The government has issued Notification 25/2024-Central Tax, on October 9, 2024.under GST Section 51 of the CGST Act, 2017 mandating compliance by the businesses dealing with Metal Scrap. The GST portal will soon be updated to enable compliance of registration through FORM GST REG-07 by these category of registered persons.

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GST compliance for metal scrap transactions requires registration via FORM GST REG-07 following new notification. Notification 25/2024-Central Tax, issued under Section 51 of the CGST Act, mandates compliance for businesses dealing in metal scrap and requires them to use FORM GST REG-07 for registration; the GST portal will be updated to enable registration and related compliance processes for affected registered persons.