GST services classification · rate quoted from the notification
Heading 9954 — Construction services
The services Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017 lists against this classification, and the rate it fixes for each. The rows below are the notification’s own table rows, with the serial and the line each rate stands on.
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Rate notified — Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017
the rate of central tax on the intra-State supply of services, under sub-section (1) of section 9 read with sub-section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15 and sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (G.S.R. 690(E) dated 28th June 2017, as recorded in our source manifest — the notification text prints the gazette number blank).
| Sl. No. | Classification | Rate | Condition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Heading 9954 (Construction services) |
| — | notification-no-11-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.txt:31–51 |
Serial 3, Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017: (i) Construction of a complex, building, civil structure or a part thereof, including a complex or building intended for sale to a buyer, wholly or partly, except where the entire consideration has been received after issuance of completion certificate, where required, by the competent authority or after its first occupation, whichever is earlier. (Provisions of paragraph 2 of this notification shall apply for valuation of this service) (ii) composite supply of works contract as defined in clause 119 of section 2 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. (iii) construction services other than (i) and (ii) above.Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017 — cbic-gst/11-2017-central-tax-rate/notification-no-11-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.txt:31-51
Exemption notified — Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017
Services under this classification that the exemption notification relieves of the tax, as the notification’s own rows print them. Where a row shows a rate other than Nil, that is the concessional rate the notification fixes for it.
| Sl. No. | Classification | Rate | Condition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Heading 9954 |
| Nil | notification-no-12-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.cb8334e79a1f2603.txt:156–167 |
| 11 | Heading 9954 |
| Nil | notification-no-12-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.cb8334e79a1f2603.txt:168–173 |
Serial 10, Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017: Services provided by way of pure labour contracts of construction, erection, commissioning, installation, completion, fitting out, repair, maintenance, renovation, or alteration of a civil structure or any other original works pertaining to the beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement under the Housing for All (Urban) Mission or Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017 — cbic-gst/12-2017-central-tax-rate/notification-no-12-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.cb8334e79a1f2603.txt:156-167
Serial 11, Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017: Services by way of pure labour contracts of construction, erection, commissioning, or installation of original works pertaining to a single residential unit otherwise than as a part of a residential complex.Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017 — cbic-gst/12-2017-central-tax-rate/notification-no-12-2017-central-tax-rate.pdftotext-raw.cb8334e79a1f2603.txt:168-173
Question
What rate of GST does the notification fix for Heading 9954 — Construction services?
Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), 28 June 2017 fixes central tax on the intra-State supply of these services at 9 per cent. against serial 3 of its table — 3 rate entries across 1 row. That is the rate as notified on 28 June 2017; service rates have been amended since, so check the notification in force before you rely on it. Column (2) of the notification’s table is “only indicative” of the classification, so treat the heading as the notification’s grouping and not as an authority on the service’s code.
What this page rests on
- Levy — s.9(1), Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: tax is levied on all intra-State supplies of goods or services at such rates, not exceeding twenty per cent., as may be notified by the Government. Quoted from our held text at
cgst/cgst-act-2017.txt:418, which is what the notification above exercises. - Exemption — s.11(1), CGST Act, 2017: on the Council’s recommendation the Government may exempt, by notification, services of any specified description. Held text at
cgst/cgst-act-2017.txt:451. - Classification — “Chapter”, “Section” and “Heading” carry the meanings they have in the annexed scheme of classification of services the rate notification refers to. Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), explanation 3(ii): "Chapter, Section, Heading, Group, or Service Code mentioned in Column (2) of the Table are only indicative." Each rate is the one notified on 28 June 2017 in the notification named on that row, not a statement of the rate in force today.
- Each row on this page is quoted from a held copy of the notification and keeps its line range. Nothing here is a substitute for the notification in force on the date of your supply.
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