Notification No. 25/2012-ST dated June 20, 2012 as amended by Notification no. 3/2013 dated 1.3.2013

The exemptions available to transportation of goods by railway and vessel under S. No 20 and services provided by a goods transportation agency (GTA) under S. No.21 are being harmonized.

Accordingly, following services in case of GTA would remain exempt:

Services provided by a goods transport agency, by way of transport in a goods carriage of,-

(a) agricultural produce;

(b) goods, where gross amount charged for the transportation of goods on a consignment transported in a single carriage does not exceed one thousand five hundred rupees;

(c) goods, where gross amount charged for transportation of all such goods for a single consignee does not exceed rupees seven hundred fifty;

(d) foodstuff including flours, tea, coffee, jaggery, sugar, milk products, salt and edible oil, excluding alcoholic beverages;

(e) chemical fertilizer and oilcakes;

(f) newspaper or magazines registered with the Registrar of Newspapers;

(g) relief materials meant for victims of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, accidents or mishap; or

(h) defence or military equipments;”;

 

Goods Transportation Agency exemptions clarified for specified consignments and goods, aligning treatment with rail and vessel transport. Amendments harmonize exemptions so that GTA services by way of transport in a goods carriage remain exempt only for specified categories: agricultural produce; consignments with gross transport charges below the single carriage threshold; consignments for a single consignee below the single consignee threshold; specified foodstuffs (excluding alcoholic beverages); chemical fertilizer and oilcakes; registered newspapers and magazines; relief materials for disaster victims; and defence or military equipment.