Kinnaur Indo-China Trade Association seeks IGST exemption ahead of GST Council meet

Shimla, September 16 (UNI)The Kinnaur Indo-China Trade Association via Shipki La has urged the Centre and the GST Council to consider an exemption from Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for eligible traditional border trade through Shipki La, ahead of the 57th GST Council meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 7. Association president Hishey Negi said the traditional trade route between India and China through Shipki La was fundamentally different from conventional commercial imports handled through established ports and therefore required a separate consideration under the GST framework. He said Shipki La trade had a distinct…