Any goods transport agency which provides service in relation to transport of goods by road in a goods carriage shall provide a consignment note to the customer: Provided that where any taxable service in relation to transport of goods by road in a goods carriage is wholly exempted under Section 93 of the Act, the goods transport agency shall not be required to issue the consignment note.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule and the second proviso to Rule 4A, “consignment note” means a document, issued by a goods transport asgency against the receipt of goods for the purpose of transport of goods in a goods carriage, which is serially numbered, and contains the name of the consignor and consignee, registration number of the goods carriage in which the goods are transported, details of goods transported, details of the place of origin and destination, person liable for paying service tax whether consignor, consignee or the goods transport agency.