SALES & CUSTOMER CONTRACTS

Job Work Agreement (GST Section 143)

Use when a principal sends raw materials, semi-finished goods or capital goods to a job worker for processing without paying GST on the movement. Works whether you are the principal or the job worker.

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First party (your business) *

First party entity type

First party registered address *

First party signatory & designation *

Second party *

Second party entity type

Second party address *

Second party signatory & designation *

Your role

Job work process *

Materials to be sent *

Job charges *

Permitted process wastage (%)

Processing time per lot (days)Your commercial turnaround. The legal outer limit is 1 year for inputs and 3 years for capital goods.

Credit period (days from acceptance, max 45) *Section 15 of the MSMED Act caps the agreed period at 45 days when the supplier is a micro or small enterprise. Higher values are capped at 45 in the document.

Your Udyam number (if registered)Lets the document invoke your MSMED Act payment protections.

Term (months) *

Termination notice (days) *

Place *

Date *

Courts / seat of arbitration (city) *

Laws this relies on

CGST Act, 2017 · Section 143Inputs must come back within 1 year and capital goods within 3 years of being sent, or they are treated as supplied on the day they were sent.
CGST Rules, 2017 · Rule 45Goods sent to a job worker must move under a delivery challan; the principal reports them in Form GST ITC-04.
Indian Contract Act, 1872The job worker holds the principal's materials as a bailee and must take reasonable care of them.
MSMED Act, 2006 · Sections 15–16A micro/small job worker must be paid within the agreed period (max 45 days).

How to execute

Print on non-judicial stamp paper of the value your state requires (or e-stamp), then sign with witnesses.

Print on non-judicial stamp paper or an e-stamp certificate of the value prescribed by the Stamp Act of the state where it is signed — stamp duty varies by state. Both parties should initial every page and sign before two witnesses. Keep copies of every delivery challan, and diarise the 1-year (inputs) and 3-year (capital goods) return deadlines per challan.

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This is a general template, not legal advice. Laws, stamp duty and procedures vary by state and change over time — have a qualified advocate review it for your facts before signing or sending.