Brief discussion about Embassies and Consulates

The Foreign Diplomatic Missions in India are allowed to take refund on GST paid in India, they can claim the GST paid by them as per the norms & bilateral agreement between the two nations.

Following are subject to such Privileges:

A specialized agency of the United Nations Organization (UNO)
A Multilateral Financial Institution and Organization notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947
Embassy and Consulates of Foreign Countries in India

For GST

The organization listed above are granted a Unique Identification Number (UIN). The UIN has to be quoted by Embassy or diplomats( including family members) on every purchase of goods & services made by them for enabling refund of GST paid by them on such purchases.

For VAT

Value Added Tax (VAT) paid while making purchases can be refunded to the diplomatic missions for both official as well as personal use of diplomats. The TIN ( Taxpayer Identification No.) of Embassy should be quoted on every purchase invoice to enable VAT refunds . The invoice value should be above INR 5000. VAT is applicable on-

Fuel (Petrol/ Diesel) – VAT is applicable on both Petrol and Diesel. In Delhi, VAT is levied at the rate of 30%* on petrol and 16.75%* on diesel.
Liquor- VAT is levied at the rate of 25%* or more depending on the category of Liquor

*Subject to change by Government from time to time

How we can help?

GST Suvidha has been providing consultancy to more than 50 Foreign Diplomatic missions in India. We are providing consultancy to not just Foreign embassies but also to the consulates located at different parts of Country. We have always strived hard to provide the best in class services to
diplomatic missions, also with a policy of zero financial loss to them. We coordinate with the GST authority to make sure that refunds are processed by them immediately. Also we help them to resolve any issues arising on account of Refund filling. we help in filling VAT refund and claiming the refund for the same.

We will be collect scanned copies of the invoices from the Embassy.
The entire data is punched by us in the GST portal. A summary is sent to the Embassy with the official and personal(Individual Diplomats) refund status.
The refund application (GST RFD 10 & GSTR11) is filed at every quarter and all the necessary formalities for issuance of refund is taken care by us
Preparing the documents for the offline submission.
Collection of the documents prepared by the embassy and submitting to the GST office.
Following up with the GST department till the refund is credited to Embassy’s Bank A/c.
Preparing the reply to the queries of GST department (if any)
Visiting to the GST department if required for any purpose.
Usually the embassy staff is busy with routine day to day work and does not have time for preparing tax refund application, therefore availing our services ensures no disruption in day to day work.
On time compliance : We collect invoices at the end of every quarter and prepare the tax refund application. This ensures timely refund of GST paid by Diplomats & Embassy. We provide complete end to end services without botheration of employees and officers of Embassy/Consulate.
Our services are constant and continuous as it is not impacted by Diplomats being transferred to other countries or Employees leaving the Embassy.
We provide complete transparency for break up of individual refund amount of Diplomats & Official refunds.

Services Provided by us

Filling of GST Refund Application

We provide end to end services to Embassy/Consulates in filling their GST refund application and getting their refunds in their bank account.

Filling of VAT Refund Application

We provide end to end services to Embassy/Consulates in filling their VAT refund application and getting their refunds in their bank account.

Coordination with GST/VAT Department

We ensure to provide all the information and clear queries of GST/VAT Department, so that refunds are initiated as soon as possible.

Employees Provident Fund & Compliance

We help Embassies/Consulates in getting Provident Fund registration and filling returns timely

Appeals in GST/VAT Department

We file appeals on the behalf of Embassies/Consulates in case of any refund rejected by GST/VAT Department.

OUR Associations

We are Consultants to Foreign Diplomatic Missions

Some of our prestigious Clients include:

Embassy of Suriname
Embassy of Togo
Embassy of Tajikistan
Embassy of Libya
Delegation of European Union
Embassy of Israel
Consulate of China- Kolkata
Consulate of Germany- Kolkata
Consulate of Egypt- Mumbai
Consulate of Spain- Mumbai
Consulate of United States of America- Chennai
Consulate of United States of America - Hyderabad
Embassy of Madagascar
Consulate of Netherlands