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No IGST/ Service Tax on Ocean Freight under CIF Contracts – Importer Not ‘Recipient’ and Levy Violates Composite Supply Principle

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Firmenich Aromatics Production India Pvt. Ltd. held that importers under CIF contracts are not liable to pay IGST/service tax on ocean freight under reverse charge, as they are neither recipient of such services and such levy violates the concept of composite supply under GST law.