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Issues: (i) Whether the motor-vehicle fuel conversion electronic parts manufactured by the applicant were classifiable under HSN 87089900 as parts and accessories of motor vehicles, and if so, what GST rate applied. (ii) Whether the applicant's goods were entitled to classification under the higher-rated instrument heading suggested by the applicant.
Issue (i): Whether the motor-vehicle fuel conversion electronic parts manufactured by the applicant were classifiable under HSN 87089900 as parts and accessories of motor vehicles, and if so, what GST rate applied.
Analysis: The goods were found to be specifically used in vehicles capable of running on petrol and CNG or LPG, and their function was to enable fuel switching, control petrol flow, or indicate gas pressure in such vehicles. On that functional basis, the goods were treated as parts and accessories of motor vehicles falling under Heading 8708 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The ruling also referred to Serial No. 170 of Schedule IV of Notification No. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017, which covers parts and accessories of motor vehicles under Heading 8708.
Conclusion: The goods were held to be classifiable under HSN 87089900 and liable to GST at 28% split as 14% CGST and 14% SGST.
Issue (ii): Whether the applicant's goods were entitled to classification under the higher-rated instrument heading suggested by the applicant.
Analysis: The suggested classification was not accepted because the essential character of the goods was that of vehicle parts and accessories rather than independent measuring instruments.
Conclusion: The alternative classification proposed by the applicant was rejected.
Final Conclusion: The advance ruling fixed the goods under motor-vehicle parts classification and confirmed the applicable GST rate at 28%, thereby denying the applicant's requested lower-rate treatment.
Ratio Decidendi: Goods manufactured for dedicated use as functional components of motor vehicles are to be classified as parts and accessories of those vehicles under the tariff heading governing motor-vehicle parts, with tax liability following that classification.
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