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GST and Compliance Guide for Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and Zepto Sellers (2026)

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The one resource that goes past 'GST is mandatory' into the operational reality of quick commerce: separate GSTIN or APOB registration for every state a Blinkit or Zepto dark store holds your stock.

  • Each state where a quick commerce platform's dark store holds your inventory counts as a place of business under Section 22 and needs its own GSTIN or an Additional Place of Business registration.
  • Section 24(ix) requires anyone supplying through a TCS collecting e-commerce operator to register for GST regardless of turnover.
  • Platforms will not activate a listing until GST (and FSSAI, for food items) is in place and address proofs match exactly across PAN, Aadhaar, and the GSTIN.
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  1. Do I need a GST number before I make my very first sale, or can that wait?
  2. I'm a small maker just starting out, does the GST composition scheme make sense for me?

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