Handling and Transportation can be considered as Cargo Handling Services.

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..... Respected Sir, One of the friends of mine is providing transportation service through truck from rake point to places specified i.e. including warehouse or Godown, by the parties for Agricultural produce, Sugar, edible oil etc., unloading of these cargos from railway rakes and loading into the trucks with the help of contract labour. Sir, I may kindly be advised as to whether my friend's t .....

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..... ransport company would be considered to be providing taxable service as cargo handling services as contested by the Service Tax Department or considered to be providing Handling and Transportation service related to agriculture produce. Also, inform as to whether sugar or edible oil can be considered as Agriculture produce or not. Thanks with regards. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = The .....

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..... se activities are covered under the category of Cargo Handling Services specified under erstwhile Section 65(105)(zr) of the Finance Act . Sugar and edible oil both are manufactured products falling under Chapter 17 and 15 of Central Excise Tariff Act respectively. These are out of the definition of Agriculture Produce . Prior to 1.7.12 also, both of these were out of the definition of .....

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..... Agriculture Produce . - Reply By Himansu Sha - The Reply = Sugar and edible oil are not Agricultural produce. The Views of Kasturi sir are correct - Handling and Transportation can be considered as Cargo Handling Services. - Query Started By: - samiuddin ansari Dated:- 13-4-2017 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, .....

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..... personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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