What is E-way bill

E-way Bill

About E-way Bill

What is E-way bill

E-way bill or Electronic-way bill is a document introduced under the GST regime that needs to be generated before transporting or shipping goods worth more than Rs 50,000 within state or inter-state.
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It is usually a unique bill number generated for the specific consignment involving the movement of goods.
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The physical copy of e-way bill must be present with the transporter or the person in charge of the conveyance and should include information such as goods, recipient, consignor and transporter. The e-way bill was rolled out nationwide on 1st April 2018.
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The e-way bill GST provisions had primarily targeted a single national level e-way bill, which could be used by suppliers and transporters all across the country.
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Till such time as this national e-way bill was ready, the States were authorised to continue their own separate e-way bill systems. However, the GST Council received several representations from the trade and transporter communities, stating that this was causing an unnecessary bottleneck to the inter-State movement of goods, prompting the need for an earlier implementation of the e-way bill.
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As a result, the GST Council, reviewed the readiness of the hardware and software required for the nationwide rollout of e-way bill, and announced the renewed date, post discussions with all the states.
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Purpose of e-way bill
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E-way bill is a mechanism to ensure that goods being transported comply with the GST Law and is a tool to track movement of goods and check tax evasion.
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Latest Updates on E-way Bill

Bengal keeps e-way bill orders in abeyance, intrastate limit at Rs 1 lakh

2 min read Last Updated :Dec 21 2023 | 1:50 PM IST
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West Bengal to reduce intrastate e-way bill threshold to Rs 50,000

2 min read Last Updated :Nov 13 2023 | 4:33 PM IST
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Largest states lead as e-way bill generation climbs, shows data

3 min read Last Updated :Sep 15 2022 | 8:38 PM IST
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HC rules undervaluation of goods by itself no ground to confiscate them

3 min read Last Updated :Jan 13 2022 | 10:43 AM IST
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Despite so many feats, GST still a work in progress

3 min read Last Updated :Jul 05 2021 | 12:14 AM IST
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GST collections signal robust e-way bill generation in March, shows data

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 02 2021 | 11:24 PM IST
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Covid-19: Govt extends e-way bill validity, defers restricted ITC under GST

2 min read Last Updated :Apr 04 2020 | 11:45 AM IST
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Govt plans to introduce e-way bill on gold movement to check GST evasion

4 min read Last Updated :Oct 30 2019 | 3:10 AM IST
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