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E way bill – The Complete Guide
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Rule 138 of CGST Rules defines the provisions of e-way bill. The provisions of this rules is applied types services related to GST and
by various states on different dates. The penalty on non-compliance of provisions is still not yet Income Tax to the client all over India.
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declared by Government.
Verification of documents,
The registered person or the transporter may generate and carry the e-way bill on his own will 8.
conveyances and Goods
even if the value of goods in less than Rs. 50,000.
Where the goods are transported from place of business to place of transporter for further
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(c) where the goods are being transported from the port, airport, air cargo, complex and land
customs station to an inland container depot or a container freight station for clearance by
Customs.
(d) in respect of movement of goods within such areas as are notified.
a) Goods are sent by a principal located in one State to a job worker located in any other
State, the e-way bill shall be generated by the principal.
b) Where handicraft goods are transported from one State to another by a person who has
been exempted from the requirement of obtaining registration under clauses (i) and (ii) of
section 24. Meaning of handicraft for this purpose is as handicraft defined in notification
No.32/2017-Central Tax dated 15.09.2017.
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Upon generation of the e-way bill, a unique e-way bill number (EBN) shall be made available to
the supplier, the recipient and the transporter on the common portal. An e-way bill generated
is valid in all states and union territories.
The facility of generation and cancellation of the e-way bill may also be made available
through SMS.
Part A of Form GST EWB-01 will be auto populated on the basis of information furnished in Form
GST INV-1, if any.
PART-B
B. Vehicle Number
HSN Code in column A.6 shall be indicated at minimum two digit level for taxpayers
having annual turnover upto five crore rupees in the preceding financial year and at four
digit level for taxpayers having annual turnover above five crore rupees in the
preceding financial year.
Details of bill of entry shall be entered in place of invoice where the consignment pertains
to an import.
Description Code
Supply 1
Export or Import 2
Job Work 3
SKD or CKD 4
Line Sales 6
Sales Return 7
Exhibition or fairs 8
Others 0
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Where the goods are transported from place of transporter to place of business and such
distance is less than 10 km then details of such conveyance (Transporter to Business place) is
not required to be furnished.
If transporter wants to transport multiple consignments in one vehicle then he may indicate a
serial number of e-way bills generated in respect of each such consignment and a
consolidated e-way bill in FORM GST EWB-02 may be generated before movement of goods.
If the consignor of goods has not generated e-way bill then the transporter has to generate
Form GST EWB-01 on the basis of invoice or bill of supply or delivery challan, if the value of
goods is exceeding Rs. 50,000.
The Commissioner may, by notification, require a class of transporters to obtain a unique Radio
Frequency Identification Device (RFID) and get the said device embedded on to the
conveyance and map the e-way bill to the RFID prior to the movement of goods.
The relevant date shall mean the date on which the e-way bill has been generated and the
period of validity shall be counted from the time at which the e-way bill has been
generated and each day shall be counted as twenty-four hours.
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.
Commissioner may extend the validity period for certain categories of goods.
The Commissioner shall get RFID readers installed at places where verification of
movement of goods is required to be carried out and verification of movement of
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vehicles shall be done through such RFID readers where the e-way bill has been mapped
with RFID.
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 the
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 other State, no further physical
verification of the said conveyance shall be carried out again in the State, unless specific
information relating to evasion of tax is made available subsequently.
Where a vehicle has been intercepted and detained for a period exceeding thirty
minutes, the transporter may upload the said information in FORM GST EWB- 04 on the
common portal.
Other Points
The information provided in Form GST EWB-01 by a person will be made available to him on the
portal so that he may utilize such information to file his Details of Outward Supplies for filing
GST Returns (https://taxadda.com/gst-returns/).
Also Read:
Annexure – Rule 138 (14) Goods for which e-way bill is not required
S. Chapter or Description of Goods
No. Heading or Sub-
heading or Tariff
item
5. 0105 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus,ducks, geese,
turkeys and guinea fowls.
8. 0202 Meat of bovine animals frozen [other than frozen and put up in unitcontainer]
9. 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen [other than frozen and put up inunit
container]
10. 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen [other than frozen andput up in
unit container]
11. 0205 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen [otherthan
frozen and put up in unit container]
12. 0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses,mules or
hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen [other than frozen and put up in unit container]
13. 0207 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled orfrozen
[other than frozen and put up in unit container]
14. 0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen [other thanfrozen
and put up in unit container]
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15. 0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwiseextracted,
fresh, chilled or frozen [other than frozen and put up in unit container]
16. 0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwiseextracted,
salted, in brine, dried or smoked [other than put up in unit containers]
17. 0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edibleflours and
meals of meat or meat offal, other than put up in unit containers
18. 3 Fish seeds, prawn / shrimp seeds whether or not processed, cured or infrozen
state [other than goods falling under Chapter 3 and attracting2.5%]
19. 0301 Live fish.
20. 0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat ofheading 0304
21. 0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh orchilled.
22. 0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled; crustaceans,in shell,
cooked by steaming or by boiling in water live, fresh or chilled.
23. 0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled; aquaticinvertebrates other
than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh or chilled.
24. 0308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, freshor
chilled.
25. 0401 Fresh milk and pasteurised milk, including separated milk, milk andcream, not
concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
excluding Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk
27. 0406 Chena or paneer, other than put up in unit containers and bearing aregistered
brand name;
29. 0409 Natural honey, other than put up in unit container and bearing aregistered
brand name
30. 0501 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste ofhuman
hair
31. 0506 All goods i.e. Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simplyprepared (but
not cut to shape), treated with acid or gelatinised; powder and waste of these
products
32. 0507 90 All goods i.e. Hoof meal; horn meal; hooves, claws, nails and beaks;antlers; etc.
34. 6 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers
andornamental foliage
37. 0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh orchilled.
38. 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas,fresh or
chilled.
39. 0705 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled.
40. 0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similaredible
roots, fresh or chilled.
44. 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but notfurther
prepared.
45. 0713 Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split.
46. 0714 Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes andsimilar
roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or chilled; sago pith.
49. 0802 Other nuts, Other nuts, fresh such as Almonds, Hazelnuts or filberts(Coryius
spp.), walnuts, Chestnuts (Castanea spp.), Pistachios, Macadamia nuts, Kola
nuts (Cola spp.), Areca nuts, fresh, whether or not shelled or peeled
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51. 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens,fresh.
52. 0805 Citrus fruit, such as Oranges, Mandarins (including tangerines andsatsumas);
clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, Grapefruit, including pomelos,
Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus
latifolia), fresh.
53. 0806 Grapes, fresh
56. 0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes,fresh.
62. 0909 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniperberries [of
seed quality]
65. 1001 Wheat and meslin [other than those put up in unit container andbearing a
registered brand name]
66. 1002 Rye [other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registeredbrand
name]
67. 1003 Barley [other than those put up in unit container and bearing aregistered
brand name]
68. 1004 Oats [other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registeredbrand
name]
69. 1005 Maize (corn) [other than those put up in unit container and bearing
aregistered brand name]
70. 1006 Rice [other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registeredbrand
name]
71. 1007 Grain sorghum [other than those put up in unit container and bearing
aregistered brand name]
72. 1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals such as Jawar, Bajra,Ragi]
[other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand
name]
73. 1101 Wheat or meslin flour [other than those put up in unit container andbearing a
registered brand name].
74. 1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin, [maize (corn) flour, Ryeflour, etc.]
[other than those put up in unit container and bearing a registered brand
name]
75. 1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets [other than those put up in unitcontainer and
bearing a registered brand name]
77. 1105 Flour, of potatoes [other than those put up in unit container and bearinga
registered brand name]
78. 1106 Flour, of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (pulses)[other than
guar meal 1106 10 10 and guar gum refined split 1106 1090], of sago or of roots
or tubers of heading 0714 or of the products of Chapter 8 i.e. of tamarind, of
singoda, mango flour, etc. [other than those put up in unit container and
bearing a registered brand name]
81. 1202 Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled
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83. 1205 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken, of seed quality.
85. 1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (i.e. Palm nuts and kernels, cottonseeds,
Castor oil seeds, Sesamum seeds, Mustard seeds, Saffower
(Carthamustinctorius) seeds, Melon seeds, Poppy seeds, Ajams, Mango kernel,
Niger seed, Kokam) whether or not broken, of seed quality.
86. 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing.
88. 1211 Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind usedprimarily
in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purpose,
fresh or chilled.
89. 1212 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane,fresh or
chilled.
90. 1213 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground,pressed
or in the form of pellets
91. 1214 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover,sainfoin, forage
kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form
of pellets.
94. 1701 or 1702 Jaggery of all types including Cane Jaggery (gur) and Palmyra Jaggery
95. 1904 Puffed rice, commonly known as Muri, flattened or beaten rice,commonly
known as Chira, parched rice, commonly known as khoi, parched paddy or
rice coated with sugar or gur, commonly known as Murki
98. 2201 Water [other than aerated, mineral, purified, distilled, medicinal, ionic,battery,
de-mineralized and water sold in sealed container]
99. 2201 Non-alcoholic Toddy, Neera including date and palm neera
100. 2202 90 90 Tender coconut water other than put up in unit container and bearing
aregistered brand name
101. 2302, 2304,2305, Aquatic feed including shrimp feed and prawn feed, poultry feed andcattle
2306,2308, 2309 feed, including grass, hay and straw, supplement andhusk of pulses,
concentrates andadditives, wheat bran and de-oiled cake
106. 3101 All goods and organic manure [other than put up in unit containers
andbearing a registered brand name]
107. 3304 Kajal [other than kajal pencil sticks], Kumkum, Bindi, Sindur, Alta
112. 4402 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or notagglomerated
113. 4802 / 4907 Judicial, Non-judicial stamp papers, Court fee stamps when sold by
theGovernment Treasuries or Vendors authorised by the Government
114. 4817 / 4907 Postal items, like envelope, Post card etc., sold by Government
115. 48 / 4907 Rupee notes when sold to the Reserve Bank of India
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118. 4902 Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated orcontaining
advertising material
120. 4905 Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases,wall
maps, topographical plans and globes, printed
134. 7018 Glass bangles (except those made from precious metals)
135. 8201 Agricultural implements manually operated or animal driven i.e. Handtools,
such as spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks
and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles,
hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in
agriculture, horticulture or forestry.
146. Any chapter Puja samagri namely,-(i) Rudraksha, rudraksha mala, tulsikanthi mala,
panchgavya(mixture of cowdung, desi ghee, milk and curd); (ii) Sacred
thread (commonly known as yagnopavit); (iii) Wooden khadau;(iv)
Panchamrit,(v) Vibhuti sold by religious institutions, (vi) Unbranded honey(vii)
Wick for diya. (viii) Roli(ix) Kalava (Raksha sutra) (x) Chandantika
147. Liquefied petroleum gas for supply to household and nondomestic exempted
category (NDEC) customers
151. Jewellery, goldsmiths’ and silversmiths’ wares and otherarticles (Chapter 71)
152. Currency
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