Service Tax on weigh bridge charges

[Laxmaiah Vanamamula]

Sir,

we have a manufacturing company,

we owing a weigh brige and providing service to truck drivers and charging weighment charges from truck driver

the query is > we are applicable for paying service tax for above ? please clarify

 

Thanking,

V.Laxmaiah 

[Sandeep Soni]

Weigh brige services are not specifically included under Negative List as well as not covered by Mega Exemption notification. So accordingly in our view service tax may be chargeable on weigh bridge services.

[YAGAY and SUN]

This is also subject to Threshold limit.

[Mahir S]

Yes, I also agree to the views posted above by the learned persons.

My point here is that if the Trucks that are entering your factory premises for weighment purpose are carrying inputs/finished products of other outside companies/traders, then Prior Permission from the department is necessary in such case.

AI Summary

Service tax applicability on weighbridge services: may be taxable unless exempt or below the turnover threshold, permission needed for third-party goods.
Weighbridge weighment charges may be subject to service tax because such services are not on the negative list and are not covered by the mega exemption notification; taxability depends on the applicable threshold limit. Where trucks weighed at the premises carry third-party goods, prior departmental permission may be required before providing weighment services to those parties.