{"id":57851,"date":"2022-07-04T13:42:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T08:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navimumbaihouses.com\/blog\/?p=57851"},"modified":"2022-07-04T17:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:21:43","slug":"gst-rate-for-construction-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navimumbaihouses.com\/blog\/news\/gst-rate-for-construction-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"GST Rate Table For Construction Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">India adopted the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as an indirect tax on the supply of goods and services. It streamlines the cascading of taxes on customers and combines several levies into one. However, since the GST on building materials like cement, sand, steel, bricks, and stones continues to be high, the real estate industry is still reeling under the weight of high taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">Are you looking <a href=\"https:\/\/navimumbaihouses.com\/property\/search\/buy\/borivali\/2BHK\/\">2bhk flat for sale in borivali?<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Goods and Services Tax (GST), which combined all the levies into one and streamlined the system, was established to ease the tax regime. In spite of this, the developer community continues to struggle with a challenging GST calculation procedure because every raw material used in the building sector is subject to a distinct GST slab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What is GST?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">India&#8217;s economy, which is among the fastest-growing in the world, cannot afford to have a complicated tax structure. There were many taxes imposed on the provision of goods and services before to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, including excise duty, services tax, customs duty, surcharges, state-level Value Added Tax (VAT), and octroi, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Here is a breakdown of the GST rates applied to building materials:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">What are the GST rates for construction materials?<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What is the sand GST rate?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">All types of natural sand\u2014colored or uncolored\u2014aside from sand that contains metals are covered by chapter 26 of the HSN code. Sand has a set five percent GST rate. In addition, a GST of 18% is applied to bituminous materials such oil shale, tar sands, bitumen, asphalt, natural asphaltites, and asphaltic rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What is the brick GST rate?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Bricks are subject to a five to 28 percent GST charge. Building bricks, other bricks made of siliceous earth, fossil meal, and similar materials are subject to a 5% GST, whereas blocks or panels of multicellular foam glass are subject to a 28% GST.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Fly ash bricks are subject to a 5% GST.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">A 28 percent GST is applied on items made of cement, artificial stone, reinforced or unreinforced concrete; flagstone, building blocks, cemented bricks, and prefabricated building components.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">A tax of 28% is applied to glass-based paving blocks, including squares, tiles, slabs, pressed glass objects (wired or not) used in construction, glass cubes, small decorative glassware, including leaded lights, and foam glass used in blocks, plates, panels, or similar items.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What is the GST rate for marble, gravel, and crushed stone?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The GST rate applied to crushed stone, gravel, and pebble used in concrete is 5%. There are the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Items used in the production of cement, such as limestone, limestone flux, and other calcareous materials<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Materials such as gravel, crushed or broken stone, pebbles used as aggregates in concrete, railway ballast, road metalling, shingle and flint (heated or not), macadam made of slag, dross, or similar industrial waste, tarred macadam, stone powder, and cheeping granules<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Granite and marble stones<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The normal GST rate for marble and granite blocks is 13%. As opposed to blocks, marble and granite other than those are subject to a GST of 28%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">GST on construction stones<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Basalt, sandstone, porphyry, and other sandstones and construction stones are subject to a five percent GST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Taxes on cement<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A standard GST rate of 28% applies to all varieties of super sulphate, slag, aluminous, and Portland cement, whether coloured or clinkered. Refractory cement, mortars, and concrete, on the other hand, will be subject to an 18% tax, while cement-bonded particle board would be subject to a 12% GST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">GST on steel and iron<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A single GST rate of 18% applies to all iron and steel products. It contains rolls, blocks, wires, and rods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The tile GST rate<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Similar to bricks, tiles are subject to a GST ranging from 5% to 28%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">These are their different categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">A 5% GST is applied to all tiles, whether they are roofing or earthen. GST is charged at a rate of 28% for glazed ceramic flags, pavement, or wall tiles.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The GST rate of 28 percent applies to plastic wall coverings, rolls, and tiles, whether or not they are self-adhesive.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Bamboo floor tiles are subject to an 18% GST charge.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Panels, boards, blocks, tiles, sawdust or other debris, as well as goods of wood strengthened with cement, plaster, or another comparable mineral binder, are all subject to a GST of 28%.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Plaster is subject to a 28% tax, as are compositions made of plaster such as sheets, tiles, panels, boards, and unadorned objects.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Cement and tile made of artificial stone are subject to a 28% GST.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">A tax of 28% is applied to ceramic flooring blocks, infill tiles, and support tiles.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Ceramic flags, pavers, wall tiles, mosaic cubes (with or without a backing), and finishing ceramics are all subject to a 28% tax.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><u><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">What are the GST rates for a building&#8217;s interior furnishings?<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Copper Wire<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The tax rate is 28% for insulated wires and cables. It is included in a section on electrical machinery and equipment, audio and video recorders and reproducers for TV, and their parts and accessories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Varnish and Paint<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The GST rate for paints and varnishes that contain enamels, lacquers, and chemically modified natural and synthetic polymers is 28%.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">In addition, there is a 28 percent tax on resin cement, glazier&#8217;s putty, grafting putty, mastics, painter&#8217;s filler, and surfacing materials for facades, floors, ceilings, and inside walls.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Bathroom fittings<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Except for pipe fittings, the GST rate for bathroom furnishings such as ceramic sinks, washbasins &amp; their pedestals, bidets, closet pans, urinals or cisterns, and similar sanitary equipment is fixed at 28%. These fittings are subject to an 18% GST rate.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Stainless steel and iron components used in sanitary ware are subject to a 28% tax.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">A GST of 18% is applied to pipe fittings and tubes made of copper, plastic, nickel, aluminium, iron, or steel.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Wallpapers<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Wallpaper and wall coverings are subject to a 28% tax.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The GST rate for home furnishings ranges from 18 to 28 percent. The GST rate is 28% in the case of paintings and other comparable commodities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Decorative Products<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Locks (keyed, electronic, or combination), including padlocks, are subject to an 18% tax. Furniture, door, window, and blind-related items, as well as base metal mountings and fittings, are subject to a 28% tax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">GST rates for construction materials<\/span><\/h2>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Construction material<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">GST rate<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Sand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands, bitumen and asphalt, natural asphaltites and asphaltic rocks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Building bricks, Fossil bricks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Multicellular foam glass<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Fly-ash bricks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Prefab components<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Glass based paving blocks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Pebble, gravel and crushed stone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Marble and granite blocks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">12%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 10;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Building stones<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 11;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Cement<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 12;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Iron and steel products<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 13;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Tiles (Earthen, roofing)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 14;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Wall tiles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 15;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Bamboo floor tiles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 16;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Artificial stone, cement, concrete tiles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 17;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Copper wire<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 18;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Pipe fittings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 19;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ceramic sinks and bathroom fittings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 20;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Wallpapers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 21;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Locks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">18%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 22;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Base metal mountings and fittings<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 23; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Paint and varnish<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">28%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What are the GST rates for real estate projects?<\/span><\/h2>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Type of projects<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">GST rate<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Affordable housing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">1% without ITC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Non-affordable housing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">5% without ITC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Commercial<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 239.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"319\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">12% with ITC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Indian tax structure underwent a radical overhaul with GST, which has both drawbacks and advantages. Although it has changed throughout the years, there is still room for development. The 2019 revisions to the GST rates for residential properties went into effect in April 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">For properties that are currently being built, the GST rate is 5% without the benefit of an Input Tax Credit (ITC).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The GST rate without ITC is one percent for reasonably priced homes, defined as those with a priceless Rs 45 lakh.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Commercial real estate is subject to a 12 percent GST rate with ITC benefits.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The definition of &#8220;affordable housing&#8221; in this context has also been updated by the government to now include homes with carpet areas no larger than 60 square metres in metropolitan areas and 90 square metres in non-metropolitan cities in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) has recently called for developers to be granted Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the GST regime. According to the CREDAI, this would result in an almost 10% decrease in house prices. Currently, the inability of developers to take advantage of the ITC benefit has had a negative influence on construction costs and, as a result, the cost of purchasing real estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">GST on the transportation of goods<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Transportation of products transporting building materials that includes the cost of fuel will now be subject to a 12 percent GST. The choice is up to the operators whether to choose a GST rate of 5% without input tax credit (ITC) or 12% with ITC. 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