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Press Release

16th December, 2017

Decision of GST Council : Inter-State e-way Bill to be made compulsoryfrom 1st of February, 2018; system to be ready by 16th of January, 2018.

The 24th meeting of the GST Council held today through a video conference.It discussed about the implementation of e-way Bill system in the country. Till suchtime as National e-way Bill is ready, the States were authorized to continue theirown separate e-way Bill systems. However, it was represented by the trade andtransporters that this is causing undue hardship in inter-State movement of goods and therefore, bringing in an early all India system of e-way Bill has become anecessity. The GST Council reviewed the progress of readiness of hardware andsoftware required for the introduction of nationwide e-way Bill system. Afterdiscussions with all the states, the following decisions are taken :-

i) The nationwide e-way Bill system will be ready to be rolled out on a trialbasis latest by 16th January, 2018. Trade and transporters can start usingthis system on a voluntary basis from 16th January, 2018.

ii) The rules for implementation of nationwide e-way Bill system for inter-Statemovement of goods on a compulsory basis will be notified with effect from1st February, 2018. This will bring uniformity across the States for seamlessinter-State movement of goods.

iii) While the system for both inter-State and intra-State e-way Bill generationwill be ready by 16th January, 2018, the States may choose their owntimings for implementation of e-way Bill for intra-State movement of goodson any date before 1st June, 2018. There are certain States which are already having system of e-way Bill for intra-State as well as inter-Statemovement and some of those States can be early adopters of national e wayBill system for intra-State movement also. But in any case uniformsystem of e-way Bill for inter-State as well as intra-State movement will be implemented across the country by 1st June, 2018.

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You may also like : To download the official press release of the decision taken in 24th GST Council meeting held on 16th December,2017

CHAPTER XVI E-WAY RULES
Rule 138	Information to be furnished prior to commencement of movement of goods andgeneration of e-way bill
Rule 138A	Documents and devices to be carried by a person-in-charge of a conveyance
Rule 138B	Verification of documents and conveyances
Rule 138C	Inspection and verification of goods
Rule 138D	Facility for uploading information regarding detention of vehicle