Transportation charges treatment

My client who is a trader in harware materials has a commercial vehicle fleet for commodity transportation. Is it lawful in GST to collect GST on transportation of commodities from his buyers? 

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This discussion clarifies the Goods and Services Tax (GST) treatment for transportation charges in India. If freight is billed separately, a 5% GST rate typically applies. However, if freight charges are included within the commodity's invoice, the GST rate applicable to the main commodity will also apply to the transportation charges. This means higher-value goods might incur a higher GST rate on their associated freight.

 as per the GST law, if the freight is exclusive and separately charged, then the GST rate on transportation service is 5%

Sir, f the freight is charged in the commodity bill itself, what would be the gst rate?

The highest rate in the invoice i think
Originally posted by : Shuhaib Hameed
Sir, f the freight is charged in the commodity bill itself, what would be the gst rate?

In this case, the rate of GST as applicable to the principal good being sold would apply for transportation charges too. For example, if the good sold attracts GST @ 18%, then on transportation too 18% GST would apply.

If the goods attracts gst @ 28
then freight attracts which percent

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