Dear Mr. Sharma Printed Books are exempted from GST as they were exempted rarlier from VAT and Customs Duty. Please see item 49 (page 120) in the recently released "GST Rate Schedule" document by the concerned Tax Department: http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/chapter-wise-rate-wise-gst... The links you have referred to relate to HSN - GST concordance. HSN is Harmonised System of Nomenclature, a classification system largely followed by Customs. GST classification system uses HSN largely up to 4 digit only. Section 49 refers to Printer Matter. There are several sub sections under HSN as you will notice by listing below for Printed books, News Papers & Journals Section 49 Printed Books, Brochures, Newspapers Section 4901 Printed Books, Brochures, Leaflets and similar printer matter Section 4901-1010 Printed Books - GST Nil. Section 4901-1020 Pamphlets, Booklets, Brochures, Leaflets, and similar printed matter - GST 5%. Section 4902 Newspapers, Journals and Periodicals Section 4902-1010 News Papers - GST Nil. Section 4902-1020 Journals & Periodicals - GST Nil. GST is applicable only to other printed materials such as brochures, posters, catalogs, drawings, calendars, photographs, etc. *N. V. Sathyanarayana* Informatics India Ltd. Bangalore 560004*. *INDIA *www.informaticsglobal.com http://www.informaticsglobal.com* On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 9:21 AM, J Ramachandra Sarma wrote:

Printed Books: 5% GST

NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS: 0% GST

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