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The Central Sales Tax on the yarn is two percent, while in Tamil Nadu; the Value Added Tax (VAT) is five percent on cotton yarn. Further, fabric is exempted from VAT here. With the high VAT rate on cotton yarn, there is evasion of duty by several powerloom units. They bill the yarn as hank yarn or as fabric to avoid duty.
The Tamil Nadu power loom unit owners have appealed to the State Government to reduce VAT on cotton yarn to two percent.