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Declared Tariff

Published rack rate of a hotel room used by Indian GST law to determine the GST slab. Includes room rate plus meal plan rate × adults.

Declared tariff is the published rack rate of the room — what you would charge if the customer paid full price. Indian GST law (CBIC Circular 47/21/2018-GST) uses declared tariff, not the discounted transaction price, to set the GST slab.

For hotels with composite supplies (room + meal plan), declared tariff includes the room rate plus the meal plan rate multiplied by the number of adults. Using room-rate alone underdeclares and creates audit exposure.