Article

GST on Online Sellers of Amazon, Flipkart and Other Ecommerce

ClearTax Free Beginner India

The single best plain-English overview for a D2C founder, it ties together registration, place of supply, invoicing, returns and TCS in one read without drowning you in sections of the Act.

  • Marketplace sellers must register for GST regardless of turnover
  • GST is destination-based: CGST+SGST intra-state, IGST inter-state
  • The seller, not the platform, issues the tax invoice to the buyer
Open on web.archive.org ↗

It answers 5 questions

  1. Do I actually need a GST registration to sell online, or can I start without one?
  2. What's the actual step-by-step to register for GST myself, without paying a CA?
  3. Why is Amazon/Flipkart holding back a cut of my payout, what is this TCS?
  4. I store stock in a 3PL or Amazon FBA warehouse in another state, do I need a separate GST registration there?
  5. Can I claim input tax credit on ad spend, shipping and software, and how does GST work on COD?

Read with it

  1. A dense, practitioner-written FAQ covering commission handling, invoice generation, ITC and TCS matching, the kind of detail a... TaxAdda Article Everything about GST on Online Sellers of Amazon, Flipkart etc. TaxAdda
  2. GST registration is mandatory for Indian ecommerce sellers regardless of revenue, and your GSTIN needs to show up on your... indiafilings.com Article GST Registration for eCommerce Business India IndiaFilings
  3. Written from a payments-platform angle, so it's specific about what a GSTIN unlocks for online sellers, settlement, invoicing,... Paytm Article GST Registration Online Process, Documents, Fees in 2026 Paytm Blog
  4. Honestly answers the very first question every bootstrapped founder asks, including the narrow legitimate cases where you can... Razorpay Article How to Sell Online Without GST Number in India? Razorpay Learn
  5. Explains TCS under Section 52, what the marketplace deducts, how it hits your ledger and how you reclaim it, so the payout... ClearTax Article GST Registration for Ecommerce Collecting TCS under GST ClearTax
  6. Goes deeper than the usual 'yes you need a GSTIN per state' answer, citing an AAR ruling to show it's genuinely case-by-case,... CAclubindia Article Whether separate GST Registration is required for a warehouse? CAclubindia
eChai Partner Brands The partnership →