https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=120722 The issue is whether marketing fees paid to a non resident consultant by an international freight forwarder constitute intermediary services. Experts indicate that freight forwarders and forwarding agents are distinct and that such marketing fees are not intermediary services under current GST law. However, a pending amendment to the place of supply provisions of the IGST Act may cause agentlike marketing services from abroad to be treated as imports of service, attracting IGST. en-us Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:32:45 +0530 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:42:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=120722 The issue is whether marketing fees paid to a non resident consultant by an international freight forwarder constitute intermediary services. Experts indicate that freight forwarders and forwarding agents are distinct and that such marketing fees are not intermediary services under current GST law. However, a pending amendment to the place of supply provisions of the IGST Act may cause agentlike marketing services from abroad to be treated as imports of service, attracting IGST. Discussion-Forum GST Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:32:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=120722