No Ayush certificate? No GST relief on herbal smoke sticks

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, Goods and Service Tax, turned down an appeal filed by a firm seeking a reduction from the current 28% GST slab for its ‘herbal smoke'. The smoke sticks that the firm sells fall neither in the category of ‘medicinal cigarette' nor do they have certification from the ministry of AYUSH that they are ayurvedic products. The firm involved i…