Issue of Consignment Note [Rule 4B] :

Provisions of rule 4B of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 are as follows: –

Any goods transport agency, which provides service in relation to transport of goods by road in a goods carriage, shall issue a consignment note to the recipient of service.

(a) “Consignment note” means a document, issued by a goods transport agency against the receipt of goods for the purpose of transport of goods by road in a goods carriage, which is serially numbered.

(b) Contents of consignment note

A consignment note shall contain the following details –

(i) Name of the consignor and consignee,

(ii) Registration number of the goods carriage in which the goods are transported,

(iii) Details of the goods transported,

(iv) Details of the place of origin and destination,

(v) Person liable for paying service tax whether consignor, consignee or the goods transport agency.

Relaxation for exempted goods: Where any taxable service in relation to transport of goods by road in a goods carriage is wholly exempted under section 93 of the Act, the goods transport agency shall not be required to issue the consignment note.