GST norms eased for textile job work, no registration for smaller units

Master weavers who coerce units with under Rs 20 lakh sales to get registered to face action

T E Narasimhan 

Chennai, 25 July

The Ministry of Textiles has clarified that GST registration is not required for job workers/ job units whose annual turnover does not exceed Rs 20 lakh. The ministry has also warned of action against master weavers who insist small job units must themselves GST registered.

The development comes after the ministry received various notices and representations from job workers saying that a few master weavers and grey cloth traders are insisting job workers and job working weaving units with turnover of less than Rs 20 lakh get themselves GST registered.

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