Complete list of 27 items that got cheaper after GST meet

Complete list of 27 items that got cheaper after today's GST meet

After the GST Council meeting, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said small businesses would be allowed to file tax returns once a quarter instead of every month. He also said duties would be cut on some products and the threshold for lower tax would be raised.

The panel also decided to reduce tax rates for items including diesel engine parts, man-made yarn, ready-to-eat snacks, plastic and paper waste.

Here's the complete list:

S. No.	Chapter/ Heading/ Sub-heading/ Tariff item	Description	Present GST Rate	GST Rate Recommended by the GST Council
1.	0804	Mangoes sliced dried	12%	5%
2.	1905 or 2106	Khakra and plain chapati / roti	12%	5%
3.	19 or 21	Food preparations put up in unit containers and intended for free distribution to economically weaker sections of the society under a programme dulyapproved by the Central Government or any State Government, subject to specified conditions [Foot note 1]	18%	5 %
4.	21	Namkeens other than those put up in unit container and, - (a) bearing a registered brand name; or (b) bearing a brand name on which an actionable claim or enforceable right in a court of law is available [other than those where any actionable claim or enforceable right in respect of such brand name has been foregone voluntarily [Foot note 2]	12%	5%
5.	2710	Imposing GST only on the net quantity of superior kerosene oil [SKO] retained for the manufacture of Linear Alkyl Benzene [LAB]	18%	18% [Clarification to be issued]
6.	30	Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy medicines, other than those bearing a brand name [Foot note 3]	12%	5%
7.	3213	Poster Colour	28%	18%
8.	3407	Modelling paste for children amusement	28%	18%
9.	3915	Plastic waste, parings or scrap	18%	5%
10.	4004 00 00	Rubber  waste, parings or scrap	18%	5%
11.	4017 00 20	Hard Rubber waste or scrap	28%	5%
12.	4707	Paper waste or scrap	12%	5%
13.	4907	Duty credit scrips	5%	Nil
14.	5401	Sewing thread of manmade filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale	18%	12%
15.	5402, 5404, 5406	All synthetic filament yarn, such as nylon, polyester, acrylic, etc.	18%	12%
16.	5403, 5405, 5406	All artificial filament yarn, such as viscose rayon, Cuprammonium,	18%	12%
17.	5508	Sewing thread of manmade staple fibres	18%	12%
18.	5509, 5510, 5511	Yarn of manmade staple fibres	18%	12%
19.	5605	Real Zari	12%	5%
20.	6802	All goods falling under heading 6802 [other than those of marble and granite or those which attract 12% GST]	28%	18%
21.	7001	Cullet or other waste or scrap of Glass	18%	5%
22.	8305	Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal	28%	18%
23.	8483	Plain Shaft Bearing 8483	28%	18%
24.	84	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP	28%	18%
25.	84 or 85	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps	28%	18%
26.	84 or 85	E-Waste	28%/18%	5%
27.	Any Chapter	Biomass briquettes	18%	5%