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Chapter --- 
 
COMPOSITION RULES 
 
1. Intimation for composition levy 
 
(1)  Any person who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under sub-rule (1) of 
rule Registration.17 and who opts to pay tax under section 10, shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code 
(EVC), on the Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the 
Commissioner, prior to the appointed day, but not later than thirty days after the said day, or such 
further period as may be extended by the Commissioner in this behalf: 
Provided that where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the 
registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply 
for supplies made after the said day.  
 
(2) Any person who applies for registration under rule Registration.1 may give an option to pay 
tax under section 10 in Part B of FORM GST REG-01, which shall be considered as an 
intimation to pay tax under the said section. 
 
(3) Any registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-02, duly signed or verified through EVC, on the Common 
Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner prior to the 
commencement of the financial year for which the option to pay tax under the aforesaid section 
is exercised and shall furnish the statement in FORM GST ITC-3 in accordance with the 
provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule ITC.9 within sixty days from the commencement of the 
relevant financial year, 
 
(4)  Any person who files an intimation under sub-rule (1) to pay tax under section 10 shall 
furnish the details of stock, including the inward supply of goods received from unregistered 
persons, held by him on the day preceding the date from which he opts to pay tax under the said 
section, electronically, in FORM GST CMP-03, on the Common Portal, either directly or 
through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, within sixty days of the date from 
which the option for composition levy is exercised or within such further period as may be 
extended by the Commissioner in this behalf. 
(5) Any intimation under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) in respect of any place of business in any 
State or Union territory shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
 2. Effective date for composition levy 
 
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Chapter --- 
 
COMPOSITION RULES 
 
1. Intimation for composition levy 
 
(1)  Any person who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under sub-rule (1) of 
rule Registration.17 and who opts to pay tax under section 10, shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code 
(EVC), on the Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the 
Commissioner, prior to the appointed day, but not later than thirty days after the said day, or such 
further period as may be extended by the Commissioner in this behalf: 
Provided that where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the 
registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply 
for supplies made after the said day.  
 
(2) Any person who applies for registration under rule Registration.1 may give an option to pay 
tax under section 10 in Part B of FORM GST REG-01, which shall be considered as an 
intimation to pay tax under the said section. 
 
(3) Any registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-02, duly signed or verified through EVC, on the Common 
Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner prior to the 
commencement of the financial year for which the option to pay tax under the aforesaid section 
is exercised and shall furnish the statement in FORM GST ITC-3 in accordance with the 
provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule ITC.9 within sixty days from the commencement of the 
relevant financial year, 
 
(4)  Any person who files an intimation under sub-rule (1) to pay tax under section 10 shall 
furnish the details of stock, including the inward supply of goods received from unregistered 
persons, held by him on the day preceding the date from which he opts to pay tax under the said 
section, electronically, in FORM GST CMP-03, on the Common Portal, either directly or 
through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, within sixty days of the date from 
which the option for composition levy is exercised or within such further period as may be 
extended by the Commissioner in this behalf. 
(5) Any intimation under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) in respect of any place of business in any 
State or Union territory shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
 2. Effective date for composition levy 
 
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(1) The option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the beginning of the financial 
year, where the intimation is filed under sub-rule (3) of rule 1 and the appointed day where 
intimation is filed under sub-rule (1) of the said rule. 
  
(2) The intimation under sub-rule (2) of rule 1 shall be considered only after grant of registration 
to the applicant and his option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the date fixed 
under sub-rule (2) or (3) of rule Registration.3. 
 
3. Conditions and restrictions for composition levy 
 
(1) The person exercising the option to pay tax under section 10 shall comply with the 
following conditions: 
(a) he is neither a casual taxable person nor a non-resident taxable person; 
(b) the goods held in stock by him on the appointed day have not been purchased in the 
course of inter-State trade or commerce or imported from a place outside India or received from 
his branch situated outside the State or from his agent or principal outside the State, where the 
option is exercised under sub-rule (1) of rule 1; 
(c) the goods held in stock by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier 
and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9; 
(d) he shall pay tax under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 9 on inward supply of 
goods or services or both; 
(e) he was not engaged in the manufacture of goods as notified under clause (e) of sub-
section (2) of section 10, during the preceding financial year; 
(f) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person, not eligible to collect tax on 
supplies” at the top of the bill of supply issued by him; and 
(g) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person” on every notice or signboard 
displayed at a prominent place at his principal place of business and at every additional place or 
places of business.  
 
(2) The registered person paying tax under section 10 may not file a fresh intimation every year 
and he may continue to pay tax under the said section subject to the provisions of the Act and 
these rules.   
 
4     Validity of composition levy 
(1) The option exercised by a registered person to pay tax under section 10 shall remain valid 
so long as he satisfies all the conditions mentioned in the said section and these rules. 
 
(2) The person referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be liable to pay tax under sub-section (1) of 
section 9 from the day he ceases to satisfy any of the conditions mentioned in section 10 or these 
rules and shall issue tax invoice for every taxable supply made thereafter and he shall also file an 
intimation for withdrawal from the scheme in FORM GST CMP-04 within seven days of 
occurrence of such event. 
 
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Chapter --- 
 
COMPOSITION RULES 
 
1. Intimation for composition levy 
 
(1)  Any person who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under sub-rule (1) of 
rule Registration.17 and who opts to pay tax under section 10, shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code 
(EVC), on the Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the 
Commissioner, prior to the appointed day, but not later than thirty days after the said day, or such 
further period as may be extended by the Commissioner in this behalf: 
Provided that where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the 
registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply 
for supplies made after the said day.  
 
(2) Any person who applies for registration under rule Registration.1 may give an option to pay 
tax under section 10 in Part B of FORM GST REG-01, which shall be considered as an 
intimation to pay tax under the said section. 
 
(3) Any registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-02, duly signed or verified through EVC, on the Common 
Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner prior to the 
commencement of the financial year for which the option to pay tax under the aforesaid section 
is exercised and shall furnish the statement in FORM GST ITC-3 in accordance with the 
provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule ITC.9 within sixty days from the commencement of the 
relevant financial year, 
 
(4)  Any person who files an intimation under sub-rule (1) to pay tax under section 10 shall 
furnish the details of stock, including the inward supply of goods received from unregistered 
persons, held by him on the day preceding the date from which he opts to pay tax under the said 
section, electronically, in FORM GST CMP-03, on the Common Portal, either directly or 
through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, within sixty days of the date from 
which the option for composition levy is exercised or within such further period as may be 
extended by the Commissioner in this behalf. 
(5) Any intimation under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) in respect of any place of business in any 
State or Union territory shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
 2. Effective date for composition levy 
 
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(1) The option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the beginning of the financial 
year, where the intimation is filed under sub-rule (3) of rule 1 and the appointed day where 
intimation is filed under sub-rule (1) of the said rule. 
  
(2) The intimation under sub-rule (2) of rule 1 shall be considered only after grant of registration 
to the applicant and his option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the date fixed 
under sub-rule (2) or (3) of rule Registration.3. 
 
3. Conditions and restrictions for composition levy 
 
(1) The person exercising the option to pay tax under section 10 shall comply with the 
following conditions: 
(a) he is neither a casual taxable person nor a non-resident taxable person; 
(b) the goods held in stock by him on the appointed day have not been purchased in the 
course of inter-State trade or commerce or imported from a place outside India or received from 
his branch situated outside the State or from his agent or principal outside the State, where the 
option is exercised under sub-rule (1) of rule 1; 
(c) the goods held in stock by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier 
and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9; 
(d) he shall pay tax under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 9 on inward supply of 
goods or services or both; 
(e) he was not engaged in the manufacture of goods as notified under clause (e) of sub-
section (2) of section 10, during the preceding financial year; 
(f) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person, not eligible to collect tax on 
supplies” at the top of the bill of supply issued by him; and 
(g) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person” on every notice or signboard 
displayed at a prominent place at his principal place of business and at every additional place or 
places of business.  
 
(2) The registered person paying tax under section 10 may not file a fresh intimation every year 
and he may continue to pay tax under the said section subject to the provisions of the Act and 
these rules.   
 
4     Validity of composition levy 
(1) The option exercised by a registered person to pay tax under section 10 shall remain valid 
so long as he satisfies all the conditions mentioned in the said section and these rules. 
 
(2) The person referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be liable to pay tax under sub-section (1) of 
section 9 from the day he ceases to satisfy any of the conditions mentioned in section 10 or these 
rules and shall issue tax invoice for every taxable supply made thereafter and he shall also file an 
intimation for withdrawal from the scheme in FORM GST CMP-04 within seven days of 
occurrence of such event. 
 
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(3) The registered person who intends to withdraw from the composition scheme shall, before 
the date of such withdrawal, file an application in FORM GST CMP-04, duly signed or verified 
through EVC, electronically on the Common Portal. 
 
(4) Where the proper officer has reasons to believe that the registered person was not eligible to 
pay tax under section 10 or has contravened the provisions of the Act or these rules, he may issue 
a notice to such person in FORM GST CMP-05 to show cause within fifteen days of the receipt 
of such notice as to why option to pay tax under section 10 should not be denied. 
 
(5) Upon receipt of reply to the show cause notice issued under sub-rule (4) from the registered 
person in FORM GST CMP-06, the proper officer shall issue an order in FORM GST CMP-07 
within thirty days of receipt of such reply, either accepting the reply, or denying the option to 
pay tax under section 10 from the date of option or from the date of the event concerning such 
contravention, as the case may be. 
 
(6) Every person who has furnished an intimation under sub-rule (2) or filed an application for 
withdrawal under sub-rule (3) or a person in respect of whom an order of withdrawal of option 
has been passed in FORM GST CMP-07 under sub-rule (5), may electronically furnish at the 
Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified  by the Commissioner, a 
statement in FORM GST ITC-01 containing details of the stock of inputs and inputs contained 
in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock by him on the date on which the option is 
withdrawn or denied, within 30 days, from the date from which the option is withdrawn or from 
the date of order passed in FORM GST CMP-07, as the case may be. 
(7) Any intimation or application for withdrawal under sub-rule (2) or (3) or denial of the option 
to pay tax under section 10 in accordance with sub-rule (5) in respect of any place of business in 
any State or Union territory, shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
5. Rate of tax of the composition levy 
 
The category of registered persons, eligible for composition levy under section 10 and these 
rules, specified in column (2) of the Table below shall pay tax under section 10 at the rate 
specified in column (3) of the said Table: 
 
Sl No. Category of registered persons Rate of tax 
(1) (2) (3) 
1 Manufacturers, other than manufacturers of such 
goods as may be notified by the Government  
one per cent. 
2 Suppliers making supplies referred to in   clause (b) 
of paragraph 6 of Schedule II 
two and a half per cent. 
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Chapter --- 
 
COMPOSITION RULES 
 
1. Intimation for composition levy 
 
(1)  Any person who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under sub-rule (1) of 
rule Registration.17 and who opts to pay tax under section 10, shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code 
(EVC), on the Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the 
Commissioner, prior to the appointed day, but not later than thirty days after the said day, or such 
further period as may be extended by the Commissioner in this behalf: 
Provided that where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the 
registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply 
for supplies made after the said day.  
 
(2) Any person who applies for registration under rule Registration.1 may give an option to pay 
tax under section 10 in Part B of FORM GST REG-01, which shall be considered as an 
intimation to pay tax under the said section. 
 
(3) Any registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 shall electronically file an 
intimation in FORM GST CMP-02, duly signed or verified through EVC, on the Common 
Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner prior to the 
commencement of the financial year for which the option to pay tax under the aforesaid section 
is exercised and shall furnish the statement in FORM GST ITC-3 in accordance with the 
provisions of sub-rule (4) of rule ITC.9 within sixty days from the commencement of the 
relevant financial year, 
 
(4)  Any person who files an intimation under sub-rule (1) to pay tax under section 10 shall 
furnish the details of stock, including the inward supply of goods received from unregistered 
persons, held by him on the day preceding the date from which he opts to pay tax under the said 
section, electronically, in FORM GST CMP-03, on the Common Portal, either directly or 
through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, within sixty days of the date from 
which the option for composition levy is exercised or within such further period as may be 
extended by the Commissioner in this behalf. 
(5) Any intimation under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) in respect of any place of business in any 
State or Union territory shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
 2. Effective date for composition levy 
 
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(1) The option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the beginning of the financial 
year, where the intimation is filed under sub-rule (3) of rule 1 and the appointed day where 
intimation is filed under sub-rule (1) of the said rule. 
  
(2) The intimation under sub-rule (2) of rule 1 shall be considered only after grant of registration 
to the applicant and his option to pay tax under section 10 shall be effective from the date fixed 
under sub-rule (2) or (3) of rule Registration.3. 
 
3. Conditions and restrictions for composition levy 
 
(1) The person exercising the option to pay tax under section 10 shall comply with the 
following conditions: 
(a) he is neither a casual taxable person nor a non-resident taxable person; 
(b) the goods held in stock by him on the appointed day have not been purchased in the 
course of inter-State trade or commerce or imported from a place outside India or received from 
his branch situated outside the State or from his agent or principal outside the State, where the 
option is exercised under sub-rule (1) of rule 1; 
(c) the goods held in stock by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier 
and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9; 
(d) he shall pay tax under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 9 on inward supply of 
goods or services or both; 
(e) he was not engaged in the manufacture of goods as notified under clause (e) of sub-
section (2) of section 10, during the preceding financial year; 
(f) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person, not eligible to collect tax on 
supplies” at the top of the bill of supply issued by him; and 
(g) he shall mention the words “composition taxable person” on every notice or signboard 
displayed at a prominent place at his principal place of business and at every additional place or 
places of business.  
 
(2) The registered person paying tax under section 10 may not file a fresh intimation every year 
and he may continue to pay tax under the said section subject to the provisions of the Act and 
these rules.   
 
4     Validity of composition levy 
(1) The option exercised by a registered person to pay tax under section 10 shall remain valid 
so long as he satisfies all the conditions mentioned in the said section and these rules. 
 
(2) The person referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be liable to pay tax under sub-section (1) of 
section 9 from the day he ceases to satisfy any of the conditions mentioned in section 10 or these 
rules and shall issue tax invoice for every taxable supply made thereafter and he shall also file an 
intimation for withdrawal from the scheme in FORM GST CMP-04 within seven days of 
occurrence of such event. 
 
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(3) The registered person who intends to withdraw from the composition scheme shall, before 
the date of such withdrawal, file an application in FORM GST CMP-04, duly signed or verified 
through EVC, electronically on the Common Portal. 
 
(4) Where the proper officer has reasons to believe that the registered person was not eligible to 
pay tax under section 10 or has contravened the provisions of the Act or these rules, he may issue 
a notice to such person in FORM GST CMP-05 to show cause within fifteen days of the receipt 
of such notice as to why option to pay tax under section 10 should not be denied. 
 
(5) Upon receipt of reply to the show cause notice issued under sub-rule (4) from the registered 
person in FORM GST CMP-06, the proper officer shall issue an order in FORM GST CMP-07 
within thirty days of receipt of such reply, either accepting the reply, or denying the option to 
pay tax under section 10 from the date of option or from the date of the event concerning such 
contravention, as the case may be. 
 
(6) Every person who has furnished an intimation under sub-rule (2) or filed an application for 
withdrawal under sub-rule (3) or a person in respect of whom an order of withdrawal of option 
has been passed in FORM GST CMP-07 under sub-rule (5), may electronically furnish at the 
Common Portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified  by the Commissioner, a 
statement in FORM GST ITC-01 containing details of the stock of inputs and inputs contained 
in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock by him on the date on which the option is 
withdrawn or denied, within 30 days, from the date from which the option is withdrawn or from 
the date of order passed in FORM GST CMP-07, as the case may be. 
(7) Any intimation or application for withdrawal under sub-rule (2) or (3) or denial of the option 
to pay tax under section 10 in accordance with sub-rule (5) in respect of any place of business in 
any State or Union territory, shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of 
business registered on the same PAN.  
 
5. Rate of tax of the composition levy 
 
The category of registered persons, eligible for composition levy under section 10 and these 
rules, specified in column (2) of the Table below shall pay tax under section 10 at the rate 
specified in column (3) of the said Table: 
 
Sl No. Category of registered persons Rate of tax 
(1) (2) (3) 
1 Manufacturers, other than manufacturers of such 
goods as may be notified by the Government  
one per cent. 
2 Suppliers making supplies referred to in   clause (b) 
of paragraph 6 of Schedule II 
two and a half per cent. 
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3 Any other supplier eligible for composition levy 
under section 10 and these rules 
half per cent. 
 
 
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