E-WAY BILL - SIMPLE GUIDE TO GENERATE E-WAY BILL ON THE PORTAL

SIMPLE GUIDE TO GENERATE E-WAY BILL ON THE PORTAL

12th January 2018

E-WAY BILL

SIMPLE GUIDE TO GENERATE E-WAY BILL ON PORTAL

E-way bill is becoming a reality. We have no other choice but to understand about E-way bills. The date is set for implementation of E way bill. Let us have a look at the dates set:

Voluntary basis	16^th January 2018
Inter – State movement of goods on compulsory basis	1^st February 2018
State may choose date for intra state movement of goods	Before 1^st June 2018

From 1^st June 2018, all the States are required to compulsorily implement E way bill.

Step-wise procedure to generate e-way bill is as under:

Important points to be kept in mind before generating E way bill:

You have to get yourself registered on EWB portal
Invoice, bill or challan of the goods to be transported should be available.
Where goods are transported by road – Transporter ID or vehicle number
Where goods are transported by rail or vessel – Transporter ID, transport document number, date on the document number.

Step 1: Login by entering username, password and captcha.

Step 2: On left hand side of the dashboard, there is an option of E- way bill. Under the option E- way bill click on ‘Generate new’.

Step 3: E-way bill entry form will be displayed. Fill the following fields:

Transaction type:

If you are supplier of goods, select ‘Outward’. Then select sub type applicable to you.

If you are recipient of goods, select ‘Inward’. Then select sub type applicable to you.

Note: SKD/CKD means Semi knocked down condition/ Complete knocked down condition

Document Type: Select 1 of the following;-
- Invoice
- Bill
- Challan
- Credit note
- Bill of entry
- Others
Document Number: Mention document/Invoice number
Document Date: Date of Invoice, challan or document. System will not allow users to enter future date.

From/To details:

Note: If supplier/client is unregistered, mention ‘URP’ in the field of GSTIN.

Item details: HSN wise consignment details required:

Based on the details entered here, entries will be auto-populated in GST returns of the respective parties.

Transporter details:
- Mode of transport: Road, Rail, Air, Ship
- Approximate distance in km: it is compulsory to mention the distance,
- Enter one of the following:
  - Transporter name, transporter ID, transporter doc no. and date
  - Vehicle number in which consignment is being transported.
  - Format (AB12AB1234)

Step 4: Last step before E-way bill is generated is to submit the application. System will validate the data entered and display errors if any. When your application is processed successfully, E-way bill in Form EWB – 01 is generated. It is 12 digit unique number.