18% GST Will Be Levied on Pulses Processed by Agri Brokers: Andhra Pradesh AAR in re, Gayatri Enterprises

Processed pulses obtained after dehusking and splitting the grains are unlike whole pulse grains and not agricultural produce, making them liable to goods and services tax (GST), ordered the Andhra Pradesh authority for advance rulings (AAR).

Besides, brokerage of agricultural produce charged to facilitate transactions between wholesalers and millers or farmers will draw 18 per cent GST.