No.42/GST-2 - Amendment of notification no. 46/ST-2, dated 30.06.2017 under the HGST Act, 2017. (H&E).

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(EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) vkf’kek cjkM+] HARYANA GOVERNMENT EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT Notification The 17th September, 2025 No. 42/GST-2.— In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 9, sub- section (1) of section 11, sub-section (5) of section 15 and section 148 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (19 of 2017), the Governor of Haryana, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council hereby makes the following amendments in the Haryana Government, Excise and Taxation Department, notification No.46/ST-2, dated the 30th June, 2017, namely:- AMENDMENT In the Haryana Government, Excise and Taxation Department, notification No. 46/ST-2, dated the 30th June, 2017,- (1) with effect from the 22nd September, 2025,- (a) in the Table, - (i) under column (4), against serial number 3, - (A) against item (vii), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (B) against item (viii), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (C) against item (x), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (ii) against serial number 7, - (A) against item (i), - (I) for the existing under column (4), the entry “2.5” shall be substituted; and (II) under column (5), the following entry shall be inserted, namely: - “Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service has not been taken [Please refer to Explanation No. (iv)]”; (B) under column (3), in item (vi), in the Explanation, in clause (a), after the words “covered by items”, the brackets, figure and sign “(i),” shall be inserted; (iii) under column (4), against serial number 8, - (A) against item (v), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; and (B) against item (vi), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) 2461 (iv) against serial number 9,- (A) undercolumn (3), against sub-item (b) of item (iii),under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (B) under column (3), (4) and (5), for item (iv) and entries thereagainst, the following item and entries thereagainst shall be substituted, namely: - “(iv) Transport of goods in containers by rail by any person other than Indian Railways. Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service has not been taken [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)] or (C) under column (3), against item (v), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (D) under column (3), (4) and (5), for item (vi) and entries thereagainst, the following item and entries thereagainst and thereunder shall be substituted, namely: - “(vi) Multimodal transportation of goods where at least two different modes of transport from the place of acceptance of goods to the place of delivery of goods are used by a multimodal transporter, where; (a) Transportation of goods by any mode of transport other than air. Provided that the credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service, other than input tax credit of input services of transportation of goods (i.e. services of transport of goods procured from other service provider), has not been taken: Provided further that where the supplier of input service of transportation of goods to a multimodal transporter charges state tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on such input services of goods transportation in excess of the tax paid or payable at the rate of 2.5%, shall not be taken.: Provided also that nothing contained in this item shall apply to supply of a service other than by way of transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India. Illustration: ‘A’ engages ‘B’ (multimodal transporter) for transport of goods from New Delhi to Gaya for Rs 1200, wherein ‘B’ uses more than one mode of transport for the movement of goods. ‘B’, for supplying the said service hires a GTA 2462 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) i.e., ‘C’ for Rs 600 who charges state tax at 9%. ‘B’ also hires ‘D’, a Container Transport Operator for Rs 400 who charges state tax at 2.5%, for supplying their services. ‘B’ shall be entitled to take input tax credit on the above-mentioned input services of transportation of goods as under: (i) Only to the extent of Rs. 15 (2.5% of Rs. 600) and not Rs. 54 for the input service of GTA; (ii) To the extent of Rs. 10 (2.5% of Rs. 400) for the input service of container transport operator. (b) At least one mode of transport is by air. Provided that nothing contained in this item shall apply to supply of a service other than by way of transport of goods from a place in India to another place in India. ”; (v) against serial number 10,- (A) under column (3), against item (i), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (B) under columns (3), (4) and (5), for item (ia) and entries thereagainst, the following item and entries thereagainst shall be substituted, namely: - “(ia) Renting of goods carriage where the cost of fuel is included in the consideration charged from the service recipient. Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service, other than the input tax credit of input service in the same line of business has not been taken: [Please refer to Explanation no. (iv)] Provided further that where the supplier of input service in the same line of business charges state tax at a rate higher than 2.5%, credit of input tax charged on the input service in the same line of business in excess of the tax paid or payable at the rate of 2.5% shall not be taken. or HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) 2463 (vi) under columns (1), (2),(3)(4) and (5),for serial number 12 and entries thereagainst, the following serial number and entries thereagainst shall be substituted, namely:- Heading (i) Postal services 9 - (iii) local delivery services (a) Supplied through electronic commerce operator where the person supplying such services is not liable for registration under sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (19 of 2017). (b) other than (a) above (iv) Delivery services other than (i), (ii) and (iii) above (vii) undercolumn (3), against serial number 15, against item (vi), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “2.5” shall be substituted; (viii) undercolumn (3),against serial number 21, - (A) item (ia), and the corresponding entries relating thereto under columns (4) and (5) shall be omitted; (B) for item (ii), the following item shall be substituted, namely:- “(ii) Other professional, technical and business services other than (i) above and serial number 38 below”; (ix) undercolumn (3),against serial number 24, against item (ii), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “9” shall be substituted; (x) under columns (1),(2),(3),(4) and (5), for serial number 26 and entries thereagainst, the following serial number and entries thereagainst shall be substituted, namely:- Heading 9988 (Manufacturing services on physical inputs (goods) owned by others) (i) Services by way of job work in relation to diamonds falling under Chapter 71 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, (ii) Services by way of job work in relation to- (a) all food and food products falling under Chapters 1 to 22 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of (b) all products falling under Chapter 23 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975), except dog and cat food falling under heading 2309 of the said chapter; (c) goods falling under Chapter 30 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975); (d) Hides, skins and leather falling under Chapter 41 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975); Provided that nothing contained in clause (d) shall apply to job-work in relation to leather goods or foot wear falling under 2464 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) Chapter 42 or 64 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51 of 1975), respectively; (e) Printing of newspapers, books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals; (f) Printing of all goods falling under Chapters 48 or 49 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975) which attract state tax @2.5% or Nil; (g) Textiles and textile products falling under Chapters 50 to 63 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975); (h) bricks falling under Chapters 68 or 69 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975) which attract state tax @2.5%; (i) all products, other than diamonds, falling under Chapter 71 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of (k) umbrella. (iii) Services by way of job work in relation to manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption; (iv) Services by way of job work other than (i), (ii), and (iii) above. 9 (v) Services by way of any treatment or process on goods belonging to another person, in relation to- (a) printing of newspapers, books (including Braille books), journals and periodicals; (b) printing of all goods falling under Chapters 48 or 49 in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51of 1975) which attract state tax @2.5% or Nil. (vii) Services by way of any treatment or process on goods belonging to another person, other than (v) and (vi) above. (xi) under column (3),against serial number 32, - (A) against item (i), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “2.5” shall be substituted; (B) against item (ia), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “2.5” shall be substituted; (xii) under column (3),against serial number 34, - (A) against item (ii), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “2.5” shall be substituted; (B) in item (iiia), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely: - “Explanation: Nothing contained in clause (b) of this item shall apply to a ‘recognised sporting event’.”; HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) 2465 (C) against item (iiia), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “20” shall be substituted; (D) against item (iv), under column (4), for the existing entry, the entry “20” shall be substituted; (xiii) under columns (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) for serial number 35 and entries thereagainst, the following serial number and entries thereagainst shall be substituted, namely:- “35 Heading (i) Beauty and physical well-being services falling under Group 99972. 2.5 Provided that credit of input tax charged on goods and services used in supplying the service has not been taken [Please refer to Explanation No. (iv)] (ii) Other services (washing, cleaning, and dyeing services; and other miscellaneous services including services nowhere else classified). Explanation.- For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that, supplies covered by item (i) in column (3) shall attract state tax prescribed against them in column (4) subject to conditions specified against them in column (5), which is a mandatory rate and shall not be levied at the rate specified under this item. (xiv) under column (3), against serial number 38, for the existing Explanation, the following explanation shall be substituted, namely:- “Explanation:- This entry shall be read in conjunction with serial number 437 of Schedule I of Haryana Government, Excise and Taxation Department notification No.36/GST-2, dated the 17th September, 2025.” (b) in paragraph 4 relating to Explanation,- (i) for clause (xl), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - “(xl)‘goods transport agency’ means any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues a consignment note by whatever name called, but does not include (i) electronic commerce operator by whom the services of local delivery are provided; (ii) electronic commerce operator through whom the services of local delivery are provided”; (ii) after clause (xl), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: - 2466 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 17, 2025 (BHDR. 26, 1947 SAKA) “(xli) ‘recognised sporting event’ has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (zw) of paragraph 2 of Haryana Government, Excise and Taxation Department notification No. 47/ST-2, dated 30.06.2017 as amended from time to time; (xlii) ‘handicraft goods’ shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Haryana Government, Excise and Taxation Department notification No. 83/ST-2, dated 22.09.2017 as amended from time to time; (xliii) ‘mode of transport’ means carriage of goods by road, air, rail, inland waterways or sea; (xliv) ‘multimodal transporter’ means a person who,- (a) enters into a contract under which he undertakes to perform multimodal transportation against freight; and (b) acts as principal, and not as an agent either of the consignor, or consignee or of the carrier participating in the multimodal transportation and who assumes responsibility for the performance of the said contract.”. (2) In paragraph 4, in clause (xxxvi), the following Explanations shall be inserted, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2025, namely: - “Explanation 1.- For the purposes of this clause, ‘premises’ means a place from where hotel accommodation services are being supplied or are to be supplied. Explanation 2.- For the purpose of sub-clause (c), the expression ‘a person applying for registration’ shall include a person applying for amendment of registration to declare an additional place of business.”. 2. This notification shall come into effect from 22nd September, 2025. ASHIMA BRAR, Commissioner and Secretary to Government Haryana, Excise and Taxation Department.