Section No. 11 - Power to grant exemption from tax

Notification - Number and Date
Brief Details
Amended
Superseded
Rescinded
Remark, If any
02/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

Sub-section (1) [General Exemption] 

It provides full exemption from payment of central tax to certain intra-state supplies of goods. 

12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017,

21/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22.08.2017
25/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 21.09.2017
28/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22.09.2017
35/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.10.2017 
42/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.11.2017
47/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.11.2017
07/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 25.01.2018 
19/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 26.07.2018 (w.e.f.27.07.2018)
25/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.12.2018 (w.e.f.01.01.2019) 
15/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2019 (w.e.f. 01.10.2019)
09/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2021 (w.e.f. 01.10.2021)
19/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.12.2021 (w.e.f. 01.01.2022)
07/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.07.2022 (w.e.f. 18.07.2022)
13/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.12.2022 (w.e.f. 01.01.2023)
04/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.02.2023 (w.e.f. 01.03.2023)
18/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 19.10.2023 (w.e.f. 20.10.2023)
03/2024-Central Tax (Rate), dated 12.07.2024 (w.e.f. 15.07.2024).

02/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 16.01.2025 (w.e.f. 16.01.2025)

03/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It provides conditional exemption from payment of Central Tax in excess of 2.5% for specified supplies of goods for the purpose of petroleum exploration and production. 

As amended vide notification No.

16/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2019 (01.10.2019)

08/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.07.2022 (w.e.f. 18.07.2022). 
11/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 17.09.2025 (w.e.f. 22.09.2025).

07/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It provides full exemption from payment of central tax to intra-supplies of goods when supplied by Central Supply Department to unit run canteens /Authorized customers or by unit run canteens to the authorized customers. 

08/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It provides exemption to registered person from payment of Central Tax on supplies received from supplier, who are not registered, from payment of tax under section 9(4) of CGST Act, 2017. 

As amended vide notification No.

38/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.10.2017

09/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It fully exempts intra-state supplies of goods or services or both received by Tax Deductor (under Section 51) from any supplier, who is not registered, from payment of whole of Central Tax subject to fulfillment of condition prescribed.

10/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It wholly exempts intra-state supplies of second hand goods received by a registered person, dealing in buying or selling of second hand goods and pay central tax on outward supplies of such goods, from any suppliers, who is not registered from payment of Central Tax leviable under section 9(4) of the CGST Act, 2017. 

11/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It prescribes rate of Central Tax leviable on intra-state supplies of taxable services.

It pro vides conditional partial exemption from payment of CGST to intra-state supply of fly ash brick or fly ash aggregate (6815), bricks of fossil meals or similar siliceous earths (6901 00 10), building bricks (6904 1000), earthen or roofing tiles (6905 1000).

 

As amended vide notification No.

20/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22.08.2017;
24/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 21.09.2017;
31/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.10.2017; 
46/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.11.2017;
47/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.11.2017;
01/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 25.01.2018 and 

13/2018-Central Tax (Rate),dated  26.07.2018 (effective from 27.07.2018);
28/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.12.2018 (effective from 01.01.2019); 
04/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 14.06.2021
06/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2021 (w.e.f. 01.10.2021);
15/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 18.11.2021 (w.e.f. 01.01.2022
but superceded before coming into force); 
22/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.12.2021 (w.e.f. 01.01.2022). 

03/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.07.2022 (w.e.f. 18.07.2022);
05/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 9.5.2023;
06/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 26.07.2023 (w.e.f. 27.07.2023);
12/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 19.10.2023 (w.e.f. 20.10.2023); 
07/2024-Central Tax (Rate), dated 08.10.2024 (w.e.f.10.10.2024); and
05/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 16.01.2025 (w.e.f. 16.01.2025);
This notification has also been issued under section (1), section 15(5) and Section 16(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. 
12/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 28.06.2017

It fully exempts intra-state supply of specified services subject to fulfillment of conditions prescribed therein. 

21/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22.08.2017;
25/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 21.09.2017;
30/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 29.09.2017;
32/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.10.2017 
2/2018-Central Tax (Rate), 25.01.2018 ; 
14/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 26.07.2018 (effective from 27.07.2018)
28/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.12.2018 (effective from 01.01.2019)
04/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 29.03.2019 (w.e.f. 01.04.2019)
13/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.07.2019 (w.e.f. 01.08.2019);
21/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2019 (w.e.f. 01.10.2019);
28/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 31.12.2019 (w.e.f. 01.01.2020)
04/2020-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2020 (w.e.f. 01.10.2020); 
05/2020-Central Tax (Rate), dated 16.10.2020.
07/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2021 (w.e.f. 01.10.2021);
16/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 18.11.2021 (w.e.f. 01.01.2022).
04/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 13.07.2022 (w.e.f. 18.07.2022);
15/2022-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.12.2022 (w.e.f. 01.01.2023);
01/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.02.2023 (w.e.f. 01.03.2023).
07/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated  26.07.2023 (w.e.f. 27.07.2023)
13/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 19.10.2023 (w.e.f. 20.10.2023)
04/2024-Central Tax (Rate), dated 12.07.2024 (w.e.f. 15.07.2024). 

08/2024-Central Tax (Rate), dated 08.10.2024 (w.e.f. 10.10.2024);
06/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 16.01.2025 (w.e.f. 16.01.2025); and 
16/2025- Central Tax (Rate), dated 17.09.2025 (w.e.f. 22.09.2025)
 

 

26/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 21.09.2017

It wholly exempts intra-state supply of heavy water and nuclear fuels (Chapter 28) by Department of Atomic Energy to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. from payment of Central Tax.

40/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 23.10.2017

It exempts central tax on intra-state supply of taxable goods by a registered supplier to a registered recipient for export in excess of amount calculated @0.05% subject to fulfillment of conditions prescribed therein. 

45/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) 14.11.2017

It prescribes concessional rate of Central tax of 2.5% on scientific and technical equipment, apparatus, equipment (including computers) etc. when supplied to public funded Research institution subject to fulfillment of conditions prescribed therein. 

as amended vide notification No.

9/2018-Central Tax (Rate), dated 25.01.2018.
05/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 25.01.2018

It exempts intra-state supply of services by way of grant of license or lease to explore or mine petroleum crude or natural gas or both, from so much of the Central Tax as is leviable on the consideration paid to Central Government in the form of Central Government share of profit petroleum as defined in the contract. 

08/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 25.01.2018

It partially exempts the Central Tax on intra-state supplies of old and used motor vehicles. 

As amended vide notification No.

04/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 16.01.2025
(w.e.f. 16.01.2025);
12/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 17.09.2025 (w.e.f. 22.09.2025). 

17/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 26.07.2018

Issued under 11(3) to add an explanation 

It added explanation to the notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017 as amended. 

21/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 26.07.2018

It provides partial exemption from payment of Central Tax on specified intra-state supplies of Handicraft goods. 

As amended vide notification No.

20/2021-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.12.2021 (w.e.f. 01.01.2022).
13/2025-Central Tax (rate), dated 17.09.2025.

23/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 20.09.2018
Insertion of explanation under section 11(3) of the CGST Act, 2017

It inserts explanation in the notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 28.06.2017.  
26/2018 - Central Tax (Rate) 31.12.2018
It fully exempts the intra-state supply of gold falling under heading 71.08 of First Schedule of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 when supplied by nominated agency under the Scheme for “Export against Supply by Nominated Agency” from payment of Central Tax subject to specified conditions.

17/2019-Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.09.2019 (01.10.2019).
10/2023-Central Tax (Rate), dated 26.07.2023
(read with corrigendum dated 31.07.2023 (w.e.f. 27.07.2023)

18/2025-Central Tax (Rate), dated 24.10.2025 (w.e.f. 01.11.2025)

19/2019 - Central Tax (Rate) 30.09.2019

It fully exempts all the goods supplied to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN for execution of specified projects from payment of payment of Central Tax subject to fulfillment of specified conditions. 

(w.e.f. 01.10.2019)
05/2021 - Central Tax (Rate) 14.06.2021

It provides exempts (in excess of amount specified) to goods relating to COVID-19 up to 30.09.2021 (inclusive)

(read with corrigendum dated 15.06.2021).
12/2021 - Central Tax (Rate) 30.09.2021

It exempts (in excess of amount specified) to goods relating to COVID-19 from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021. 

49/2023 - Central Tax 29.09.2023

It notified supply of online money gaming; supply of online gaming (other than online money gaming);  and supply of actionable claims in casinos under section 15(5) in respect of which value of supply shall be determined in manner to be determined in prescribed manner. 

(w.e.f. 01.10.2023)
10/2025 - Central Tax (Rate) 17.09.2025

It provides full exemption from payment of central tax to certain intra-state supplies of goods.

Read with Corrigendum dated 18.09.2025