The sign board on India’s export gates reads as ‘beware of rule 96(10)’ January 10, 2021, 3:38 PM IST
Ratan Jain, Partner & Saurabh Malpani, Principal Associate, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys.
Enquiry notices are being issued by investigation authorities to various exporters on ensuring compliance with Rule 96(10) of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules 2017 (CGST Rules). This article intends to discuss the issues under Rule 96(10).
IGST Exemption Introduced Under Export Promotion Schemes
There are various export promotion schemes implemented by the Government of India. For example, Advance Authorization (“AA”) scheme implemented through Chapter 4 of the Foreign Trade Policy (“FTP”) 2015-20 read with applicable Customs Notification. The said scheme allows import of inputs, without payment of Basic Custom Duty (BCD) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST), subject to fulfilment of certain conditions and obligation