What is Gateway Terminals' agreement at JNPT?

Gateway Terminals operates a container terminal at JNPT under a 30-year licensing agreement.

What charges does Gateway Terminals pay for JNPT port infrastructure?

Gateway Terminals pays license charges for the right to use port infrastructure at JNPT.

What taxes has Gateway Terminals paid on its license charges?

Gateway Terminals has been discharging indirect taxes, including service tax and later GST, on its license charge payments.

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Gateway Terminals Tax Dispute Surfaces

11 Feb

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Summary

Gateway Terminals operates a JNPT terminal under a 30-year agreement.
The company pays license charges for using port infrastructure.
Indirect taxes, including GST, are paid on these license charges.

Gateway Terminals, a collaboration between JNPT and Container Corporation of India, manages a container terminal at JNPT. This operation is governed by a 30-year licensing agreement.

Under the terms of this arrangement, Gateway Terminals is required to remit license charges for the privilege of utilizing the port's essential infrastructure.

These payments have consistently attracted indirect taxation. Initially, the company discharged service tax on these charges, which was later superseded by the Goods and Services Tax (GST).