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Tailoring is a service supply at 18% GST when offered without cloth, or 5% as job-work when stitching customer-supplied fabric. Most local tailors operate below the ₹20 lakh threshold and don't need GST, but those running multi-counter setups (especially blouse specialists in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur) cross the threshold quickly. FilingLab handles registration for tailoring entities — typically sole prop with MSME / Udyam + Shop Act + voluntary GST for input credit.
Quirk to know
Tailoring of customer-supplied fabric = job-work, taxed at 5%. Tailoring of own fabric = mixed supply at 12-18%. Threshold ₹20 lakh for service GST registration.
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FAQ
5% if stitching customer-supplied cloth (job-work). 18% if your own cloth + stitching combined.
Above ₹20 lakh annual turnover (services). Below that, voluntary registration is allowed and useful for getting input credit on rent, electricity, sewing-machine purchases.
Yes — eligible since tailoring is a business. Pay tax on 8% (cash receipts) or 6% (digital receipts) of turnover up to ₹3 crore. Massive simplification.