𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼. 𝟬𝟯/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 - 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘅 (𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲) 📢 The Government of India has announced:

"From July 15, 2024, agricultural produce supplied in packages exceeding 25 kilograms or 25 liters will no longer be considered 'pre-packaged and labelled,' thus exempting them from certain regulatory provisions under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009."

🔍 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲: 12th July 2024 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 15th July 2024 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

⚖️ 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: The amendment to Notification No. 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate) introduces an exemption for agricultural produce in bulk packaging (above 25 kg or liters). These packages are no longer classified as "pre-packaged and labelled" under the Legal Metrology Act, offering relief to suppliers from specific tax and packaging requirements.

📜 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: No. 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28th June 2017 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Notification No. 18/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 19th October 2023

This ruling ensures that large-scale agricultural supplies are not unnecessarily categorized under stringent packaging laws, simplifying compliance for suppliers.