Amendment to Definition of Nominated Agency under Central Tax (Rate) · 18/2025-Central Tax (Rate)

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification
No. 18/2025- Central Tax (Rate)

New Delhi, the 24^th October, 2025

G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, 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), No. 26/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 31^st December, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1263(E), dated the 31^st December, 2018, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Explanation, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -

“(c) “Nominated Agency" means entities mentioned in Lists 13, 14 and 15 appended to Table I of notification No. 45/2025-Customs, dated the 24^th October, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 Sub-section (i);”

2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of November, 2025.

[F. No. CBIC-190341/168/2025-TRU]

(Dheeraj Sharma)
Under Secretary to Government of India

Note: - The principal notification No. 26/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 31^st December, 2018 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1263(E), dated the 31^st December, 2018 and was last amended vide notification No. 10/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 26^th July, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 550(E), dated the 26^th July, 2023.