A GST-compliant invoice for dairy businesses with FSSAI details, cold chain tracking, batch management, and correct HSN codes for all dairy products.
Dairy is one of the most GST-rate-sensitive industries in India, with products ranging from 0% (exempt) to 12% GST, making accurate classification critical for every invoice. This dairy-specific template handles the complexities that dairy distributors, processors, and retailers face daily. Fresh milk in its natural form (HSN 0401, including pasteurised and UHT milk) is completely GST-exempt. Curd, lassi, and buttermilk when not put up in a unit container and not bearing a registered brand are also exempt. However, the moment these products are packaged and branded, they attract 5% GST. Ghee (HSN 0405, 12% GST), butter (HSN 0405, 12% GST), cheese (HSN 0406, 12% GST), condensed milk (HSN 0402, 5% GST when branded), milk powder (HSN 0402, 5% GST), paneer (HSN 0406, 5% GST branded, exempt unbranded), cream (HSN 0401, 5% GST branded), and flavoured milk (HSN 0402.99, 12% GST) each have distinct HSN codes and rates. The template includes mandatory fields for the dairy industry: FSSAI licence number, batch number, manufacturing date, expiry date (critical for perishable dairy goods), storage temperature requirement, and vehicle temperature at dispatch. These fields are essential for food safety compliance and help maintain the cold chain documentation required by FSSAI. The template supports both direct consumer billing (retail dairy shops) and B2B billing (dairy to distributor or retailer), with quantity fields that support litres, kilograms, and unit containers.
Dairy farm owners, milk processing plants, dairy product distributors, ghee and butter manufacturers, paneer makers, cheese producers, milk booth operators, dairy retail shop owners, ice cream manufacturers, and dairy cooperative societies across India.
Step 1: Enter your dairy business name, GSTIN, FSSAI licence number, and address. Step 2: For each product, select the item type and whether it is branded (packaged) or unbranded (loose). The template will auto-suggest the GST rate based on this. Step 3: Enter the batch number, manufacturing date, and expiry date. Step 4: Enter quantity in litres (for liquid milk products) or kilograms (for solid products like paneer, cheese). Step 5: For cold chain compliance, note the dispatch temperature. Step 6: For B2B sales, enter crate/container details for return tracking. Step 7: For daily route supply, select the route and note the delivery time.
Fresh milk, curd, lassi, and buttermilk are GST-exempt when sold loose (not in pre-packaged and labelled unit containers). Once pre-packaged and labelled, they attract 5% GST as per the July 2022 amendment (Notification 6/2022). Ghee, butter, and cheese attract 12% GST regardless of packaging. Milk powder and condensed milk attract 5% GST. FSSAI registration is mandatory. Dairy products must display manufacturing date, expiry date, batch number, and storage instructions. Cold chain vehicles must maintain temperature logs. Dairy cooperatives may be exempt from income tax but GST applies normally.
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