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..... Hi We are service providers providin global logistics services. My query here is whether we are liable to charge service tax or not in below scenario? Scenario: In case we are doing imports for the client i.e. his goods are being brought from Foreign country to India whereby three legs of services are included viz origin services performed @ foreign country by our overseas group company ( move .....

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..... ment till port, custom clearance, Documentation fees, etc) , Air/ocen freight and destination services in India( custom clerance , inland haulage, documentation fees, etc) and the complete payment is being received from the Importer here in India in INR. Service tax on destination services performed here in India is definitely liable and we are doing this. Query: Whether we must charge servi .....

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..... ce tax on origin services performed out of India and billed separately in our consolidated invoice? Awaiting the response. Thanks in advance. Regards ROHIT GUPTA - Reply By Radha Arun - The Reply = The services mentioned by you (customs clearance related documentation, transport outside India) are not taxable if performed outside India. Further, the air freight upto India is .....

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..... exempted under notification 9/2011-ST if customs duty is paid on that value as part of CIF value. There is no service tax currently on ocean freight. So, you can bill these as separate line items on which service tax is not charged. ( This is not legal advice, but a general response based on the information given. ) - Reply By Rohit Gupta - The Reply = Thank you We are clear on ocean .....

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..... air freight but only worry is in relation to services performed outside India by our overseas office (movement till port, custom clearance, Documentation fees, etc) and payment billed and collected by us here in India. We make separate line items for all services performed in our invoices. Can you please elaborate on the chargaebility of service tax in the above scenario? - Service Tax Ch .....

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..... argebility - Query Started By: - Rohit Gupta Dated:- 5-10-2011 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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