Section No. 54 - Refund of Tax

Notification - Number and Date
Brief Details
Amended
Superseded
Rescinded
Remark, If any
05/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It notifies certain goods failing into specified tariff heading in respect of which refund of un-utilized input tax credit is not allowed where the credit has accumulated on account of inverted duty structure. 

As amended vide notification No.

29/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22.09.2017 
44/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.11.2017
09/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.07.2022 (w.e.f. 18.07.2022).  

13/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It, interalia, notified @ 6% per annum as the rate of interest payable under Section 54(12) of the CGST Act, 2017 in case of delayed payment of refund. 

As amended vide notification Nos.

31/2020-Central Tax, dated 03.04.2020 (w.e.f. 20.03.2020);
51/2020-Central Tax, dated 24.06.2020;
08/2021-Central Tax, dated 01.05.2021 (w.e.f. 18.04.2021);
18/2021-Central Tax, dated 01.06.2021 (w.e.f. 18.05.2021).

15/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It notifies that refund of un-utilised input tax credit is not allowed in case of supplies of services in sub-item (b) of item 5 of Schedule II of the CGST Act, 2017 is 

Clarification on refund of un-utilised input tax credit on GST paid on inputs in respect of exporter of Fabrics.. 
16/2017 - Central Tax 01.07.2017
It specified conditions and safeguards for furnishing a LUT in place of bond by registered person who intends to supply goods or services for export without payment of Integrated Tax.

Notification No.

37/2017-Central Tax, dated 04.10.2017 
37/2017 - Central Tax 04.10.2017

It specified conditions and safeguards for furnishing a LUT in place of bond by registered person who intends to supply goods or services for export without payment of Integrated Tax. 

03/2022 Instruction - GST 14.06.2022
Procedure relating to sanction, post audit and review of refund claims. 
04/2022 Instruction - GST 28.11.2022

Manner of Processing and sanction of IGST Refunds, withheld in terms of clause (c) of sub-rule (4) of Rule 96, transmitted to the jurisdictional GST Authorities under sub-rule (5A) of rule 96 of the CGST Rules, 2017.

14/2025 - Central Tax 17.09.2025

It notified the category of registered persons who shall not be eligible for refund on provisional basis.

(w.e.f. 01.10.2025)