Whether transportation of goods to Railways is exempted from Service Tax

[abhishek pandey]

Honoured Sirs,

Your guidance is required. I have supplied goods to Railways. Whether I am required to pay service tax on transportation expenses. Is it not exempted being service provided to Railways.

AI Summary

Goods Transported by Road Subject to GST Under Reverse Charge, Not Exempt as Rail-Specific Exemptions Apply A user inquired whether transportation of goods to Railways is exempt from service tax. A respondent clarified that exemptions apply only to specific goods transported by rail, such as relief materials, defense equipment, newspapers, railway materials, agricultural produce, milk, salt, food grains, and organic manure. The user clarified that their goods were transported by road, not rail. Another respondent noted that in this scenario, GST is payable under reverse charge.