Importers do not need state-wise registration under GST regime

Importers with godowns or those which store goods at customs warehouses in different states got relief from the advance authority of ruling (AAR) under the goods and services tax (GST) regime.
 
The AAR, Maharashtra, in two recent rulings, said that these companies do not need a separate registration in each state and that a registration where their headquarters are located would be enough. These firms can sell products in different states and raise invoices against their head offices, it ruled.
 
Harpreet Singh, partner at KPMG, said in one of the cases, the petitioner —  Aarel Import Export —noted