Goods Transport Agencies, not individual truck operators, are liable for service tax on iron ore transport per Section 65(105)(zzp).

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....Taxability - GTA Service - utilization of lorries for transportation of ‘iron ore’ from their mines to the port of export at New Mangalore - the tax liability will arise only upon the goods transport agency and an individual truck operator who does not accept such responsibility, is merely performing the activity of transport of goods which is not the subject of the tax - falls outside the ambit of section 65(105)(zzp) of FA, 1994....