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Mark-up earned by purchasing & selling cargo space from shipping lines not liable to service tax: CESTAT
The assessee-appellant contended that they acted on principal-to-principal with both the customers (shipper) and the shipping line/airline. A freight forwarder may act as principal and raise invoice to the exporter on his own account, providing transportation of goods and is not acting as “intermediary”.