{"id":75762,"date":"2026-05-21T17:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:01:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:01:14","slug":"advisory-to-taxpayers-and-stakeholders-enhancements-in-the-e-way-bill-ewb-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/?p=75762","title":{"rendered":"Advisory to Taxpayers and Stakeholders \u2013 Enhancements in the e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advisory to Taxpayers and Stakeholders \u2013 Enhancements in the e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal <br \/>GST<br \/>Dated:- 21-5-2026<br \/><BR>As part of the ongoing efforts towards strengthening data quality, traceability, and operational efficiency in the E-Way Bill (EWB) system, certain functional enhancements are proposed to be introduced in the EWB portal.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory covers the following proposed changes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;a) Mandatory capture of &#8220;Ship-To GSTIN&#8221; in Bill-To Ship-To transactions for improved traceability and data accuracy; and<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;b) Introduction of EWB Closure functionality to enable taxpayers to voluntarily close E-Way Bills in specified scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory also includes the proposed implementation timelines and necessary action points for stakeholders to undertake requisite system changes and preparedness activities.<\/p>\n<p>=============<br \/>\nDocument 1<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00ab>> GIN<\/p>\n<p>4th Floor, World Mark-1, East Wing, Asset 11, Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi 110037 Tel: 011-<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/news?id=72923\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>e consignee is an unregistered person, the value &#8220;URP&#8221; shall be entered in the &#8220;Ship To GSTIN&#8221; field.<\/p>\n<p>3. Introduction of Voluntary e-Way Bill Closure Facility<\/p>\n<p>(i) A new e-Way Bill Closure facility has been introduced in the e-Way Bill system on voluntary basis to enable closure of the e-Way Bill once delivery of goods is completed.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) The e-Way Bill may be closed by:<\/p>\n<p>a) Supplier<\/p>\n<p>b) Recipient<\/p>\n<p>c) Transporter involved in the transaction<\/p>\n<p>d) Driver or authorized person whose mobile number has been provided for closure<\/p>\n<p>(iii) For suppliers, recipients, and transporters, the e-Way Bill Closure option is available after login under the e-Way Bill section of the portal.<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>(iv) Closure can be performed:<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00b7 e-Way Bill-wise, or<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00b7 Date-wise<\/p>\n<p>(v) A mobile number may be entered at the time of e-Way Bill generation specifically for closure purposes. Currently, this option is voluntary in nature.<\/p>\n<p>(vi) If required, the mobile number can also be updated duri<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/news?id=72923\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>ns. Bulk<\/p>\n<p>Cancel<\/p>\n<p>Print EWB<\/p>\n<p>EWB for Gold<\/p>\n<p>EWB Close<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00ab>> GIN<\/p>\n<p>4th Floor, World Mark-1, East Wing, Asset 11, Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi 110037 Tel: 011-49111200, Fax: 011-49111210 E-Mail: info@gstn.org.in, www.gstn.org.in CIN: U72200DL2013NPL249988<\/p>\n<p>GOODS AND SERVICES TAX NETWORK<\/p>\n<p>(A Government Enterprise)<\/p>\n<p>A) E-WayBill Closure by logged in user: i) by E-WayBill Number ii) by E-WayBill Generated Date<\/p>\n<p>i) Screenshots of Closure by E-waybill Number &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>CLOSURE OF E-WAYBILLS<\/p>\n<p>Show e-Way Bill By:  E-Way Bill No  Generated by me(Date) e-Way Bill No. Go Exit<\/p>\n<p> Generated by me(Date) Enter e-Way Bil No 1423608<\/p>\n<p>Show e-Way Ba By:<\/p>\n<p> Unique Nol way TMl No &#038; Dude Generated By Doe No\/Date From Place To Place<\/p>\n<p> 02\/03\/2020 10:45:00 GANDHINAGA 535342424 &#8211; 02\/03\/2026 : TECHNICAL TEAM GANDHINADA 518001 IC TECHNICAL TEAM GANDHINAGAR 510001 3\/3\/2026 12:00:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>    Selected E-Way Bill is : 142360<\/p>\n<p>From indhi Nagar GANDHINAGA, 518001, ANDHRA PRAD<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/news?id=72923\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p> Tax Payers<\/p>\n<p> Transporters C<\/p>\n<p>URP<\/p>\n<p>Products &#038; Services<\/p>\n<p>Pincode<\/p>\n<p>Pin To Pin Distance<\/p>\n<p>594 CRORE E-Way Bill<\/p>\n<p>Update Block Status<\/p>\n<p>Closing Of E-Way Bills<\/p>\n<p>Closing of Ewaybills &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>SEND OTP<\/p>\n<p>Enter Mobile No<\/p>\n<p>Enter OTP<\/p>\n<p>SUBMIT<\/p>\n<p>Closing of Ewaybills &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Search<\/p>\n<p>Logged in user mobile:90<\/p>\n<p> Chord De    Foam Pace   To Pace<\/p>\n<p>  1823 30\/12002<\/p>\n<p>   0\/12121225 37B2     141100<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE SELECTED EWB EXIT<\/p>\n<p>mis.ewaybillgst.gov.in says The Following E-WayBills were closed successfully : 19230 8, 19230<\/p>\n<p>mis.ewaybillgst.gov.in says Alert! You have selected 2 E-WayBills to close. Are you sure?<\/p>\n<p>OK<\/p>\n<p>Cancel<\/p>\n<p>OK<\/p>\n<p>4. API and System Integration Readiness<\/p>\n<p>a) Necessary API changes have been released by NIC in the Sandbox environment. The proposed changes will be deployed in production by 15th June,2026. All stakeholders are requested to make necessary changes at their end accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>b) All ERP vendors, GSPs, ASPs, and system integrators are advised to:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/news?id=72923\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advisory to Taxpayers and Stakeholders \u2013 Enhancements in the e-Way Bill (EWB) Portal GSTDated:- 21-5-2026As part of the ongoing efforts towards strengthening data quality, traceability, and operational efficiency in the E-Way Bill (EWB) system, certain&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}