AAAR Rules Hookah Flavours Do Not Qualify as “Food or Any Other Article for Human Consumption” Under Schedule II to CGST Act :

The AAAR West Bengal was called upon to determine whether hookah supplied through a hookah apparatus could be treated as restaurant service under paragraph 6(b) of Schedule II to the CGST Act.

GST Not Applicable at Restaurant Service Rate on Tobacco or Herbal Hookah Served

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Jul 21, 2026

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AAAR Rules Hookah Flavours Do Not Qualify as “Food or Any Other Article for Human Consumption” Under Schedule II to CGST Act

The AAAR West Bengal was called upon to determine whether hookah supplied through a hookah apparatus could be treated as restaurant service under paragraph 6(b) of Schedule II to the CGST Act.

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