Generation of E-way Bills by Transporters for E-Invoices

In this blog, we will know how a transporter can generate e-way bill using e-invoices. So, before moving straight, let us know the recent notification and facts related to e-invoicing:

E-Invoicing Recap

E-Invoicing system was successfully implemented in India on 1st Oct 2020 for the taxpayers having yearly turnover more than INR 500 Crores who deals in B2B and export supplies. Moreover, taxpayers whose turnover is INR 100 Crores and more started complying with the e-invoicing provision from 1st Jan 2021.

Some Interesting E-Invoicing Facts

Here are some interesting e-invoicing facts:

1. More than 33000 taxpayers have accessed this system
2. They have generated more than 1250 Lakhs of IRN from the NIC entryway, as of date.
3. On average, 18 Lakh IRNs are generated every day.

Note: The above figures are taken from the NIC Portal.

What’s New under E-Invoicing?

1. The National Informatics Center (NIC) system is ready with the IRP to take a load of taxpayers with a yearly turnover of INR 100 Crores and more, to generate the IRNs from 1st January 2021.
2. The system has likewise been enabled for the taxpayer to generate the e-way bill alongside IRN or after generation of IRN and there are two APIs for this particular purpose.
3. There is an additional arrangement to generate E-way Bill or ‘Part-A Slip’. The ‘Part-A Slip’ will enable the supplier to relegate the e-invoice to the transporter. Thus utilizing this, the transporter will enter Part-B and generate the regular E-way Bill.

Generation of E-way Bills by Transporters for E-invoices

As per the requirements, the supplier needs to enable the transporter to generate the E-Way Bill in the following ways:

1. While preparing the invoice, if the supplier knows about the Part-B details, he can pass the invoice details alongside the transportation (Part-B) and transporter Id details as per the e-way bill requirements and get the IRN generated alongside the E-way Bill also. This E-way Bill can be passed onto the transporter for movement of goods and further refreshing Part-B, whenever required.
2. While preparing the invoice, if the supplier does not have the Part-B details but knows the transporter, then he can pass the invoice details alongside the transporter ID as per the e-way bill requirements and get the IRN generated alongside the ‘Part-A Slip’. This ‘Part-A Slip’ number can be passed onto the transporter with the goal that he can enter the transportation details as per the requirement and generate the E-Way Bill and move the products. He will likewise be enabled to complete the other activities of the e-way bill, whenever required.
3. While preparing the invoice, if the supplier doesn’t know the Part-B details and the transporter, then he can pass the invoice details and get the IRN generated. Afterward, once the transportation or transporter details available, the supplier can generate E-way Bill or ‘Part-A Slip’ likewise, utilizing ‘Generate EWB by IRN‘ API and pass it to the transporter for further update, whenever required and start the movement of goods.

What All Activities can be Performed by the Transporter?

Once the E-way Bill number is available for an e-invoice, the transporter can do all the activities of the e-way bill like:

1. Update Part-B
2. Update transporter
3. E-Way Bill extension etc.

How GSTrobo® can help you?

GSTrobo®, a division of Binary Semantics is an authorized GSP and enlisted SDA with GSTN. GSTrobo® has an integrated and collaborative approach between E-Invoice and E-Way bill with the motive to digitalize the e-way bill generation via e-invoices. The industry leaders are relying on the ease and simplicity of GST compliances for requirements ranging from Cloud-based solutions to Integrated Distributed Computing Solution utilizing powerful APIs and connectors from GSTrobo®.