VAT/CST for readymade apparels

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Hi All,

We are planning to start online e-commerce portal where we will be selling -

1. Un stitched Women's Apparels

2. Stitched Women's apprels

3. Imported Greeting Cards(Paper Product)

All these products will be supplied from exporters/distributors in Surat or Mumbai,we buy from them in catalog price and selling them on our portal.

My question is:

1. For these kind of products what VAT/CST Rate will be applicable(Ecommerce portal registered in west Bengal)

2. Do we need to provide retail invoice to customers

Please help in this case.

AI Summary

Interstate sale taxation: concessional central sales treatment requires Form C; absence mandates charging full state VAT.
Interstate supplies through an e commerce operator are taxable under central/state turnover taxes: concessional Central Sales Tax treatment requires purchaser production of Form C; without it the seller must levy the full state VAT rate. The operator's fulfilment model determines invoicing and tax incidence. Sales dispatched from supplier premises to customer addresses before receipt by the operator constitute in transit sales and require accompanying supplier transport/invoice documentation and customer Form C to claim concessional treatment. VAT rates for apparel and imported paper products depend on each state's VAT schedule, necessitating verification and proper invoicing and returns.