How to generate e-way bill?

E way bill is an electronically generated challan needed for transport of goods from one place to another within India. Users can generate an online copy of this document using the e way bill login on the e way bill nic in portal.

 

Eway bill generation

E-way bills can be generated on the GSTN (ewaybillgst.gov.in) portal. E-way bill can also be generated through SMS, Android App and by site-to-site integration through API. One needs to use the same platforms to cancel e-way bills. After an e-way bill is processed, a unique E-way Bill Number (EBN) is generated and allocated to the supplier, recipient, and transporter.

 

Official Eway bill login portal

The official EWay Bill Login portal is ewaybillgst.gov.in. Maintained by the NIC, this web page has to be used to generate, manage and cancel eway bills. The electronic way bill or e way bill was launched under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on April 1, 2018, for the transportation or shipping of goods. In this article we will elaborate on the eway bill login system and how to use it for e way bill login.

 

Eway bill generation methods

An eway bill can be generated by one of the following methods:

1. On the web
2. By SMS
3. By e-invoicing

This guide will help you understand the process to generate an eway bill on the official e way bill portal.

 

 

Read about : What is Eway bill? 

e-way bill login process

 

Using your e way bill login, you can generate an e-way bill on the e way bill system by following this process:

 

Step 1:  Visit the official site of e-way bill system and click on the ‘Login’ button on the right side of the page at top to initiate your e way bill login.

 

 

Step 2: You will be asked to fill in your username, password, and captcha before you start your e way bill login. In case you have forgotten your credentials, you can click on ‘Forgot Password’, ‘Forgot Username’ and ‘Forgot Trans ID’, to reset them and start your e way bill login.

 

 

Step 3: On the next page, click on ‘Generate New’ under ‘E-way bill’ option on the left side to continue your e way bill login.

 

 

Step 4: The next page towards your e way bill login will ask you to share detailed information about the consignment. In this form, you will have to provide details like transaction type, transaction sub-type, document type, document number, document date, supplier, recipient, transporter, and goods details, etc.

 

 

 

Step 5: Once all the information is entered, click on the ‘Submit’ button to go ahead with your e way bill login. The e-way bill system will validate the information. If all the information provided by you is correct, your e-way bill request will be processed. Your e-way bill will be generated by the e-way bill system in EWB-01 form along with a 12-digit unique number. In case, there is any error in the information provided, the system will reflect the same.

 

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Eway bill generation through SMS

 

Using the SMS facility of the eway bill system, one can carry out the following works:

• Generate E Way bill
• Update vehicle details
• Cancel eway bill
• Update transporter
• Get eway bills generated by other party
• Reject e way bill

To use this facility, go to the e way bill portal and login using your username and password. Now, go to the ‘Registration’ menu and ‘For SMS’ option.

 

 

You will be requested to select the user and particulars the of user will be shown with mobile number.

 

 

You can register only one mobile number for the eWay Bill purpose.

 

 

Mobile number to send SMS for e-way bill generation

7738299899

 

Must-know facts

What is an eway bill login?

An e way bill or electronic-way bill is required for the transportation of goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one place to another. In some cases, an e way bill must be generated, even if the value of goods to be transported is less than Rs 50,000. Such instances include inter-state movement of goods by the principal to the job worker or by the registered job worker to the principal. This is also true for inter-state transportation of handicrafts by a dealer exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration.

Apart from helping the government to generate tax, the e-way bill system helps track various business activities. E-way bills were made compulsory for inter-state transportation of goods from 2018.

 

 

Eway bill login page services

The following services/ information are available on the official EWay Bill Login page. To use these services, you need not log in:

• Laws
• Help
• Search
• Contact us
• Registration
• Statistics
• Login

 

Eway bill login page services for registered users

Registered users can log in into the the e way bill login portal, and can get the following information:

• Generate new e Way bill
• Generate bulk e Way bill
• Update Part-B/Vehicle
• Update Vehicle-Bulk
• Extend e way bill Validity
• Update EWB Transporter
• Cancel e way bills
• Print e way bills
• Re-generate e way bill
• Reject EWay bills
• Reports on Eway bills
• User management
• Registration: User has to select this to register for the SMS facility or the Android application to generate Eway bills on mobile devices.
• e way bill grievance
• Eway bill updates

 

Information required for eway bill login and generation

You need to know the following points before generating the e-way bill, irrespective of the mode used to generate the e-way bill (EWB):

• You must be registered on the EWB portal.
• You must have the invoice or bill or challan of the consignment.
• You should have the transporter ID and vehicle number, in case of road transport.
• You must have a transporter ID, transport document number and date, in case of air, rail, or ship transport.

 

Documents needed to generate eway bill

• Registered mobile number
• Tax invoice
• Product details
• Details of the recipient
• Details of the transporter
• Transport ID
• Invoice, challan or supply bill

 

Eway bill: When is it generated?

An e-way bill should be generated before the transportation of goods.

An e-way bill is generated when there is movement of goods:

1. For supply.
2. For reasons other than supply, for example, for returns.
3. For inward supply from an unregistered person.

In this case, a supply can either be:

1. Sale: Sale of goods and payment
2. Transfer: As in branch transfers
3. Barter/exchange: When the payment is done through exchange of goods instead of money

This means that an e-way bill needs to be generated for all kinds of goods movement.

 

 

Is eway bill print out needed?

No, you do not have to take out a print out of your e-way bill.

 

Eway bill: Who should generate it?

An e-way bill can be generated through registered, as well as unregistered persons. It can also be generated by a transporter.

Who should generate an eway bill?

 

If you are registered under GST	Before movement of the consignment	Form GST EWB-01
If a GST-registered person is a consignor or consignee or recipient of goods	Before movement of the consignment	Form GST EWB-01
If a GST-registered person is a consignor or consignee and goods are handed over to its transporter	Before movement of the consignment	Part B of Form GST EWB-01
Transporter	Before movement of the consignment	Part A of Form GST EWB-01
A person who is not registered under GST but the recipient of the consignment is a GST-registered person	Before movement of the consignment by the recipient	Part B of Form GST EWB-01.

 

E way bill: When is it not needed?

An e-way bill for transportation of goods is not needed in following situations:

1. Goods specified as exempted from e-way bill under the GST rules.
2. When the mode of transportation is a non-motor vehicle.
3. In case goods are transported from customs port, airport, air cargo complex or land customs station to inland container depot (ICD) or container freight station for clearance by the Customs Department.
4. In case goods are transported under customs’ supervision
5. In case of goods transported under customs bond from ICD to customs port or from one customs station to another.
6. In case of transit cargo transported to or from Nepal or Bhutan.
7. In case of goods owned by central and state governments, and local authorities and moved by rail.
8. In case of movement of goods by the Defence Ministry.
9. In case of empty cargo containers.

 

Eway bill validity

 

Over dimensional cargo	1 day	For distance of up to 100 km
Consignment other than over dimensional cargo	1 day	For distance of up to 20 km
Over dimensional cargo	Extra one day	For every additional 100 km
Consignment other than over dimensional cargo	Extra one day	For every additional 20 km

Eway bill system 

 

Help desk number

1800 103 4786

 

Eway bill system: State help desk number 

For state-specific issues, you can visit the e way bill system portal and find out the information by following the below-mentioned steps:

 

Step 1: Go to the home page and click on the ‘Contact Us’ option on the top.

 

 

Step 2: Select you state to find out the contact information.

 

 

News update

 

9 crore e-way bills generated in March 2023

A total of 9 crore e-way bills were generated in March 2023. This is 11% higher than 8.1 crore e-way bills generated in February 2023, the finance ministry said in a statement on May 1, 2023.

 

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FAQs

What is the importance of an e-way bill?

A registered person cannot transport goods worth more than Rs 50,000 unless an e-way bill has been generated.