E Way Bill Department’s “D” eye on Movements
By: – Piyush Jain
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 30-1-2018
Interactive FAQs on E Way Bill
What is E-way Bill?
According to Rule 138 of CGST Rules, 2017, every registered person who causes movement of goods of consignment whose value including tax exceeds ₹ 50,000 –
* in relation to a supply; or
for reasons other than supply; or
due to inward supply from an unregistered person,
Shall, before commencement of such movement, furnish information relating to the said goods in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01, electronically, on the common portal.
E-Way Bill is an electronic way bill for movement of goods which can be generated on the e-Way Bill Portal. Transport of goods of more than ₹ 50,000 in value cannot be made by a registered person without an e-way bill.
When an e-way bill is generated a unique e-way bill number (EBN) is allocated and is available to the supplier, recipient, and the transporter.
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transporter on the common portal.
Any transporter transferring goods from one conveyance to another in the course of transit shall, before such transfer and further movement of goods, update the details of conveyance in the e-way bill on the common portal in FORM GST EWB-01
Provided that where the goods are transported for a distance of less than ten kms within the State or Union territory from the place of business of the transporter finally to the place of business of the consignee, the details of conveyance may not be updated in the e-way bill.
After e-way bill has been generated in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1), where multiple consignments are intended to be transported in one conveyance, the transporter may indicate the serial number of e-way bills generated in respect of each such consignment electronically on the common portal and a consolidated e-way bill in FORM GST EWB-02 maybe generated by him on the said common portal prior to the movement of goods.
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e-way bill may be cancelled electronically on the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, within 24 hours of generation of the e-way bill: Provided that an e-way bill cannot be cancelled if it has been verified in transit in accordance with the provisions of rule 138B.
Provided further that where, under circumstances of an exceptional nature, the goods cannot be transported within the validity period of the e-way bill, the transporter may generate another e-way bill after updating the details in Part B of FORM GST EWB-01
* The details of e-way bill generated under sub-rule (1) shall be made available to the recipient, if registered, on the common portal, who shall communicate his acceptance or rejection of the consignment covered by the e-way bill.
Where the recipient referred to in sub-rule (11) does not communicate his acceptance or rejection within seventy two hours of the details being made available to him on the common po
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or delivery challan, as the case may be; and
a copy of the e-way bill or the e-way bill number, either physically or mapped to a Radio Frequency Identification Device embedded on to the conveyance in such manner as may be notified by the Commissioner.
A registered person may obtain an Invoice Reference Number from the common portal by uploading, on the said portal, a tax invoice issued by him in FORM GST INV-1 and produce the same for verification by the proper officer in lieu of the tax invoice and such number shall be valid for a period of thirty days from the date of uploading.
Where the registered person uploads the invoice under sub-rule (2), the information in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01 shall be auto-populated by the common portal on the basis of the information furnished in FORM GST INV-1.
The Commissioner may, by notification, require a class of transporters to obtain a unique Radio Frequency Identification Device and get the said device embedded on to the conveyance and m
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all be done through such device readers where the eway bill has been mapped with the said device.
The physical verification of conveyances shall be carried out by the proper officer as authorized by the Commissioner or an officer empowered by him in this behalf: Provided that on receipt of specific information on evasion of tax, physical verification of a specific conveyance can also be carried out by any officer after obtaining necessary approval of the Commissioner or an officer authorized by him in this behalf.
“138C. Inspection and verification of goods.-”
A summary report of every inspection of goods in transit shall be recorded online by the proper officer in Part A of FORM GST EWB-03 within twenty four hours of inspection and the final report in Part B of FORM GST EWB-03 shall be recorded within three days of such inspection.
Where the physical verification of goods being transported on any conveyance has been done during transit at one place within the State or in any othe
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e-way bill in FORM GST EWB-01 on the common portal in the manner as may be prescribed.
* Where the goods are transported for a distance of less than 10 kms within the State or Union territory from the place of business of the consignor to the place of business of the transporter for further transportation, the supplier or the transporter may not furnish the details of conveyance in Part B of FORM GST EWB-01.
Note: Part B of e-Way Bill is not required to be filled where the distance between the consigner or consignee and the transporter is less than 10 Kms and transport is within the same state.
Who should generate an e-Way Bill?
* Registered Person – E-way bill must be generated when there is a movement of goods of more than ₹ 50,000 in value to or from a Registered Person. A Registered person or the transporter may choose to generate and carry e-way bill even if the value of goods is less than ₹ 50,000.
Unregistered Persons – Unregistered persons are also required
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istered person in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01
An unregistered person under GST and recipient is registered
Compliance to be done by Recipient as if he is the Supplier.
1. If the goods are transported for a distance of ten kilometers or less, within the same State/Union territory from the place of business of the consignor to the place of business of the transporter for further transportation, the supplier or the transporter may not furnish the details of conveyance in Part B of FORM GST EWB-01.
2. If supply is made by air, ship or railways, then the information in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01 has to be filled in by the consignor or the recipient
Note: If a transporter is transporting multiple consignments in a single conveyance, they can use the form GST EWB-02 to produce a consolidated e-way bill, by providing the e-way bill numbers of each consignment.
States that have Notified e-Way Bill?
The following states have notified e-Way bill for mandatory inter-state transport of goods:
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consignment of goods must be in hand.
* If transport is by road – Transporter ID or the Vehicle number.
* If transport is by rail, air, or ship – Transporter ID, Transport document number, and date on the document.
Here is a step by step Guide to Generate E-Way Bill (EWB-01) online: Please Share your Mail ID for in detail procedure for generation of E Way Bill with the screenshots of the same.
Note: If the supplier/client is unregistered, then mention 'URP' in the field GSTIN, indicating that the supplier/client is an 'Unregistered Person'.
Item Details: Add the details of the consignment (HSN code-wise) in this section:
* Product name
* Description
* HSN Code
* Quantity,
* Unit,
* Value/Taxable value
* Tax rates of CGST and SGST or IGST (in %)
* Tax rate of Cess, if any charged (in %)
Note: On the implementation of E-way bills, Based on the details entered here, corresponding entries can also be auto-populated in the respective GST Return while filing on GST
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