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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 07/2026- Union Territory Tax (Rate)
New Delhi, the 27^th^ October, 2026
G.S.R. -----(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 7, sub-section (1) of section 8 and clause (iv) and clause (xxvii) of section 21 of the Union territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (5) of section 15 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 12/2017- Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 703 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely: -
In the said notification,
(a) in the Table -
(i) against serial number 15, in column (3), after item (a), the following item shall be inserted, namely: -
“(aa) air, in a helicopter on seat share basis, embarking from or terminating in an airport including a helipad located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura or at Bagdogra located in West Bengal”;
(ii) against serial number 18, in column (3), the explanation shall be omitted;
(iii) against serial number 21A, in column (3), after clause (f), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:-
“Explanation. - Nothing contained in this entry shall apply to services provided by a goods transport agency in relation to goods, where such goods are supplied through an electronic commerce operator.”;
(iv) against serial number 24B, in column (3), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“Services by way of storage or warehousing of cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, and seeds meant for sowing”;
(v) after serial number 31A and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries relating thereto shall be inserted, namely: -
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “31AA | Heading 9971 or Heading 9991 | Services by Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation to persons governed by the Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966 (4 of 1966). | Nil | Nil”; |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “42A | Heading 9973 | Services by way of grant of exclusive right of way or access, license and authority to demand, collect and appropriate toll fee by the Central Government, State Government, Union Territory, Local Authority, Governmental Authority or Government Entity. | Nil | Nil”; |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “54A | Heading 9986 | Services by way of curing of coffee supplied to coffee cultivators. |
Explanation - For the purposes of this entry, “curing” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (d) of section 3 of the Coffee Act, 1942 (7 of 1942). | Nil | Nil”; |
(b) in paragraph 2,
(i) for clause (ze), the following clause shall be substituted: -
‘(ze) “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.’
(ii) after clause (zzc), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
‘(zzca) “seed” means any plant material, including seedlings, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, roots, cuttings, all types of grafts, tissue culture plantlets, and other vegetatively propagated material, used or intended for use in propagation or sowing, and includes –
- (i) seeds of cereals, coarse cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibre crops, forage and fodder crops, green manures, sugar crops;
- (ii) seeds of fruits, vegetables, spices, flower crops, ornamental crops and plantation crops; and
- (iii) planting material.’.
[F.No. 190354/142/2026-TRU Section-CBIC]
(Md. Adil Ashraf)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note:- The principal notification No. 12/2017 - Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 703 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number 16/2025-Union Territory Tax (Rate) dated the 17th September, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 668(E), dated the 17th September, 2025.
