed to say that doubts have been raised with regard to scope of the
notification entry at item (id) under heading 9988 of Notification No.
11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017 inserted with effect from
01-10-2019 to implement the recommendation of the GST Council to reduce rate of
GST on all job work services, which earlier attracted 18% rate, to 12%. It has
been stated that the entry at item (id) under heading 9988 of Notification No. 11/2017-Central
Tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017 inserted with effect from 01-10-2019, prescribes 12%
GST rate for all services by way of job work. This makes the entry at item (iv)
which covers “manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others” with
GST rate of 18%, redundant.
2.
The matter has been examined. The entries at items (id) and (iv) under heading
9988 read as under:
|
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
(id)
Services by way of job work other than (i), (ia), (ib) and (ic) above; |
6 |
- |
|
(iv)
Manufacturing services on physical inputs (goods) owned by others, other than
(i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (ii), (iia) and (iii) above. |
9 |
- |
3.
Job work has been defined in CGST Act as under.
“Job work means any treatment or
processing undertaken by a person on goods belonging to another registered person
and the expression ‘job worker’ shall be construed accordingly.”
4.
In view of the above, it may be seen that there is a clear demarcation between
scope of the entries at item (id) and item (iv) under heading 9988 of
Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28-06-2017. Entry at item
(id) covers only job work services as defined in section 2 (68) of CGST Act,
2017, that is, services by way of treatment or processing undertaken by a
person on goods belonging to another registered person. On the other
hand, the entry at item (iv) specifically excludes the services covered by
entry at item (id), and therefore, covers only such services which are carried
out on physical inputs (goods) which are owned by persons other than those
registered under the CGST Act.
5.
Difficulty if any, in the implementation of this Circular may be brought to the
notice of the Board.
F. No.
437/03/2019-Cus.-IV