1. Value of supply of goods or services where the consideration is not wholly in money
Where the supply of goods or services is for a consideration not wholly in money, the value of the supply shall,
(a) be the open market value of such supply;
(b) if open market value is not available, be the sum total of consideration in money and any
such further amount in money as is equivalent to the consideration not in money if such
amount is known at the time of supply;
(c) if the value of supply is not determinable under clause (a) or clause (b), be the value of
supply of goods or services or both of like kind and quality;
(d) if value is not determinable under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c), be the sum total of
consideration in money and such further amount in money that is equivalent to
consideration not in money as determined by application of rule 4 or rule 5 in that order.
Illustration:
(1) Where a new phone is supplied for Rs.20000 along with the exchange of an old phone and if the
price of the new phone without exchange is Rs.24000, the open market value of the new phone is Rs
24000.
(2) Where a laptop is supplied for Rs.40000 along with a barter of printer that is manufactured by
the recipient and the value of the printer known at the time of supply is Rs.4000 but the open market value
of the laptop is not known, the value of the supply of laptop is Rs.44000.
2. Value of supply of goods or services or both between distinct or related persons, other than through an agent
The value of the supply of goods or services or both between distinct persons as specified in sub-section
(4) and (5) of section 25 or where the supplier and recipient are related, other than where the supply is
made through an agent, shall,-
(a) be the open market value of such supply;
(b) if open market value is not available, be the value of supply of goods or services of like kind
and quality;
(c) if value is not determinable under clause (a) or (b), be the value as determined by application
of rule 4 or rule 5, in that order:
Provided that where goods are intended for further supply as such by the recipient, the value shall, at the
option of the supplier, be an amount equivalent to ninety percent of the price charged for the supply of
goods of like kind and quality by the recipient to his customer not being a related person:
Provided further that where the recipient is eligible for full input tax credit, the value declared in the
invoice shall be deemed to be the open market value of goods or services:
3. Value of supply of goods made or received through an agent
The value of supply of goods between the principal and his agent shall,-
(a) be the open market value of the goods being supplied, or at the option of the supplier, be
ninety percent of the price charged for the supply of goods of like kind and quality by the
recipient to his customer not being a related person, where the goods are intended for
further supply by the said recipient;
Illustration: Where a principal supplies groundnut to his agent and the agent is supplying groundnuts of
like kind and quality in subsequent supplies at a price of Rs.5000 per quintal on the day of supply.
Another independent supplier is supplying groundnuts of like kind and quality to the said agent at the
price of Rs.4550 per quintal. The value of the supply made by the principal shall be Rs.4550 per quintal
or where he exercises the option the value shall be 90% of the Rs.5000 i.e. is Rs.4500 per quintal.
(b) where the value of a supply is not determinable under clause (a), the same shall be
determined by application of rule 4 or rule 5 in that order.
4. Value of supply of goods or services or both based on cost
Where the value of a supply of goods or services or both is not determinable by any of the
preceding rules, the value shall be one hundred and ten percent of the cost of production or manufacture
or cost of acquisition of such goods or cost of provision of such services.
5. Residual method for determination of value of supply of goods or services or both
Where the value of supply of goods or services or both cannot be determined under rules 1 to 4,
the same shall be determined using reasonable means consistent with the principles and general
provisions of section 15 and these rules:
Provided that in case of supply of services, the supplier may opt for this rule, disregarding rule 4.
6. Determination of value in respect of certain supplies
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the value in respect of supplies specified below
shall, at the option of the supplier, be determined in the manner provided hereinafter.
(2) The value of supply of services in relation to purchase or sale of foreign currency, including money
changing, shall be determined by the supplier of service in the following manner:-
(a) For a currency, when exchanged from, or to, Indian Rupees (INR), the value shall be equal to the
difference in the buying rate or the selling rate, as the case may be, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
reference rate for that currency at that time, multiplied by the total units of currency:
Provided that in case where the RBI reference rate for a currency is not available, the value shall be 1% of
the gross amount of Indian Rupees provided or received by the person changing the money:
Provided further that in case where neither of the currencies exchanged is Indian Rupee, the value shall be
equal to 1% of the lesser of the two amounts the person changing the money would have received by
converting any of the two currencies into Indian Rupee on that day at the reference rate provided by RBI.
Provided also that a person supplying the services may exercise option to ascertain value in terms of
clause (b) for a financial year and such option shall not be withdrawn during the remaining part of that
financial year.
(b) At the option of supplier of services, the value in relation to supply of foreign currency, including
money changing, shall be deemed to be
(i) one per cent. of the gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount up to one lakh rupees,
subject to a minimum amount of two hundred and fifty rupees;
(ii) one thousand rupees and half of a per cent. of the gross amount of currency exchanged for an
amount exceeding one lakh rupees and up to ten lakh rupees; and
(iii) five thousand and five hundred rupees and one tenth of a per cent. of the gross amount of
currency exchanged for an amount exceeding ten lakh rupees, subject to maximum amount of
sixty thousand rupees.
(3) The value of supply of services in relation to booking of tickets for travel by air provided by an air
travel agent, shall be deemed to be an amount calculated at the rate of five percent. of the basic fare in the
case of domestic bookings, and at the rate of ten per cent. of the basic fare in the case of international
bookings of passage for travel by air.
Explanation - For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expression “basic fare” means that part of the air fare
on which commission is normally paid to the air travel agent by the airline.
(4) The value of supply of services in relation to life insurance business shall be:
(a) the gross premium charged from a policy holder reduced by the amount allocated for investment, or
savings on behalf of the policy holder, if such amount is intimated to the policy holder at the time of
supply of service;
(b) in case of single premium annuity policies other than (a), ten per cent. of single premium charged
from the policy holder; or
(c) in all other cases, twenty five per cent. of the premium charged from the policy holder in the first
year and twelve and a half per cent. of the premium charged from policy holder in subsequent years:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-rule shall apply where the entire premium paid by the policy
holder is only towards the risk cover in life insurance.
(5) Where a taxable supply is provided by a person dealing in buying and selling of second hand goods
i.e. used goods as such or after such minor processing which does not change the nature of the goods and
where no input tax credit has been availed on purchase of such goods the value of supply shall be the
difference between the selling price and purchase price and where the value of such supply is negative it
shall be ignored:
Provided that the purchase value of goods repossessed from a defaulting borrower, who is not registered,
for the purpose of recovery of a loan or debt shall be deemed to be the purchase price of such goods by
the defaulting borrower reduced by five percentage points for every quarter or part thereof, between the
date of purchase and the date of disposal by the person making such repossession.
(6) The value of a token, or a voucher, or a coupon, or a stamp (other than postage stamp) which is
redeemable against a supply of goods or services or both shall be equal to the money value of the goods
or services or both redeemable against such token, voucher, coupon, or stamp.
(7)The value of taxable services provided by such class of service providers as may be notified by the
Government on the recommendations of the Council as referred to in paragraph 2 of Schedule I between
distinct persons as referred to in section 25, where input tax credit is available, shall be deemed to be NIL.
7. Value of supply of services in case of pure agent
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the expenditure or costs incurred by a supplier as a
pure agent of the recipient of supply shall be excluded from the value of supply, if all the following
conditions are satisfied, namely:-
(i) the supplier acts as a pure agent of the recipient of the supply, when he makes payment to the
third party on authorization by such recipient;
(ii) the payment made by the pure agent on behalf of the recipient of supply has been separately
indicated in the invoice issued by the pure agent to the recipient of service; and
(iii) the supplies procured by the pure agent from the third party as a pure agent of the recipient of
supply are in addition to the services he supplies on his own account.
Explanation . - For the purposes of this rule, “pure agent” means a person who -
(a) enters into a contractual agreement with the recipient of supply to act as his pure agent to incur
expenditure or costs in the course of supply of goods or services or both;
(b) neither intends to hold nor holds any title to the goods or services or both so procured or supplied
as pure agent of the recipient of supply;
(c) does not use for his own interest such goods or services so procured; and
(d) receives only the actual amount incurred to procure such goods or services in addition to the
amount received for supply he provides on his own account .
Illustration. Corporate services firm A is engaged to handle the legal work pertaining to the incorporation
of Company B. Other than its service fees, A also recovers from B, registration fee and approval fee for
the name of the company paid to Registrar of the Companies. The fees charged by the Registrar of the
companies registration and approval of the name are compulsorily levied on B. A is merely acting as a
pure agent in the payment of those fees. Therefore, A’s recovery of such expenses is a disbursement and
not part of the value of supply made by A to B.
8. Rate of exchange of currency, other than Indian rupees, for determination of value
The rate of exchange for determination of value of taxable goods or services or both shall be the
applicable reference rate for that currency as determined by the Reserve Bank of India on the date of time
of supply in respect of such supply in terms of section 12 or, as the case may be, section 13 of the Act.
9. Value of supply inclusive of integrated tax, central tax, State tax, Union territory tax
Where the value of supply is inclusive of integrated tax or, as the case may be, central tax, State tax,
Union territory tax, the tax amount shall be determined in the following manner,
Tax amount= Value inclusive of taxes X tax rate in % of IGST or as the case may be CGST, SGST or UTGST (100+ sum of tax rates, as applicable, in %)
Explanation.- For the purposes of this Chapter,-
(a) “open market value” of a supply of goods or services or both means the full value in money,
excluding the integrated tax, central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and the cess payable by a
person in a transaction, where the supplier and the recipient of the supply are not related and price is
the sole consideration, to obtain such supply at the same time when the supply being valued is made.
(b) “supply of goods or services or both of like kind and quality” means any other supply of goods
or services or both made under similar circumstances that, in respect of the characteristics, quality,
quantity, functional components, materials, and reputation of the goods or services or both first
mentioned, is the same as, or closely or substantially resembles, that supply of goods or services or
both