Dairy company Heritage Foods said it will claim a refund of more than ₹4.53 crore Goods and Services Tax paid under protest consequent to the Supreme Court dismissing a special leave petition in a matter pertaining to flavoured milk HSN classification and the applicable rate of GST.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP filed by the GST Department of Andhra Pradesh against the final judgement passed by High Court of Andhra Pradesh in a writ petition. Pursuant to the dismissal of the SLP, flavoured milk is now conclusively classifiable under tariff heading 04029990, attracting 5% GST, as opposed to heading 22029990, which attracts 12% GST.
The company said the more ₹4.53 crore it paid under protest consists of IGST of around ₹17 lakh and CGST and SGST of over ₹2.18 crore each.
Published – July 21, 2025 09:08 pm IST