Notification under section 11(1) of RGST Act, 2017 regarding certain changes in rates on Handicraft items.

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....e Table given below, falling under the tariff item, subheading, heading or Chapter, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), from so much state tax leviable thereon under section 9 of the said Act as is in excess of the rate specified in column (4) of the said Table. Explanation: For the purpose of this notification, the expression "handicraft goods" means "Goods predominantly made by hand even though some tools or machinery may also have been used in the process; such goods are graced with visual appeal in the nature of ornamentation or in-lay work or some similar work of a substantial nature; possess distinctive features, which can be aesthetic, artistic, ethnic or culturally attached and are amply different from mechanic....

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....n made from cotton yarn or woollen yarn and aabhala (mirror) with or without hanging flaps.  2.5% 11. 57 Handmade carpets and other handmade textile floor coverings (including namda/gabba)  2.5% 12. 5804 30 00 Handmade lace 2.5% 13. 5805 Hand-woven tapestries 2.5% 14. 5808 10 Hand-made braids and ornamental trimming in the piece 2.5% 15. 5810 Hand embroidered articles 2.5% 16. 6117, 6214 Handmade/hand embroidered shawls of sale value not exceeding Rs. 1000 per piece 2.5% 17. 6117, 6214 Handmade/hand embroidered shawls of sale value exceeding Rs. 1000 per piece     6% 18. 6802 Carved stone products (e.g., statues, sta....