Amends Notification No.17/2009-Service Tax, dated 7th July, 2009 - Exempts certain specified taxable services received by an exporter and used for export of goods - 40/2009 - Service Tax

Amends Notification No.17/2009-Service Tax, dated 7th July, 2009 - Exempts certain specified taxable services received by an exporter and used for export of goods

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZZETE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

New Delhi, the 30th September, 2009

Notification No. 40/2009-Service Tax

G.S.R. 712 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 17/2009-Service Tax, dated the 7th July, 2009, G.S.R. 489 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009.

2. In the said notification, in the Table, after S.No.16 for the entries in column (1), (2), (3) and (4), the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

17.

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Service provided for transport of export goods through national waterway, inland water and coastal shipping.

i. The exporter shall- 1. produce the Bill of Lading or a Consignment Note or a similar document by whatever name called, issued in his name; 2. produce evidence to the effect that the said transport is provided for export of relevant goods.

F. No. 341/15/2007-TRU

Prashant Kumar

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note.-  The principal notification No. 17/2009-Service Tax, dated the 7th July, 2009, was published vide number G.S.R. 489(E), dated the 7th July, 2009.