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Refund of Service Tax to Exporters

Sanjay Govil (Student) (111 Points)

03 July 2008

Dear Friends,

I wish to know whether anybody has been able to obtain refund of service tax on specified services availed by exporters as per recent government notification and what is the procedure for the same.

Also, can refund be availed by those exporters availing duty drawback under the AIR scheme?

I believe that refund should be given because duty drawback is only given in case of input services and the services specified by the government eligible for refund by exporters are not input services, so there is no case for double refund. However, a further confirmation/ clarification would be helpful.

Regards

Sanjay Govil

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C.k.chamy (264 Points)
Replied 03 July 2008

Hi,

I think If you are a 100% exporter you can adjust your service tax amount with cenvat payable amount. But you have to pay the service tax amount.

If any new updation let meknow.

Chamy

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harish.p (PARTNER) (0 Points)
Replied 13 July 2008

please send the details and procedures and enclosures of service tax refund for export sales

Dilip Darji (392 Points)
Replied 14 July 2008

As per Noti.No.41/2007-ST, Exporter can claim exemption of Service Tax by way of filing a refund claim, on certain services, prescribed under the said Notification. The detailed procedure is also mentioned in the said notification. Such refund is available only after Service Tasx is paid to the Govt. The main Services on which refund claim is to be filed are port services, GTA (from factory to Port), CHA Services, Testing etc. There are so9me more services mentioned in the said notification, and subsquent notifications also.