Wednesday 11 October 2017

Refund of IGST paid on export of goods

The Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance, have issued INSTRUCTION NO.15/2017-CUSTOMS dated 9th October, 2017.

which explains that;
Rule 96 of the CGST Rules 2017 deals with refund of Integrated Tax paid on goods exported out of India.

It provides that the shipping bill filed by an exporter shall be deemed to be an application for refund of integrated tax paid on the goods exported out of India once export general manifest (EGM) and valid return in Form GSTR-3 or Form GSTR-3B, as the case may be has been filed.

Once these conditions are met, the Customs System shall process the claim for refund and an amount equal to the integrated tax paid in respect of each shipping bill or bill of export shall be electronically credited to the bank account of the applicant mentioned in his registration particulars and as intimated to the Customs authorities.

The Committee on Exports setup by the GST Council has recommended that IGST refunds for exports made in July 2017 must start by 10.10.2017.

This recommendation has been endorsed by GST Council in its meeting on 06-10-2017. Necessary background work is being done by the Directorate General of Systems, GSTN and Controller General of Accounts (PFMS). In order to ensure that refunds start smoothly, following guidelines are issued for the field formations.

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