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Guide To E-Way Bill
Guide To E-Way Bill
Guide To E-Way Bill
under GST
Waybill compliance has been a nightmare for suppliers in the pre-GST era. Supply of goods
cannot take place without obtaining these ‘waybills’ from VAT authorities. Waybill is
nothing but a physical document that allows movement of goods. The compliance around
waybills has caused restricted movement of goods across states. And this is one anomaly we
hope GST will rectify.
The CBEC has released electronic way bill or e-way bill rules.
E-way bill is an electronic way bill for movement of goods which can be generated on the
GSTN (common portal). A ‘movement’ of goods of more than Rs 50,000 in value cannot be
made by a registered person without an eway bill.
When an eway bill is generated a unique eway bill number (EBN) is allocated and is
available to supplier, recipient, and the transporter.
In relation to a ‘supply’
For reasons other than a ‘supply’ ( say a return)
Due to inward ‘supply’ from an unregistered person
A supply may be –