GST Council Announces Simplified Registration Scheme: Now get GST Number in 3 Days

The GST Council, in its 56th meeting held on September 3, 2025, in New Delhi, has recommended two simple GST Registration schemes to provide relief to the small and low-risk businesses as well as the small sellers that sell their goods and services through the e-commerce platforms. The changes are aimed at benefiting many taxpayers and easing the process of GST registration. Let us know about these two schemes.

Simplified GST Registration Scheme for Small and Low-Risk Businesses

The GST Council has recommended an optional simplified registration scheme for small and low-risk businesses. Under this scheme, the taxpayers can get an automated GST registration within three working days from the date of submission of the application. The scheme is eligible for the low-risk applicants and those applicants who, based on their own assessment, determine that their monthly GST liability on supplies to registered persons will not be more than Rs 2.5 lakh (including CGST, SGST/UTGST, and IGST).

Under this scheme, the businesses can opt in or opt out of the scheme whenever they want. The scheme is to be operational from November 1, 2025 and is expected to give benefits to 96% of new applicants applying for GST registration.

Simplified Registration Scheme for E-Commerce Small Suppliers

Under the current GST framework, the small suppliers that sell their goods or services through the e-commerce operators (ECOs), like Amazon and Flipkart, are required to maintain a place of business in each state. This causes difficulties for these small businesses. Therefore, the GST Council has approved in principle the concept of a simplified GST registration system for these e-commerce sellers.

The objective of this scheme is to make compliance easy and promote the participation of e-commerce sellers in all states. The complete details and the effective date of this scheme will be announced after the GST council reviews and approves this.