List of E-commerce Services Notified Under Section 9(5) of GST Act:

List of E-commerce Services Notified Under Section 9(5) of GST Act Usually, the taxes on the supply of goods or services are paid by the supplier. The reverse charge mechanism compels the recipient of goods or services to pay the tax, essentially reversing the chargeability. However, Tax paid u/s 9(5) by the E-Commerce operator, is neither paid by the Buyer or seller. In this mechanism, the E-Commerce Operator is deemed as Seller for purpose of GST Compliance.

Service Supply through E-commerce Operator u/s 9(5)

1. Transportation of passengers by a radio taxi, motor cab, maxi cab and motorcycle The RCM is levied on the Transportation of passengers by a radio taxi, motor cab, maxi cab, and motorcycle when the supplier is a “Taxi Driver or rent a cab operator” and the receiver is “Any Person.” This is notified by Master Notification 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate). 2. Providing accommodation in hotels, inns, guest houses, clubs, campsites or other commercial places meant for residential or lodging purposes The RCM is levied on the above-mentioned services when the supplier is an “Unregistered Hotel, Inn, club, etc.” and the receiver is “Any Person.” This is notified by Master Notification 13/2017-Central Tax (Rate). 3. Restaurant service other than the services supplied by restaurants, eating joints, etc. located at specified premises In the case of Services mentioned above, the RCM is levied when the supplier is an “All types of restaurants (Excl. hotels having rooms above 7500)” and the receiver is “Any Person.” This is inserted by Notification No. 17/2021- Central Tax (Rate), dated 18-11-2021, w.e.f. 1-1-2022. 4. Services by way of house-keeping, such as plumbing, carpentering etc. The supply of services mentioned above attracts RCM when the supplier is “House keeping, Cleaning, Plumbing Etc” and the receiver is “Any Person.” This is inserted by Notification No. 23/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22-8-2017. 5. Transport of passengers by any type of motor vehicle* In the case of the above-mentioned Services, the RCM is levied when the supplier is “Transport of passenger by motor vehicles” and the receiver is “Any person.” This is inserted by Notification No. 17/2021- Central Tax (Rate), dated 18-11-2021, w.e.f. 1-1-2022.

Sr.	Type of Service	Status of Service Provider	Status of Recipient	Description of service	Tax Payable by (Provider)	Tax Payable by (Recipient to E - Commerce operators)	Notification and Effective From
1	Transportation of passengers by a radio-taxi, motorcab, maxicab and motor cycle	Taxi Driver or rent a cab operator	Any Person	Service provided by an agent of business correspondent to business correspondent	Nil	18% by E - Commerce operators	Notification No. 17/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) w.e.f.  01.07.2017
2	Providing accommodation in hotels, inns, guest houses, clubs, campsites or other commercial places meant for residential or lodging purposes	Unregistered Hotel, Inn, Clubs etc	Any Person	Service by way of providing accommodation in hotel, inns, guest house, clubs, campsite or other commercial places meant for residential or lodging purposes	Nil	18% by E-Commerce operators	Notification No. 17/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) w.e.f.  01.07.2017
3	House-keeping, such as plumbing, carpentering etc	Unregistered	Any Person	House-keeping, such as plumbing, carpentering etc	Nil	18% by E-Commerce operators	Inserted by Notification No. 23/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated 22-8-2017
4	Restaurant service	Restaurant  other than  restaurant, eating joints etc. located at specified premises	Any Person	Restaurant service	Nil	5% by E-Commerce operators	Inserted by Notification No. 17/2021- Central Tax (Rate), dated 18-11-2021, w.e.f. 1-1-2022
5	Transport of passengers, by any type of motor vehicles	Transporter	Any Person	Transport of passengers, by any type of motor vehicles	Nil	18% by E-Commerce operators	Inserted by Notification No. 17/2021- Central Tax (Rate), dated 18-11-2021, w.e.f. 1-1-2022

Notification 17/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) and Notification 14/2017 - Integrated Tax (Rate) is the master notification for GST on E-commerce Services under section 9(5) of CGST and 5(5) of IGST Act.