As per Explanation to 9(iii) of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate), Dt.: 28th June, 2017 & Paragraph 2 Clause (ze) to Notification 12-2017 dated 28 June 2017, Goods Transport Agency means any person who provides service in relation to transport of goods by road and issues consignment note, by whatever name called.
Goods Transport Agent has following Three Options or we may say three situations :
1. Providing Services to Specified Category Recipient – Applicability of Reverse Charge as per Notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) Dt : 28.06.2017
2. Services to other than Specified Category Recipient – Forward Charge @ 5% without ITC – Rate of GST as per Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) Dt : 28th June, 2017
As per notification no. 5/2017 – Central Tax dated 19th June, 2017, Government has specified that the persons who are only engaged in making supplies of taxable goods or services or both, the total tax on which is liable to be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient of such goods or services or both under sub-section (3) of section 9 of the said Act as the category of persons exempted from obtaining registration under the aforesaid Act.