How to Generate online e Way Bill on ewaybill.nic.in

The online E Waybill should be generated not only for the transportation of goods but also for purchase from an unregistered person, inter-branch transfer, sales return and transfer because of job work.

The online E Waybill portal gives a consistent gateway to generate E-Way bills (single and same as consolidated options), Modify or update vehicle number on the already generated e-Way bill, cancel of E-Way bill, Rejection of E-Way Bill, etc.

There are two methods of generating the e-Way Bills in EWB-1

1. On the Web-based System

2. Via SMS – (Short message Service)

Before generating the online e Way Bills on web you should make sure these points:

Registeration on the online e Way Bill portal – www.ewaybillgst.Gov.in
The Invoice / Bill / Challan of the particular consignment of goods must be in hand.
If transport is by road – Transporter ID or the Vehicle number should be present.
If transport is by rail, air, or ship – Transporter ID, Transport document number, and date must be mentioned in the document.

Here is step by step Guide to Generate Online e-Way Bill :

Go to www.ewaybillgst.gov.in

#STEP 1 : Login to the e-Way Bill Portal. Enter your Username, Password and Captcha code, click on login button

#STEP 2: Under the e-Way Bill option on the left-hand side of the dashboard > Select ‘Generate new’ from the drop-down list.

#STEP 3: Enter the following details on the screen that appears.

1. Transaction Type:

If you are a supplier of the particular consignment Select ‘Outward’

If you are a recipient of the particular consignment Select ‘Inward’

2. Sub-type:

Select the relevant sub-type applicable to you.

If transaction type selected is Outward, you will see the following subtypes:

If transaction type selected is Inward, you will see the following subtypes:

3. Document type:

Select either one from Invoice/ Bill/challan/credit note/Bill of entry or others if the documents you have is not Listed.

4. Document No. :

Enter the document / invoice number

5. Document Date:

Select the date of Invoice or challan or Document.

To be Noted: The system will not allow the user to enter a date ahead of the present date.

6. From / To:

Depending on whether you are a supplier or a recipient, enter the To / From section details.

To be Noted: If the supplier/client is unregistered, then mention ‘URP’ in the field GSTIN, indicating that the supplier/client is an ‘Unregistered Person’.

7. Item Details:

Add the details of the consignment (HSN code-wise) in this section:

Product name
Description
HSN Code
Quantity,
Unit,
Value/Taxable value
Tax rates of CGST and SGST or IGST (in %)
Tax rate of Cess, if any charged (in %)

To be Noted: Another advantage of e-Way Bill is that the corresponding entries can be auto-populated in the respective GST Return during GST filing.

Transporter details: The mode of transport(Road/rail/ship/air) and the approximate distance covered (in KM) needs to be compulsorily mentioned in this part.

Apart from above, Either of the details can be mentioned:

Transporter name, transporter ID, transporter Doc. No. & Date.
OR

Vehicle number in which consignment is being transported.
Format: AB12AB1234 or AB12A1234 or AB121234 or ABC1234

To be Noted: For products, clients/customers, suppliers, and transporters that are used regularly, first update the ‘My masters’ section also available on the login dashboard and then proceed.

#STEP 4: Click on ‘Submit’. The system validates data entered and throws up an error if any.

Otherwise, your request is processed and the e-way bill in Form EWB-01 form with a unique 12 digit number is generated.

The generated e-way bill looks like this: