Chapter IV — DETERMINATION OF NATURE OF SUPPLY

Section 7Inter-State supply

Section 7: Inter-State supply

7. Inter-State supply

(1)

Subject to the provisions of section 10, supply of goods, where the location of the supplier and the place of supply are in---

(a)

two different States;

(b)

two different Union territories; or

(c)

a State and a Union territory, shall be treated as a supply of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.

(2)

Supply of goods imported into the territory of India, till they cross the customs frontiers of India, shall be treated to be a supply of goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.

(3)

Subject to the provisions of section 12, supply of services, where the location of the supplier and the place of supply are in---

(a)

two different States; or

(b)

two different Union territories; or

(c)

a State and a Union territory, shall be treated as a supply of services in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.

(4)

Supply of services imported into the territory of India shall be treated to be a supply of services in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.

(5)

Supply of goods or services or both,---

(a)

when the supplier is located in India and the place of supply is outside India;

(b)

to or by a Special Economic Zone developer or a Special Economic Zone unit; or

(c)

in the taxable territory, not being an intra-State supply and not covered elsewhere in this section, shall be treated to be a supply of goods or services or both in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.