Provisions under Rule 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 relating to “Tax Rate under Composition Levy”, are as under:
CGST Rule 7: Rate of tax of the Composition Levy (Chapter-II: Composition Levy Rules)
The category of registered persons, eligible for composition levy under section 10 and the provisions of this Chapter, specified in column (2) of the Table below shall pay tax under section 10 at the rate specified in column (3) of the said Table:-
Table [table substituted from 01/04/2020: refer Note 3]
| Sl. No. (1) | Section under which composition levy is opted (1A) | Category of registered persons (2) | Rate of tax (3) |
| 1 | Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10 | Manufacturers, other than manufacturers of such goods as may be notified by the Government | half percent of the turnover in the State or Union territory |
| 2 | Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10 | Suppliers making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II | two and a half percent of the turnover in the State or Union territory |
| 3 | Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10 | Any other supplier eligible for composition levy under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10 | half percent of the |
| 4 | Sub-section (2A) of section 10 | Registered persons not eligible under the composition levy under subsections (1) and (2), but eligible to opt to pay tax under sub-section (2A), of section 10 | three percent of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods and services in the State or Union territory |
* [text substituted from 01/04/2020: refer Note 3]
Amendments History:
1. Amendments from 01/01/2018 vide Notification 3/2018:
(a) at Sl. No. 1/ Column (3), the text ‘one percent’ substituted with the text ‘half percent of the turnover in the State or Union territory’; (refer Note 3)
(b) at Sl. No. 2/ Column (3), the text ‘two and a half percent’ substituted with the text ‘two and a half percent of the turnover in the State or Union territory’; (refer Note 3)
(c) at Sl. No. 3/ Column (3), the text ‘half percent’ substituted with the text ‘half percent of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods in the State or Union territory’. (refer Note 3)
2. At Sl. No. 3/ Column (3), the text ‘goods’ substituted with the text ‘goods and services’ from 01/02/2019 vide Notification 3/2019. (refer Note 3)
3. Table substituted from 01/04/2020, vide Notification 50/2020 followed with substitution of text “turnover of taxable” with the text “turnover of” vide Corrigendum. Table before substitution:
Table
| Sl. No. (1) |
Category of registered persons (2) |
Rate of tax (3) |
| 1 | Manufacturers, other than manufacturers of such goods as may be notified by the Government | |
| 2 | Suppliers making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II | |
| 3 | Any other supplier eligible for composition levy under section 10 and the provisions of this Chapter |
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