Reduction / Exemption Notifications

S.R.O No. 1731/93: - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (5) of Section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act., 1956 (Central Act 74 of 1956), and in super session of the notifications mentioned in Schedule1 ,the Government of Kerala being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby direct that the tax payable under the said Act,-

1.  by any dealer having his place of business in the State of Kerala in respect of the sales by him, in the course of inter state trade or commerce from any such place of business.

(i) in respect of goods mentioned in column (2) Schedule II shall be calculated at the rates specified in column (3) subject to the conditions and restrictions, if any, set out in  column (4) thereof ,against each; and

(ii) in respect goods mentioned in column (3) Schedule III to the person or class of persons specified in column (2) there of shall be calculated at the rate specified in column (4) subject to the conditions and restrictions specified in column (5) thereof against each;

2.  by the persons or class of persons mentioned in column (2) of Schedule IV having their place of business in the State of Kerala in respect of the sale of goods mentioned in column (3) in the course of inter State trade or commerce shall be calculated at the rate specified in column (4) subject to the conditions and restrictions specified in column (5) thereof, against each;

SCHEDULE 1

Sl No

GO. No

Date

S. R. O No

Gazette No

Date

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1

No.H1 7886/57/RD

14-12-1975

   

17-12-1957

2

GO(MS) 345/63/REV

23-4-1963

465/63

18

30-4-1963

3

GO.(RT) 1707/73/REV

27-7-1963

660/63

30

30-7-1963

4

GO.(MS) 487/65/REV

28-5-1965

229/65

21

1-6-1965

5

GO.(MS) 671/65/REV

13-8-1965

350/65

35

14-9-1965

6

GO.(MS) 425/66/RD

3-8-1966

308/66

33

16-8-1966

7

GO.(MS) 168/67/RD

24-4-1967

105/67

17

2-5-1967

8

GO.(MS) 274/67/RD

7-7-1967

190/67

29

25-7-1967

9

GO.(MS) 565/68/RD

13-11-1969

47/69

5

4-2-1969

10

GO.(MS) 152/70/RD

16-10-1970

411/70

47

24-11-1970

11

GO.(MS) 50/71/RD

6-8-1971

304/71

33

24-8-1971

12

GO.(MS) 166/75/TD

25-11-1971

483/71

48

14-12-1971

13

GO.(MS) 179/75/TD

1-12-1975

1179/75

49

16-12-1975

1

GO.(MS)8/76/TD

24-12-1975

32/76

1

6-1-1976

15

GO.(MS) 120/76/TD

29-1-1976

144/76

3

27-1-1976

16

GO.(MS) 71/77/TD

28-9-1976

1046/76

41

19-10-1976

17

GO.(MS) 23/78/TD

1-7-1977

620/77

29

19-7-1977

18

GO.(MS) 99/78/TD

16-2-1978

145/78

98

16-2-1978

19

GO.(MS) 88/78/TD

12-9-1978

916/78

40

3-10-1978

20

GO.(MS) 38/79/TD

2-8-1978

967/78

42

17-10-1978

21

GO.(MS) 98/86/TD

5-3-1979

330/79

12

20-3-1979

22

GO.(MS) 83/87/TD

18-7-1986

1103/86

650

19-7-1986

23

GO.(MS) 85/87/TD

25-8-1987

1174/87

710

25-8-1987

24

GO.(P) 174/89/TD

25-8-1987

1176/87

710

25-8-1987

25

GO.(P) 67/90/TD

10-11-1989

1871/89

1042

20-11-1988

26

GO.(P) 52/90/TD

31-3-1990

498/90

350

31-3-1990

27

GO.(P) 171/90/TD

29-3-1990

533/90

369

5-4-1990

28

GO.(P) 23/91/TD

7-12-1990

1708/90

1232

20-12-1990

29

GO.(P) 54/91/TD

25-2-1991

281/91

264

1-3-1991

30

GO.(P) 64/91/TD

30-3-1991

431/91

443

30-3-1991

31

GO.(P) 65/91/TD

30-3-1991

441/91

443

30-3-1991

32

GO.(P) 66/91/TD

30-3-1991

442/91

443

30-3-1991

33

GO.(P) 77/91/TD

30-3-1991

443/91

443

30-3-1991

34

GO.(P) 123/91/TD

2-4-1991

547/91

510

11-4-1991

35

GO.(P) 124/91/TD

31-7-1995

1012/91

949

31-7-1991

36

GO.(P) 125/91/TD

31-7-1991

1013/91

949

31-7-1991

37

GO.(P) 125/91/TD

31-7-1991

1014/91

949

31-7-1991

38

GO.(P) 68/92/TD

31-3-1992

365/92

407

31-3-1992

39

GO.(P) 45/93/TD

10-3-1993

402/93

300

29-3-1993

SCHEDULE II

GOODS, THE RATE OF TAX IN RESPECT OF WHICH HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AS NIL OR HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A LOWER RATE THAN THAT SPECIFIED IN SUB SECTION (1) OR SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 8 OF THE CENTRAL SALES TAX ACT

Sl.  No

Details of goods

Rate of tax percent

Conditions/Restrictions

1

2

3

4

1

Aluminium extrusions

4

Nil

2

Arecanut

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (15 of 1963) on the purchase of such goods

3

Brassiers

4

Nil

4

Chloroequine Tablets

Nil

When the sale is under the Commercial Distribution Scheme of National Malaria Eradication Programme

5[4A

Caprolactum

2

Nil

5

Cashew Kernel

4

Nil

6[5A

Coconut and Copra

4

Nil

6

Coconut Oil

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act 1963  (15 0f 1963) on lists firs sale in the State

7

Coconut Oil

2

Nil

8

Coconut Oil Cake

2

Nil

9

Cotton Yarn

1

Nil

10

Declared goods other than Coconut (ie Cocos Nucifera) or copra specified in Schedule II to the KGST Act 1963 (15 of 1963)

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act 1963 (15 of 1963) on their purchase or sales

7[10A

Desiccated Coconut

2

Nil

11

8[Electronic goods specified in the table to this notification]

4

Nil

12

Fibre foam

2

Nil

5. Sl.No  4A inserted by S R O No 586/96

6.  Sl.No 5A inserted by S R O No 406/94 w e f 1-4-1994

7.  Sl.No 10A inserted by S R O No 406/94 w e f 1-4-1994

8. Substituted for “Electronic goods specified in Schedule VI of GO (P) 154/93/TD  Dated 3-11-1993 (SRO 1728/93)” by S R O No 609/2000

13

Ginger (Green or dried)

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales tax Act 1963 (15 of 1963) in its purchase within the State

14

Granite slab and Granite Tiles

2

Nil

15

Hosiery goods

4

Nil

16

News Print

2 #

Nil

17

Pepper (garbled or ungarbled

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act 1963 (15 of 1963) on its purchase

18

Power Tiller

2

Nil

10[18A

Push button Telephone

2

Nil

19

Ready made garments

4

Nil

11[19A

Rubber

Nil

When tax has been levied under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act 1963 (15 of 1963) on its purchases

20

Three wheelers

4

Nil

12[21

Bamboo Mat

Nil

 

13[TABLE

ELECTRONIC GOODS THE RATE OF TAX OF QWHICH IS REDUCED UNDER ENTRY 11 OF SCHEDULE II

                                 1.CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

1.1

Amplifiers P A Systems and Stereo Systems

1.2

Audio tape Deck Mechanisms

1.3

Audio Tape Recorders and Players including Auto Cassette Players

1.4

Battery Eliminators

1.5

Combination of Radios and Tape Recorders

1.6

Electronic Fan Regulators, Light Dimmers

1.7

Electronic Plain Paper Copiers

1.8

Electronic Emergency Lamps

1.9

Electronic Calculators

1.10

Electronic Push Button

1.11

Electronic Push Button Telephone

1.12

Over Head Projection

1.13

Audio/Video Cassettes- Blank or Recorded

1.14

Radio Receivers

1.15

Radio and T V Antenna

1.16

Speaker System

1.17

16 mm Projectors

1.18

T V Signal Boosters

1.19

Token Display System

1.20

Video Cassette Recorders/Video Cassette Players

2.  CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION PRODUCTS

2.1

Alarm Annunciation System

2.2

Binary Process Monitors and Controllers

2.3

Bridges

2.4

Control Actuators, Positioners, Regulators etc

2.5

Control Valves of various types

2.6

Control Cabinets

2.7

Control Panel Desk Consoles etc

2.8

Capacitance Meters

2.9

Data Logging System

#  Substituted for “4” by S R O No 215/97, w e f 1-4-1997.  Prenously this “4” was substituted for the original entry “3” by S R O No 406/94 w e f 1-4-1994

10.  Sl.No 18A inserted by S R O No 304/99 w e f 1-4-1999

11.  Sl No 19A inserted by S R O No 215/97 w e f 1-4-1997

12.  Sl No 21added by S R O No 310/97 w e f 1-4-1997

13. Table inserted by S R O No 609/2000

2.10

Data Acquisition Systems

2.11

Distribution Digital Control System of power plants and process industries based on mini micro computers and associated equipments and systems

2.12

Defibrilators

2.13

Electronic Controllers such as sequence controllers logic controllers digital controllers level controller temperature controllers maximum demand controllers etc

2.14

Electro-Pnumatic Converters

2.15

Electronic Protection and Inter Lock System

2.16

Electro Cardiographs, Cardio scopes, Monitors

2.17

Electronic Blood Analyzers and Counters

2.18

Foetus Heart Monitors/Detectors

2.19

Intensive care unit monitoring systems

2.20

Microprocesses or Based temperature scanners and indicators

2.21

Multi meters

2.22

On-line Analytical Instrument for gas air and water parameters

2.23

Osciloscope

2.24

Process control Transmeters for pressure, temperature flow, level etc

2.25

Process control Convertors

2.26

Programmable Logic Controllers (P .L. C)

2.27

Panel meters

2.28

Regulator Power Supplies including S. M .P. S

2.29

Sequence Events Systems

2.30

Single Channel and Multi channel Recorders

2.31

Signal Generators

  1. INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS

3.1

A C Variable Speed Drives

3.2

Battery Break up Systems

3.3

Battery Charges rectifier Equipments flot Charge

3.4

Constant Current regulators

3.5

D .C Variable Speed Drives

3.6

Frequency Stabilizers/Power Conditions

3.7

High Frequency Power Supplies

3.8

High Frequency Induction Heating Systems

3.9

Microwave ovens – Industrial Applications

3.10

Regulated Power Plant, Industrial Power Supplies

3.11

Rectified Stakes

3.12

Static Inverters and Converters

3.13

Static Exciters

3.14

Single Phase Preventors

3.15

Traction Rectifier Systems

3.16

Uninterrupted Power Supply Systems (U P S)

  1. COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER BASED PRODUCTS

4.1

C R T Terminal/Graphic Terminals

4.2

Computer Inter face Systems

4.3

Cash Registers, Accounting and Invoicing Machines

4.4

Card Attendance Systems and Associated System such as a Synchronous Multiplxers, Read only Stations etc

4.5

Computerized Trunk exchange Systems

4.6

Computer based Telex Terminals

4.7

Incircute emulators

4.8

Key Boards

4.9

Line Printer, Dot-matrix ,Inkjet Printer, Laser Printer

4.10

Magnetic Floppy Disk and Diskettes Floppy Diskettes, Super Disk, CD

4.11

Computer based Systems (SRO 505/95 GO (P) 97/95/TD dated 21-4-1995)

4.12

Message Switching Systems

4.13

Microprocessor based Systems

4.14

Internal and External Modems of various speeds

4.15

Floppy Disk Drive, CD Drive, DVD (SRO 301/99)

4.16

Programmable Energy Management Systems

4.17

Ticket Issuing and Controlling Systems

4.18

Visual Display Unit (V D U)

4.19

View Data Scan

4.20

Mono monitor Colour Monitor LCD

4.21

External Drives

4.22

Scanners, Digitizers

4.23

ISDN products, LAN products ,LAN Cards

4.24

Hubs, Switches, Mouse

4.25

Digital Imaging Systems, Net Work cable Information Outlets, Information Outlet Face, Platch, Patch Panels, Routers, Routers Cables

4.26

Hard Disk Mother Board Add on Cards

4.27

SMPS Cabinet Memory Modules

4.28

Multimedia Products

4.29

Central Processing Units (Processors and Processor Board, Processor Assemblies)

4.30

Signal Cables ,Connectors ,Back Up Drives

4.31

Printer Ribbon Cartridges, DAT, Data Cartridges, Inkjet Cartridges, Refill Kits/Ribbon.

4.32

Drives Cleaning kits, Computer Cleaning products

4.33

Storage Boxes

4.34

Computer Covers, Mouse Pads

4.35

Constant Voltage Stabilizers, CVT Servo Stabilizers, SMPS

4.36

Spike Buster, Line fitters

4.37

DC Power Packs and Power cords

  1. COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS

5.1

Broadcasting studio equipment

5.2

C .C. T .V Systems

5.3

Direct Reception System

5.4

Digital Transmission Equipment such as P.C.M Multiplexing Terminal and Associated Equipments.

5.5

Electronic Digital Telephone Instruments.

5.6

Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange (EPABX)

5.7

Electronic Exchanges

5.8

Electro optic Systems and Sub-systems

5.9

Frequency Division Multiplexing Equipments

5.10

H. F/V.H.F and Microwave Communication system and Sub system including Antennas

5.11

Information Display Systems

5.12

Low power T V Transmitters and Sub assemblies

5.13

Paging Systems

5.14

Power line Carrier Communication Equipments

5.15

Radio net working terminals

5.16

T V Cameras

5.17

Walkie -Talkie wireless transmitters and receivers

  1. ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

6.1

Auto diodes

6.2

Ceramic cores and substracts

6.3

Ceramic Disc Capacitors

6.4

Carbon and Metal Film Resisters

6.5

Colour T.V Relay lines

6.6

Connectors

6.7

Crystal filters and Saw filters

6.8

Electrolytic Capacitors including Motor Start capacitors

6.9

Etched and formed aluminum foil

6.10

Hard Ferrite

6.11

Key Board Switches

6.12

Loud Speakers

6.13

Miniature Switches of different types

6.14

Micro motors

6.15

Metalised dielectric film (Polyster/polypropylene) for capacitors

6.16

Miniature relays of different types

6.17

Plastic film capacitor (plain and metalised)

6.18

Potentio meters including cermet types

6.19

Piezo electric quarts crystal for communication equipment, colour T V computers and micro processor based systems, watches, clocks etc

6.20

Power transistors

6.21

Power rectifiers and diodes

6.22

Power Transformers

6.23

Printed circuit Boards of different types

6.24

Precision tooling for electronic Products

6.25

Rectifier Assembly/stakes

6.26

Thyristers

6.27

Thermisters

6.28

Transformers, Chokes, Cools etc

6.29

Wire wound resistors

  1. OTHER ITEMS

7.1

Automobile beeper/flasher

7.2

Audio Cassette (Blank)

7.3

Audio Cassette (duplicated)

7.4

Automobile Dipper

7.5

Ammeter

7.6

Audio Generators/Oscillators

7.7

Attenuators

7.8

Analogue/Digital Converters

7.9

B-Vit Home/Personal Computers (Subject to the conditions that (i) the Scheme would be based on indigenously produced components/peripherals (ii) Electronic Token Display Unit.

7.10

Blank Video Cassettes

7.11

Car Audio Cassettes Players and combination thereof with radio

7.12

Cooking Gas safety Alarm

7.13

Control Units for T V Tuner

7.14

CRT Date Display Monitor (Monochromes)

7.15

Custom Built Control panels

7.16

Dictation Tape Recorder

7.17

Driver Units for speaker system

7.18

D C Power suppliers

7.19

Digital/Analogue Electronic Meter for voltage resistance and D.D Measurement including digital panel meters of the mentioned

7.20

Distribution Amplifier

7.21

Digital Dash Board Equipment to display Engine Temperature ,Fuel Display Engine Temperature, Fuel Content, speed ,time and other parameters

7.22