Pass service tax by importer (trader) to manufacturer

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We are importers (registered as dealers with Excise Dept.) of steel and undertake customs clearance and then sell it to manufacturers in our state. While we pass the complete CVD and SAD to our customers (manufacturers in excise dept.), can we also pass the (CENVAT claimable) service tax to our customers, that we pay while clearing of goods at the customs, since it is a substantial amount? We are not currently registered with service tax dept. (but will get registered if we can pass the tax) and do not collect any service tax from our customers.

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Yes,You can after registering under service tax act.

Thank you Vijay for the prompt reply and help.

Can you please explain further under what head we can transfer ST? For example, we pay ST to railways and to the customs department during clearing of goods. Now under what head should we be putting the service tax to our customers? I doubt if we can simply write ST in our invoice because we are not providing the service ourself that we can charge them.

Can you please explain further how we can transfer Service Tax? Assuming we cant simply charge service tax in our invoice while selling excisable goods. Can we pass it under excise duty just like CVD (if we register with service tax dept.)? I would really appreciate if you could shed some more light on this.


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