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Section IV — Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages & Tobacco5% GST
Sugars & Sugar Confectionery
Cane sugar, beet sugar, jaggery, khandsari, sugar confectionery
GST Rate Details
Default GST Rate
5%
CGST: 2.5% + SGST: 2.5%
IGST Rate (Inter-State)
5%
For inter-state supplies
HSN Chapter Range
17XX
1700 to 1799
Input Tax Credit & Compliance
✅ Input Tax Credit (ITC)
ITC is generally available on Chapter 17 goods when used for business purposes, subject to:
- • Valid tax invoice & GSTR-2B matching (Section 16(2))
- • Goods actually received & return filed
- • Payment within 180 days of invoice date
- • Not blocked under Section 17(5)
🔄 Reverse Charge (RCM)
RCM applicability depends on the specific goods and supplier category. Key RCM goods in related chapters:
- • Agricultural produce from agriculturists
- • Raw cotton, tobacco leaves, cashew nuts
- • Silk yarn from manufacturers
- • Mentha oil/arvensis from unregistered persons
Products in this Chapter
sugarjaggerykhandsariconfectionerycandy
Related Chapters in Section IV
16Preparations of Meat & Fish18% GST18Cocoa & Cocoa Preparations18% GST19Preparations of Cereals & Flour18% GST20Preparations of Vegetables & Fruits18% GST21Miscellaneous Edible Preparations18% GST22Beverages, Spirits & Vinegar40% GST23Residues from Food Industries0% GST24Tobacco & Manufactured Substitutes28% GST