New Delhi: The GST Council on October 7 is likely to consider a proposal to make the definition of export aligned with commercial activities generating foreign exchange earned and also remove ambiguity over the export status of services supplied through an Indian company's overseas branch, sources said.
Aligning the export provision with the way services are actually exported, the proposal before the 57th meeting of the Council is with regard to exporters who work through a branch office abroad, which is the ordinary structure for an Indian firm with overseas clients. The client deals with the local overseas office, signs the contract there, and payment is often routed through it.
