Master in Accounts & high court Advocate
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Joined December 2011
The export of goods or services is considered as a zero-rated supply. GST will not be levied on export of any kind of goods or services. ... A guidance note relating to the above issue was released by the Indian government which has helped in clearing doubts regarding the claim of input tax credit on zero-rated exports.
If you pay IGST on exports you can claim the refund on this Integrated GST paid, by filing a Shipping Bill (Deemed Refund Application) & other supporting documents. The person-in-charge of such exports must file an Export Report or Export Manifest & mention the Shipping bill number & dates to file a refund claim.
Treatment of Export under GST
Under GST, export of goods or services are treated as follows:
# Inter-State supplyand covered under Section 7(5) of IGST Act. Export of goods or services are treated as Inter-state supply under GST and accordingly, IGST is charged on export.
˜Zero rated supply and covered under Section 16(1) of IGST i.e. the exported goods or services shall be relieved on GST and levied upon either at the input stage or maybe at the final product stage.