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The E-commerce & D2C GST Guide (2026): Registration, TCS & Refund Wins

ITRnGST Free Intermediate India

Written specifically for D2C sellers rather than generic taxpayers, it walks through the exact mistakes that block a first Amazon or Shopify sale: picking the wrong registration reason, PAN name mismatches, and FBA warehouse traps.

  • Select Section 24 mandatory registration as your reason on the GST portal, not the turnover based option, or your application gets flagged.
  • Storing inventory in a third party warehouse (like an Amazon FBA warehouse) in another state triggers a separate Additional Place of Business registration in that state too.
  • TCS credits deducted by marketplaces must be manually accepted every month on the GST portal to move into your cash ledger.
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It answers 2 questions

  1. Do I need a GST number before I make my very first sale, or can that wait?
  2. How long does GST registration actually take and what does it cost?

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