Whether the vessels or ships that are afloat are not goods and immovable property? - CESTAT says Yes. - Whether GST would be applicable on sale / supply of floating vessels or ships?
23 August, 2016
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Classification of floating vessels as immovable property may exclude their sale from GST law taxation. The tribunal held that ships and vessels afloat are not 'goods' but are akin to immovable property because they cannot be severed from the waters; ships ... Summary
Classification of floating vessels as immovable property may exclude their sale from GST law taxation.
The tribunal held that ships and vessels afloat are not 'goods' but are akin to immovable property because they cannot be severed from the waters; ships are goods only before launch, during breaking up, or when specifically the subject of a sale. As immovable property lies outside the GST domain under the constitutional allocation, this classification raises the question whether GST would apply to sale or supply of floating vessels-a point pending higher judicial scrutiny.
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