Classification of Goods — Pulses (commonly known as ‘Dal’) (de-husked or split), jaggery, processed dry fruits such as processed cashew nuts, raisin (kismis), apricot (jardalu), fig (anjeer), date, tamarind (ambali foal), shelled groundnuts / groundnut seeds, and copra are not agriculture produce as defined under Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate). ‘Cereal’ on which any processing is done as is not usually done by a cultivator or producer will fall outside the definition of agriculture produce.

Processed spices including processed turmeric and processed ginger (soonth), are not agriculture produce as defined under Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate). However, groundnuts with shell, turmeric and ginger on which no further processing is done or such processing is done as is usually done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential characteristics but make it marketable for primary market would fall within the definition of agriculture produce.

Whole pulse grains such as whole gram, rajma etc. and ‘cereal’ on which no further processing is done or such processing is done as is usually done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential characteristics but makes it marketable for primary market, fall under the definition of agriculture produce as defined under Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate).

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