9 Steps for GST Registration to Sell Products on E-commerce Portals

9 Steps for GST Registration to Sell Products on E-commerce Portals

Sep 04, 2023

Girish Khurana

Visit gst.gov.in; go to Services>Registration>New Registration>select Taxpayer under ‘I am a’ dropdown and share other details such as location, PAN & click on ‘Proceed’

Verify OTP on mobile and email and click on ‘Proceed’. Your Temporary Reference Number (TRN) will be generated. Click on ‘Proceed’

Enter your TRN, captcha and click on ‘Proceed’. Verify the OTP again and click on ‘Proceed’. Your saved application will appear with an expiry date of around 15 days

Click on ‘Action’

Now you have to complete your profile on the portal which has 10 fields – Business Details, Promoter, Authorised Signatory, Authorised Representative, Principal Place of Business, etc

Once all details are filled in, select the name of the authorized signatory from the ‘Name of Authorized Signatory’ drop-down list

In the Place field, enter the place where the form was filed, for example, Delhi, Mumbai etc.

The application now needs to be digitally signed using Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) or e-sign or e-verification code (EVC) wherein OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number

Message for application ‘Success’ will be displayed. You get the acknowledgement of the successful application with the Application Reference Number (ARN)

The registration takes around six days to assign the 15-digit Goods and Services Taxpayer Identification Number (GSTIN) and registration certificate in Form GST REG-06

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