NEW DELHI: For a seamless movement of goods across states, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday decided to go for early implementation of e-Way Bill for inter-state movement of items from Feb.1 and uniform mandatory compliance from June one next year.

 

“The rules for implementation of nationwide e-way Bill system for inter-State movement of goods on a compulsory basis will be notified with effect from February 1, 2018. This will bring uniformity across the states for seamless inter-state movement of goods.

 

“But in any case uniform system of e-way Bill for inter-State as well as intra-State movement will be implemented across the country by 1st June, 2018,” a finance ministry press release said here after the 24th meeting of the GST council held through video conference.

 

An e-Way Bill is required for movement of goods worth more than Rs50,000. The nationwide e-way Bill system will be ready to be rolled out on a trial basis latest by Jan.16, 2018. Trade and transporters can start using this system on a voluntary basis from Jan.16, 2018.

 

Indo-Asian News Service