{"id":13246,"date":"2020-07-20T15:26:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T09:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=13246"},"modified":"2023-03-17T18:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T12:57:51","slug":"merchant-exports-under-gst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/merchant-exports-under-gst\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedding Light on Merchant Exports under GST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Merchant exports under GST come\nunder the system of <strong><em>trading export<\/em><\/strong>. Merchant export is a commonly used term in\nforeign trade. Besides this, it is helpful in generating the inflow of foreign\nexchange earnings for the nation. The person who is responsible for carrying\nmerchant export is known as <strong><em>merchant exporter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merchant exporter is an\nindividual whose involvement is in trading activities along with exporting and\nplanning to export. There is no involvement of merchant exporters in activities\nconcerning manufacturing. Merchant exports under GST are mainly limited to <strong><em>exports\nof goods<\/em><\/strong>. Although they don&#8217;t have a manufacturing unit, they purchase\ngoods from a manufacturer-exporter and take steps for shipping the goods to\ninternational customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Few manufacturer exporters purchase goods from another manufacturer because of the less capacity of production, in order to match pace with the export order requirement of the foreign customers. They are known as <strong><em>manufacturer merchant exporter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/merchant-exports-under-gst\/#Benefits_of_Merchant_Exports\" >Benefits of Merchant Exports<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/merchant-exports-under-gst\/#Merchant_Exports_under_GST\" >Merchant Exports under GST<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/merchant-exports-under-gst\/#Procedure_for_Merchant_Exports_under_GST\" >Procedure for Merchant Exports under GST<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/merchant-exports-under-gst\/#Take_Away\" >Take Away<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Merchant_Exports\"><\/span>Benefits of Merchant Exports<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-96.png\" alt=\"Benefits of Merchant Exports\" class=\"wp-image-13247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-96.png 699w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-96-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nmerchant exporter takes the responsibility of managing <strong><em>pre-shipment finances<\/em><\/strong> to\nthe manufacturer unescorted by any security. <\/li><li>If\nthe export performance of a merchant exporter is at par, he becomes eligible to\nacquire a certificate from <strong><em>Export Status House.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>A\nmanufacturer operating on a small and medium scale with a lack of financial and\nhuman resources prepares the products in a <strong><em>marketable way<\/em><\/strong> in the international\nmarket. <\/li><li>The\nmanufacturer rides high on the benefits of <strong><em>foreign market familiarity<\/em><\/strong> regarding\nhis products, developing <strong><em>powerful brand identity<\/em><\/strong> in the\ninternational market without any research as well as development. <\/li><li>The\nmerchant exporter cherishes the <strong><em>advantages of various product exporters<\/em><\/strong>\nwithout facilities related to manufacturing. <\/li><li>The\nmerchant exporter used to make arrangements for the <strong><em>export orders from the\ninternational customers<\/em><\/strong> and let the manufacturer relax.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Merchant_Exports_under_GST\"><\/span>Merchant Exports under GST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedures concerning merchant exports under GST have become simplified due to favorable government measures. Under goods and service tax, as per <em>provisions of section2- (108) of <strong>the CGST Act<\/strong><\/em><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/cbic-gst.gov.in\/pdf\/CGST-Act-Updated-30092020.pdf\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, a taxable supply signifies the supply of goods or services or even both levied to tax. Furthermore, as per the <strong><em>provisions of Section 7- subsection 5 of the IGST Act<\/em><\/strong>, when a supplier has its roots in India, and the place of supply is outside the geographical regions of India, supply would get prescribed as inter-state supply.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the merchant exporter exists in India and goes on for supplying to a place outside Indian borders, merchant exports are chargeable to GST. Provisions related to both the sections confirm this changeability. Therefore, it is mandatory for merchant exporters to get <em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/gst-registration\"><strong>GST registration<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circumstances for Availing Concessional Rate Relief- Merchant Exports under\nGST <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of India has\ndiminished the <strong><em>GST rate to 0.1%<\/em><\/strong> in order to grant special relief to the\nmerchant exporters for buying goods from suppliers operating in a domestic\nregion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The conditions mentioned\nbelow must get fulfilled to avail concessional rate relief- <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The <strong><em>GST rate at 0.1%<\/em><\/strong> must get specified\nunder the tax invoice for the procured goods.<\/li><li>From the issuance date of a tax invoice\nin the <strong><em>time limit of 90 days<\/em><\/strong>, such procured goods must get exported. <\/li><li>The tax invoice number, along with the\nGSTIN of the supplier, must get notified on the <strong><em>shipping bill.&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>It is crucial for such merchant exporters\nto get registered with an <strong><em>Export Commodity Board or Export Promotion\nCouncil. <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>An order copy placed at the concessional\nrate will be granted in the hands of jurisdictional tax officers of the\nsupplier who get registered.<\/li><li>Such procured goods would get transported\nto the place from where it will get transferred to the <strong><em>Airport\/LCS\/ICD\/Port<\/em><\/strong>. Even\nif, in some cases, goods get bought from multiple registered suppliers, this\ncondition exists. <\/li><li>A copy of the bill of the export or a\nshipping bill copy, as well as the EGM and export report proof on the export of\ngoods, would get filed with the registered supplier along with its <strong><em>jurisdictional\ntax officer. <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>The merchant export needs to export goods\nunder <strong><em>Letter of Undertaking (LUT) or Bond<\/em><\/strong> but not with the tax payment\n(IGST).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides this, if due to any reason the merchant exporter fails in exporting the goods in the time limit of <strong><em>90 days from the issue date of tax invoice<\/em><\/strong>, then the registered supplier can&#8217;t avail of the benefits associated with the concessional tax rate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/changes-in-budget-2020-in-gst\/\">Changes in Budget 2020 in GST<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedure_for_Merchant_Exports_under_GST\"><\/span>Procedure for Merchant Exports under GST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure that would get\nfollowed for merchant exports under the GST regime has got clarified.\nConcerning this, there is an availability of two alternatives- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Under bond or Letter of Undertaking\n(LUT), make export, and eventually, the unutilized ITC would get claimed as a\nrefund.<\/li><li>By paying off IGST, make export, and then\ngo for claiming a refund. If the exporter has not settled on for the <strong><em>Special\nRelief Scheme of purchasing goods at 0.1% goods and service tax,<\/em><\/strong> then only\nthis option will be available. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thereafter, the only document that must get filed with the customs is the shipping bill. The shipping bill would get interpreted as an application for a refund after the filing of the shipping bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenarios Concerning the Refund Process\nin Which Merchant Exporter gets involved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Mentioned under are few synopses rotating under the process of refund wherein there is an involvement of merchant exporter- <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Supplier\nof merchant exporter obtains goods from other suppliers and claim for refund\nunder Inverted Duty Structure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Two suppliers exist in this case. The first supplier is behind making a supply to the second supplier at standard rates of GST. However, the second supplier is behind making the <strong><em>supply to the merchant exporter on a 0.1% rate of concession.<\/em><\/strong> In this case, the second supplier is not involved in the direct export of goods but engaged in serving goods to merchant exporter. Hence, as per <strong><em>section 54(3),<\/em><\/strong> the second supplier can go on for claiming <strong><em>ITC refund under the inverted tax structure.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A\nmerchant exporter exports goods without tax payment. Acquires goods at 0.1% and\ngo on for claiming refunds<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A supplier is a person that supplies goods to the merchant exporter; <strong><em>GST is chargeable at 0.1%<\/em><\/strong> in this matter. Also, here the merchant exporter takes steps for exporting the goods without tax payment. As prescribed in the <strong><em>section54(3) of the CGST Act,<\/em><\/strong> the merchant exporter can move ahead for claiming a refund with respect to the unutilized input tax credit at the tax period end in a matter of <strong><em>zero-rated goods<\/em><\/strong> or those goods that encompasses inverted tax structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A\nsupplier is making the supplies to a merchant exporter at the routine rate and\nexports takes place with the tax payment(IGST Paid)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The merchant exporter can&#8217;t avail of the <strong><em>concessional tax rate<\/em><\/strong> on inputs in this matter as he opts to make payment of tax (IGST) for exporting goods. Thus, the supplier would follow the standard tax regime, where input tax credit would get used for output tax payment, and the balance liability would get paid in the form of cash. Merchant exporters can proceed ahead for claiming a refund of unutilized input tax credit and IGST paid against zero-rated supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_Away\"><\/span>Take Away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Exercises of merchant exporter got covered under the standards of supply. The merchant exports under GST play a vital role in the economic progression of the nation. The merchant exporter must acquire <strong><em>GST registration<\/em><\/strong> and need to go through all the rules and regulations. Hence, our <em><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/\"><strong>Corpbiz<\/strong><\/a><\/em> experts would simplify the GST registration process for you and assist you in a wide range of GST-related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/gst-benefits-for-small-businesses-start-ups\/\">\nA Guide on GST Benefits for Small Businesses &amp; Start-ups\n<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merchant exports under GST come under the system of trading export. Merchant export is a commonly used term in foreign trade. Besides this, it is helpful in generating the inflow of foreign exchange earnings for the nation. The person who is responsible for carrying merchant export is known as merchant exporter. 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