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Notification No. 34/2023-Central Tax: Exemption from Registration for Suppliers Selling Through E-commerce Operators

CBIC · GST Council (CBIC notification) Free Intermediate India

The notification itself, dated 31 July 2023 and in force from 1 October 2023, that lets a small seller sell goods within one state on a marketplace without a GSTIN.

  • Applies to sellers whose turnover is under the state's registration threshold and who sell goods through a TCS-collecting marketplace
  • No inter-state supply, and marketplace sales in only one state or union territory
  • The seller needs a PAN and an enrolment number from the GST portal before the first sale, which lapses once they register

It answers 2 questions

  1. Do I need a GST number before I make my very first sale, or can that wait?
  2. Do I actually need a GST registration to sell online, or can I start without one?

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