The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), via Circular No. 249/06/2025-GST dated 9th June 2025, stated that the Document Identification Number (DIN) is not required to be quoted on communications generated through the GST common portal, as these documents are assigned a Reference Number (RFN) that can be verified online.
CBIC as per Circular Nos. 122/41/2019-GST and 128/47/2019-GST had earlier needed the creation and citation of DIN for all communications of its officers to keep clarity and accountability.
Most notices, orders, and communications generated digitally already have a unique RFN with the start of the automated system in the GST portal. Taxpayers and other stakeholders can validate the same RFN via the GST portal’s verification service at https://services.gst.gov.in/services/verifyRfn, which furnishes information along with the date of issuance, type of document, and issuing office.
The simultaneous presence of both DIN and RFN on the same document leads to duplication of verifiable identifiers, the board recognised. For preventing redundancy, it cited that issued communications through the GST common portal having an RFN will not need DIN, and these documents will be considered as valid and authentic.
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As per CGST Act, 2017 Section 169(1)(d), the same clarification is grounded, which acknowledges uploading the communications to the common site as a valid form of service. Also, CBIC reiterated its earlier declarations to electronically serve summaries of show cause notices (DRC-01) and orders (DRC-07) via the portal to ensure compliance with Rule 142 of the CGST Rules.
Through the same update, the earlier DIN-related Circulars stand altered to the stated scope.
