E WAY BILL GENERATE THROUGH SMS

Table of Contents

 1. Introduction
 2. SMS Operation Error! Bookmark not defined.
 3. Generate the e-Way Bill – Tax Payer..
 4. Generate the e-Way Bill - Transporter
 5. Update the Vehicle details – Tax Payer or Transporter....Error! Bookmark not defined.
 6. Cancel the e-Way Bill – Tax Payer or Transporter ..........Error! Bookmark not defined.

List of Abbreviations

Abbreviation                                                                                  Full Form 

GSTIN                                                              Goods and Services Tax Identification No

SMS                                                                  Short Message Service

EBN                                                                  e-way bill Number  

EWB                                                                 e-way bill

 1. Introduction 

  

    1.1 Background 

       Introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) across India with effect from 1st of July 2017 is a very significant step in the field of indirect tax reforms in India.For quick and easy movement of goods across India without any hindrance, all the check posts across the country are abolished. The GST system provides a provision of e-Way Bill, a document to be carried by the person in charge of conveyance, generated electronically from the common portal. To implement the e-Way Bill system, ICT based solution is required. Hence, as approved by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, a web based solution has been designed and developed by National Informatics Centre and it is being rolled out for the use of taxpayers and transporters. To ease the operation of e-way bill generation, the SMS based facility is provided to generate the e-way bills. 

    1.2 Purpose and Intended Audience 

    

       This document aims to explain the operational procedure on how to use SMS based e-Way Bill system. Also it explains the features and roles of the stake holders in using this system. This document is intended for registered taxpayers under GST and un-registered transporters, who are the main stakeholders of e-Way Bill system under GST. 

    1.3 Scope 

         The scope of this document covers the activities of e-way bills using the SMS facility.

    1.4 URL or Web site address 

         http://ewaybill.nic.in

   2. SMS based E-Way Bill Operations

     2. SMS Operations 

       Mobile E-Way Bill is a mobile SMS based generation of e-way bill. This is meant for small tax payers, who may not have IT systems and may not have large number of transactions for e-way bill generation in a day. This can also be used by tax payers to generate e-Way Bill, in emergency cases like night, for urgent movement of transactions. The tax payer has do three activities related to the e-Way Bill system

        Generate the E-Way Bill 

        Update the Vehicle details 

        Cancel the E-Way Bill

  This is a very simple method of e-Way Bill generation. However, the tax payer has to take care of sending the request for e-Way Bill, in proper format and without any mistake during the data entry in mobile. Otherwise, the E-way bill may be generated with wrong information. To use this method, the tax payer has to register his mobile number, which is going to be used for e-Way Bill generation, on the web portal. The system enables only for that mobile number of the tax payer (GSTIN) to generate e-Way Bill for that GSTIN. This facility is also available for transporter. 

2.1 Pre-requisite 

   To use this service, the tax payer or transporter has to open the e-way bill portal and login using his/her username and password and go to ‘Registration’ menu and ‘for SMS’ option. Here he/she will be requested to select the user and particulars of user are shown with mobile number. The tax payer/transporter can register maximum 2 mobile numbers for the m-Way Bill purpose.

2.2 Validations 

The system will carry out the following validations before processing the request. In case of failure of validation, the system sends the appropriate error message to the mobile number.

  The system will validate the registered mobile number with the tax payer/transporter before accepting the request.

  The system will validate the correct keyword – EWBG/EWBT for E-way Bill Generate Request ; EWBV for E-Way Bill vehicle update Request ; EWBC for EWay Bill Cancel Request 

  For generation, the system will validate the correctness of codes for Transaction TYPE – OSUP, OEXP, OJOB, OSCD,ORNK,OFOU, OEOF, OLNS, OOTH ISUP, IIMP, ISCD, IJWR, ISLR, IEOF, IOTH

 For generation, the system will verify the GSTIN of the recipient, if 15 chars have been provided.  For generation, the system will validate the HSN Code with the HSN master codes. 

 For generation, the system checks the format of DelPinCode, InvDate, InvNo and Vehicle parameters 

 The cancellation is allowed only for generator of the e-Way Bill. 

 The Vehicle Updating is allowed for the tax payer who has generated or transporter who has been authorized while generating the e-waybill. 

 The cancellation is allowed with 24 hours of generation of e-Way Bill 

 The Vehicle updating is allowed with validity period as per the distance mentioned in e_Way Bill.  The verified e-waybill cannot be cancelled

3 Generate the e-Way Bill - Tax Payer

This section explains how to use the SMS facility to generate the new E-Way Bill Number from the E-Way Bill system. 

3.1Format of SMS request 

EWBG TranType RecGSTIN DelPinCode InvNo InvDate TotalValue HSNCode ApprDist Vehicle (Space should be there between these parameters) Explanation of Parameters EWBG 

– e-Way Bill Generate Key Word – It is fixed for generation TranType 

- Transaction Type – Refer to the Code list RecGSTIN

- Recipient’s GSTIN. If it not there, then URP for ‘UnRegistered Person’ DelPinCode

- PIN Code of Place of Delivery of Goods InvNo 

- Invoice or Bill Number of the document of supplier of goods InvDate

- Invoice or Bill Date of the document of supplier of goods TotalValue

- Total Value of goods as per Invoice/Bill document in Rs. HSNCode

- HSN Code of the first Commodity ApprDist 

- Approximate distance in KMs between consignor and consignee Vehicle 

- Vehicle Number in which the goods is being moved

Example #1

Message

EWBG OSUP 29AABCX0892K1ZK 560012 546 10/09/2017

75000.00 1001 234 KA12AB1234

SMS to

97319 79899

Explanation

This request is to generate the E-Way Bill for outward Supply of goods, with HSN 1001, to recipient with GSTIN 29AABCX0892K1ZK, carrying Invoice/Bill No 546 dtd: 10/09/2017 of value Rs 75000.00 to deliver at pin code

560012 through vehicle KA12AB1234 and distance of 234 KMs

Reply Message

Eway bill generated successfully. E-Way Bill No:

171000000144 and date is 12/09/2017

Example #2

Message

EWBG OEXP URP 560012 A1246 16/09/2017 59000.00 1001 120 MH01XY1233

SMS to

97319 79899

Explanation

This request is to generate the E-Way Bill for export of goods, with HSN 1001, to recipient with GSTIN URP (UnRegistered Person), carrying Invoice/Bill No A1246 dtd: 16/09/2017 of value Rs 59000.00 to deliver at pin code 560012 through MH01XY1233 distance of 120 KMs

Reply Message

Eway bill generated successfully. E-Way Bill No:

181000000234 and date is 16/09/2017