
As it is always said that GST is a destination-based tax. It means that GST is levied on goods/ services at the place where they are consumed rather than the place of its origin. So taking this basic concept in mind, IGST applicable on ex-factory Supply, ie, the state where the goods or services are terminated or where goods and services are consumed, has the right to retain GST on such goods and services.
So the crucial concept of the place of supply decides which state is considered as place of consumption of goods and services and it helps in determining whether the transaction of goods/services is interstate or intrastate supply and accordingly, the transaction will be subject to IGST or CGST/SGST.
However, there are some transactions like when the receiver takes the goods ex-factory where the property in goods is obtained by the recipient on the factory gate itself. Whereas goods are actually delivered to another state. In this matter Advance Ruling has been issued by Hon’ble Telangana State Authority for Advance Ruling in the matter of applicant M/s Penna Cement Industries Limited (“The applicant”) vide TSAAR order No. 03/2020 and clarified that IGST would be levied in case of Ex factory Interstate supply.
Held by Hon’ble AAR: Thus applying the legal provisions of the GST Act it can be concluded that in case of ex-factory sales, if the “location of the supplier” and the place where the goods are consigned for are situated in two different states or union territories then such a transaction qualifies for interstate supply and IGST is leviable on such a transaction.
The same can be understood with be the help of below table
The applicant supplies goods on an ex-factory basis, i.e., property in goods is transferred to the recipient at the factory gate itself. However, goods are taken by the recipient to another state on its own.
Accordingly, the applicant raised the question that whether such transactions should be considered as inter-state supply or intra-state supply and accordingly, should be subject to CGST & SGST or IGST.
Hon’ble AAR held that given case involves movement of goods therefore, “place of supply” shall be the place where movement of goods terminates. Accordingly, in the given case, such transactions shall be considered as inter-state supply and will be liable to IGST.
Thus considering the above-mentioned facts the applicant raised the query as
“ What tax should be charged on interstate ex-factory supply made by the applicant?”
Considering the facts of the case following legal provisions are applicable to the same:
These sections elaborate on interstate supplies. As per section 7 of IGST Act, 2017, where “location of supplier” and “place of supply” are in two different states or union territories then such transaction is considered as “Interstate supply”.
これらのセクションでは、州内取引について詳しく説明しています。「供給者の所在地」と「供給地」が同一の州または連邦直轄地域にある場合、その取引は「州内取引」とみなされます。
本セクションは、インドへの輸入およびインドからの輸出以外の物品供給における「供給地」を決定する際に適用されます。
当該セクションの抜粋は以下の通りです。
「10 インドへの輸入またはインドからの輸出以外の物品の供給地。
10. (1) インドへの輸入または
インドからの輸出以外の物品の供給地は、以下の通りとする。
(a) 供給に物品の移動(供給者、受領者、またはその他の者によるものを問わない)が伴う場合、当該物品の供給地は、受領者への引き渡しのために物品の移動が終了する時点における物品の所在地とする。」
IGST法2017第10条(1)(a)の規定に基づき、担当官は、工場渡しによる州間販売にはIGSTが課されるべきであると主張した。
AARの判断:GST法の規定を適用すると、工場渡し(ex-factory)条件での供給において、「供給者の所在地」と商品の配送先が異なる州または連邦直轄領にある場合、当該取引は州間取引とみなされ、IGST(州間物品サービス税)が課税されると結論付けられます。