2019 (10) TMI 794

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....Act, 2017 and Section 97 of the KGST Act, 2017 in GST ARA-01 discharging the fee of Rs. 5,000-00 each under the CGST Act and the KGST Act. 2. The Applicant is a Private Limited Company and is registered under the Goods and Services Act, 2017. The applicant has sought advance ruling in respect of the following question: What is the rate of tax applicable under GST on Areca Palm Leaf Plates? 3. The applicant furnishes some facts relevant to the stated activity: a. The applicant states that he is in the business of manufacturing and sale of Areca Palm Leaf Plates (machine pressed). b. The applicant states that Arecanut palm is one of the important commercial crops of Malenadu. Though the betelnut is used widely....

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....sions made by Sri. Vinay Manjeshwar, Director, during the personal hearing. We also considered the issues involved on which advance ruling is sought by the applicant and relevant facts. At the outset, we would like to state that the provisions of both the CGST Act and the KGST Act are the same except for certain provisions. Therefore, unless a mention is specifically made to such dissimilar provisions, a reference to the CGST Act would also mean a reference to the same provisions under the KGST Act. 5.1 The commodity in question is examined and found that the Areca Palm Leaf plates are manufactured out of the pericarnium of the Areca leaves (sheaths). The Areca Leaves has the leaflets jutting out of the midrib and the areca leaf is attac....