The e-way (electronic way) bill system under GST (Goods and Services Tax) for inter-state movement of goods rolled out on Sunday. E-way bill is a document required to be carried by a person in charge of the conveyance carrying any consignment of goods of value exceeding Rs. 50,000 as mandated by the government in terms of Section 68 of GST Act, mentioned a circular released by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). E-way bill can be generated from ewaybillgst.gov.in portal by the registered persons or transporters who cause movement of goods of consignment, said CBIC.
Steps to register on e-way bill portal (transporters already registered in GST portal):
1. All the registered persons under GST need to register on the portal of e-way bill again by using the GSTIN (Goods and Services Tax Identification Number)
2. Users can go to e-way bill portal and click on registration
3. Now, choose e-way bill registration and enter the GSTIN4. The system sends an OTP to the registered mobile number, registered with GST portal
5. After the authentication, the system enables the user to generate his/her username and password for the e-way bill system
6. After generation of username and password of his/her choice, he/she may proceed to make entries to generate e-way bill
Steps to register on e-way bill portal (transporters not registered in GST portal):
1. Unregistered transports can go to e-way bill portal and click on registration
2. Now, click on ‘Enrolment for Transporters’
3. Fill the form and submit
4. The e-way bill portal will generate Transporter ID, along with your user credentials. This Transporter ID can be given to clients
