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e-Way Bill – Registration and Generation – A Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re transporting goods within India whose value is typically more than Rs.50,000, you need to generate an e-way bill before initiating the delivery process. The GST council has made this eway bill generation mandatory for all GST-registered businesses and enrolled transporters. According to this, the person carrying the goods must carry a copy of eway bill while delivering goods more than the specified value. 

Even before generating an e-way bill, you first need to register in the eway bill portal. This page helps you with the eway bill registration process, eway bill generation process, eway bill download, eway bill print and all other important information related to eway registration and generation. If you’re an unregistered transporter, the detailed guide for transporter enrolment is also discussed. Different methods to generate eway bill including eway bill generation on eway bill portal, eway bill generation on einvoice portal are also included.


e-Way Bill Registration Process

The e-Way bill registration process for GST taxpayers is simple. The prerequisites for the registration include the taxpayer’s GST number and the mobile number registered with the GST system.

  • Visit the official e-way bill portal at www.ewaybillgst.gov.in/ 
  • From the main menu, go to the ‘Registration > E-Way Bill Registration’ option
  • You will then be redirected to the ‘e-Way Bill Registration Form’
  • Enter the GSTIN number and the displayed captcha and click ‘Go’ 
  • You will then be redirected to the following page where the details pertaining to the GSTIN entered, including the Applicant name, Trade name, Address, e-Mail ID and Mobile Number, are auto-populated.
  • If the populated details are incorrect or changed, click ‘Update from GST Common Portal’ to get the latest data from the GST Portal. 
  • If the details are correct, click on ‘Send OTP’ to get the OTP. Enter the received OTP and click on ‘verify OTP’ to verify the same and validate.
  • In the next step, provide a username, which should be about 8 to 15 alphanumeric characters and in the subsequent step, provide a password.
  • After validating both the username and password, the system accepts the final registration request. If there are any errors, the system will display the appropriate error message. If everything is correct, the User ID and Password will be created and the e-way bill registration process will be completed. You can use the same User ID and password to login to the e-way bill portal.

e-Way Bill Registration for Transporters (GST Un-registered)

GST registered transporters can use their GST number as Transporter ID to generate e-way bills. They can follow the above process to register themselves on the e-way bill portal. However, for unregistered transporters, who doesnot have a GSTIN, the above registration process is not applicable. For such transporters, a separate enrolment process is available on the eway bill portal. Using this method, unregistered transportaters can register themselves on the portal, generate transporter ID or TRANSIN and create eway bills on their own. The detailed enrolment process is here. 

  • Visit the official e-way bill portal at www.ewaybillgst.gov.in/ 
  • From the main menu, go to the ‘Registration > Enrolment for Transporters’ 
enrolment for transporters
  • You will be redirected to ‘Application for Enrollment u/s 35(2)’
  • Fill in all the required fields, including State Name, Legal Name, PAN number. After entering the PAN number, click on ‘Validate’ for the system to validate your PAN number. Once validated successfully, fill in the subsequent fields. 
  • Choose the ‘Type of Enrolment’ – Warehouse/Depot, Godown, Cold Storage, and Transport Services.
  • Next, select the ‘Constitution of Business’ – Partnership, Proprietorship, or Public/Private Limited.
  • Enter the ‘Business Place Details’ and ‘Personal Contact’ in the next fields. 
  • Enter your mobile phone number and verify it by entering the OTP. 
  • In the Login Details Column, choose a username and password of your choice. 
  • In the verification column, check the box and enter the captcha code before clicking on ‘Save’.
  • On successful registration, the system generates a 15-digit transaction ID or TRANS ID. 

You can provide this TRANSIN to your clients so that they can use the same while creating e-way bills.


How to Generate e-Way Bill on e-Way Bill Portal

How to Generate e-Way Bill on e-Way Bill Portal

Once registered on the e-way bill portal, you can use the username and password to login to the eway bill portal and generate eway bills. Before initiating a new eway bill, you must have the following details – 

  • The tax invoice or bill of sale or delivery challan 
  • Transporter Id of the person who is delivering the consignment or 
    • Vehicle number of the vehicle carrying the consignment.

Once you have everything in hand, follow the steps below for e-way bill generation. 

  • Visit the official e-way bill portal at www.ewaybillgst.gov.in/ 
  • Click on the ‘Login’ button, enter the ‘Username’, ‘Password’, & ‘Captcha Code’ to login to the portal.
  • From the left side navigation, click ‘e-Waybill’ and select ‘Generate New’ 
generate eway
  • You will then be redirected to ‘E-WayBill Entry Form’ as shown below
  • Select ‘Transaction Type – Choose ‘Outward’ if you’re supplying the goods or ‘Inward’ if you’re receiving the shipment.
  • Based on your selection, the system displays the relevant sub-types. 
    • Select ‘E-way Bill’ for ‘Outward’ transactions and 
    • Select ‘E-way bill, SKD/CKD (Semi knocked down condition/Complete knocked down condition)’ for ‘Inward’ transactions.
  • From the drop-down, choose the ‘Document Type’ – either Invoice, Bill, Challan, Credit Note, Bill of Entry, or ‘Others’ if not listed.
  • Enter the document or invoice number (should be unique for every eway bill)
  • Select the date of the invoice or document (Should be lesser than or equal to the current date)
  • In the ‘Bill From’ column, details like Name, GSTIN, and State will be auto-populated based on the account holder’s GSTIN.
  • Similarly, in the ‘Dispatch From’ column, the same details will be auto-populated. If your godown and GSTIN-registered addresses are the same, you can continue with the same details. If the addresses are different, you can add the address manually in the ‘Dispatch From’ column.
  • In the ‘Bill To’ column, add the details of the buyer to whom you’re sending the goods, or simply add the GSTIN to get the name auto populated. The ‘Ship to’ fields auto-populate as per the GSTIN entered in the ‘Bill To’ column. If you want to add a different shipping address, you can enter it manually in the ‘Ship To’ column. 
  • Under ‘Item Details’, enter the products that are being shipped. If the ‘Product Master’ file is filled out, all other details like the product description, HSN code, unit, and tax rate will be auto-populated. 
    • Now, enter the quantity and total taxable value. Select the applicable tax slab from the drop-down. 
    • You can add multiple products by clicking the ‘+’ button.
    • The system will then calculate the CGST, SGST, IGST and CESS amount based on the applicable tax rates. 
  • Under the ‘Transportation Details’, enter
    • Mode of transport (road/rail/ship/air)
    • Approximate distance (km) to be covered by the shipment.
    • Transporter details – name, ID, doc. Number & date or
    • Vehicle number carrying the consignment 
  • Once all the details are entered, click on ‘Submit’. After validating all the details, the system generates the e-way bill with unique 12-digit number. If there is error in the entered information, it will show the related error message. 
sample of eway bill

How to Print eWay Bill

After generating the eway bill, you can print it immediately using the ‘Print’ or ‘Detailed Print’ options provided below the generated eway bill. In case, you want to print eway bill at a later time, you can follow the below steps. 

  • Login to the eway bill portal. 
  • From the left side menu, click ‘e-way Bill’  and select ‘Print EWB’
  • In the next step, enter the 12-digit e-way bill number and click ‘Go’
  • The e-way bill corresponding the entered way bill number gets displayed and you can choose either ‘Print’ or ‘Detailed Print’ option to print the bill. 

How to Generate e-Way Bill on e-Invoice Portal

If you’re using e-invoice portal to report your B2B transactions, you can generate e-way bill directly from the e-invoice portal in two different ways. 

  1. Creating e-way bill while creating e-inoice
  2. Creating e-way bill for existing e-invoices. 

Let’s check each method in detail 

Create e-Way Bill While Reporting e-Invoices on the eInvoice Portal

You can generate an e-way bill while creating an e-invoice, if you’re sure about the mode of transportation, know the transporter details like the registered transporter ID, vehicle number, and vehicle type. This method is quite helpful and time saving for those suppliers, who do similar supplies on a regular basis through the same transporter and vehicle. 

  • If you’re using the GePP tool to generate e-invoices, in the ‘e-Invoice Entry’ form, you will find an option to enter ‘EWay Bill Details’.
eway bill in einvoice
  • Click on the ‘EWay Bill Details’ 
  • Enter ‘Transporter ID, Transporter Name, Transport Mode (rail, road, air, ship, etc.), distance, document number, document date, vehicle number, and vehicle type. 
  • Once all the information is entered, click ‘Submit’ 
  • The information gets auto-updated and the e-way bill number gets generated once the e-invoice is reported to the IRP portal.
eway bill number
  • If you want to print the e-way bill, go to the home page of the einvoice portal. 
  • From the left side navigation, click on ‘e-Way Bill’ and select ‘Print e-Way Bill’
  • You will see the print preview of the e-way bill, click on ‘Print’ or ‘Print in Detail’ to take a printout of the e-way bill.

Creating e-way Bill for Existing e-Invoices on eInvoice Portal

Another way of generating eway bills on einvoice portal is creating eway bills for existing einvoices. Using this method, you don’t have to enter the invoice details manually while creating eway bill. Since you use the IRN of the generated invoice, Part-A of the eway bill, which includes the invoice details, gets autopopulated. You just need to filin l the Part-B details like the transporter and vehicle details to generate the e-way bill. Let’s check the process in detail. 

  • Login to the einvoice portal at www.einvoice1.gst.gov.in
  • From the left side menu, go to ‘e-Way Bill’ and select the ‘Generate e-Way Bill’ option.
eway bill
  • Next, on the ‘Generate E-way bill’ page, enter your GST number, and select any one from ‘Acknowledgement Number, IRN, and Date’ pertaining to the e-invoice for which you want to generate eway bill. 
  • Based on your preference, fill in the next field and click ‘Go’. 
  • If you enter the date, all the e-invoices generated on that particular date will appear. You need to choose the einvoice for which you want to create eway bill. 
  • Once you choose the einvoice, you will see that the ‘Part-A’ of the e-way bill is already filled with the invoice details; you need to fill ‘Part-B’.
  • You need to enter ‘Transporter ID’, Transporter Name, Distance, Mode of Transportation, Vehicle Type, Vehicle Number, Transporter Doc Number, and Date and click on ‘Save’.
  • If all the details are correct, the e-way bill gets generated instantly. 

FAQs on eWay Bill Registration & eWay Bill Generation

What modes are available for generating an e-way bill?

Registered individuals can generate an e-way bill through various modes, including:

  • Web-based system or waybill official portal or einvoice portal
  • SMS-based facility
  • Android App and iOS App
  • Bulk generation facility
  • Site-to-Site integration
  • GSP (Goods and Services Tax Suvidha Provider)

I have already registered on the GST portal, do I need to register on e-way bill portal again?

Yes, every GST-registered individual intending to generate e-way bills must register on the e-way bill portal (www.ewaybillgst.gov.in) using their GSTIN.

Why do transporters need to enrol on the e-way bill system?

Unregistered transporters, not having GSTIN, might handle goods movement for their clients. To facilitate this, they must enrol on the e-way bill portal to acquire a 15-digit Unique Transporter ID, enabling them to generate e-way bills for the goods they transport.

Who should generate e-way bills?

Any registered individual moving goods or consignment worth more than Rs.50,000 concerning a supply, for reasons apart from the supply or due to inward supply from an unregistered individual, should generate e-way bills.

Where can I generate an e-way bill?

You can generate an e-way bill on the government e-Way Bill portal at www.ewaybillgst.gov.in/.

What are the prerequisites for online e-way bill generation?

Here are the prerequisites for online e-Way Bill generation:

  1. Registration on the e-Way Bill portal
  2. The bill/invoice/delivery challan related to the consignment of goods
  3. Transporter ID, transport document number, vehicle number and vehicle details.

Can we generate eway bill after delivery?

No, an e-way bill needs to be generated before the movement of goods commences. It cannot be generated after the delivery is made.

Can I generate eway bill without GST number?

No, a valid GST number is mandatory for generating an e-way bill. However, unregistered transporters without GST number can enrol themselves and get a transporter ID and generate eway bills for their clients.

Can I generate eway bill without vehicle number?

Yes, you can initially generate an e-way bill without the vehicle number. However, it needs to be updated with the vehicle number before the movement of goods begins.

How to I find my eway bill ID?

If you forgot your eway bill ID or username, 

  • Visit the www.ewaybillgst.gov.in/Login.aspx 
  • Click on the ‘Forgot Credentials’ > ‘Forgot User Name’ 
  • Enter GSTIN/Transin, registered mobile number, and captch code and click on ‘Submit’
  • On successful verification, the system will send the username to your registered mobile number and email address.

How to I generate my e-way bill from my phone?

You can generate an e-way bill using the e-way bill mobile app available on Android platform. Just download the app, log in, and follow the steps to generate the bill.

How do I generate einvoice and an eway bill?

You can generate einvoice and eway bill together through the einvoice official portal at www.einvoice.gst.gov.in. The process has been explained above for your reference.

How can I generate eway bill by SMS?

To generate eway bill by SMS, first you need to register your mobile number in e-way bill portal to use the SMS facility. Once registered, you can send the SMS is specified format to 77382 99899 to generate eway bill.

The typical SMS format to generate eway bill is - ‘EWBG TranType RecGSTIN DelPinCode InvNo InvDate TotalValue HSNCode ApprDist Vehicle’. 

In this SMS format to generate eway bill

  • EWBG -  e-Way Bill Generate keyword
  • TranType - Type of the Transaction
  • RecGSTIN - Recipient’s GSTIN
  • DelPinCode - PIN Code of the Place of Delivery of the Goods
  • InvNo - Invoice or Bill Number
  • InvDate - Invoice or Bill Date
  • TotalValue - Total Invoice / Bill Value
  • HSNCode - HSN Code of the goods
  • ApprDist - Approximate distance To travel
  • Vehicle - Vehicle Number

An example SMSto generate eway bill - EWBG OSUP 29AABCX0892K1ZK 560012 546 10/06/2018 75000.00 1001 234 KA12AB1234

If all the details are correct, you will receive a reply saying - ‘Eway bill generated successfully. E-Way Bill No: 171000000144 dated: 10/06/2023 12:44:00 PM and having validity up to 21/06/2023 for doc/inv no 546’

How do I register my eway bill ID and password?

To register for an e-way bill, visit the e-way bill portal and click on the ‘Registration’ option. Fill in the required details to obtain your e-way bill ID and password. You can find the detailed process above.

What is the penalty for not generating e-way bill?

Transporting goods without a valid e-way bill may result in penalties, such as a fine of 100% of the tax value of the goods or Rs.10,000, whichever is higher.

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