11 August 2013
upto 01.03.2013 Services provided by a goods transport agency by way of transportation of - (a) fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk, food grains or pulses in a goods carriage; (b) goods where gross amount charged for the transportation of goods on a consignment transported in a single goods carriage does not exceed one thousand five hundred rupees; or (c) goods, where gross amount charged for transportation of all such goods for a single consignee in the goods carriage does not exceed rupees seven hundred fifty;
w.e.f 01.03.2013
vide notification 03/2013 dt 01.03.2013 the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-“21. 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;”;
11 August 2013
see 25/2012 ST for 01.07.12 to 28.02.13 in which the above 3 items were covered. After 01.03.2013 - Notn no.25 has been amended to include the following additional exemption. Ref: 03/2013-ST
“21. 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 registere