New E-Way Bill System Updates (Effective 2025)
The GST Network (GSTN) has made several changes to the E-Way Bill system in 2025 to improve security and compliance. Here’s what’s new:
Main Updates (From January 1, 2025)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): To make logins more secure, users must verify their identity using more than just a password (like an OTP or app code). This is being rolled out in stages:
- From Jan 1, 2025: Required for businesses with turnover above ₹20 crore.
- From Feb 1, 2025: Required for businesses with turnover above ₹5 crore.
- From Apr 1, 2025: Required for everyone using the E-Way Bill system.
Time limit to generate an E-Way Bill: You can now generate an E-Way Bill only within 180 days of the invoice date. For example, From January 1, 2025, you can’t create an E-Way Bill for any invoice dated before July 5, 2024.
Time limit for extending an E-Way Bill: You can extend an E-Way Bill’s validity, but only for up to 360 days from the date it was first created.
New backup E-Way Bill portal: A second portal (https://ewaybill2.gst.gov.in) started on July 1, 2025. It helps when the main site is slow or down. Both portals are connected and update data instantly.
Rules for Interstate (Between States) Movement: The rules for moving goods between states are mostly the same across India:
- When it’s required: You must generate an E-Way Bill if the shipment value is more than ₹50,000, including for:
- Regular supply
- Return of goods
- Stock transfers
- Mandatory regardless of value: Even if the goods are worth less than ₹50,000, you still need an E-Way Bill for:
- Goods sent by a principal to a job worker in another state
- Handicraft goods sent between states by someone who doesn’t have a GST registration
Rules for Intrastate (Within the Same State) Movement: Rules within a state can differ slightly from state to state. The general rule is: an E-Way Bill is required if goods are worth over ₹50,000, but some states have different limits.
Examples:
- Delhi: ₹1,00,000
- Tamil Nadu: ₹1,00,000
- Rajasthan: ₹2,00,000 for movement within the same city, and ₹1,00,000 for movement to another part of the state (with a few exceptions).
Special rule for Gold: Starting January 20, 2025, an E-Way Bill is required for gold movement within Kerala, no matter the value.
Exemptions for Short Distances: If the distance between the sender and the transporter is less than 50 km (within the same state):
- You don’t need to fill Part B (vehicle details)
- But Part A (invoice details) must still be filled
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Intrastate E Way Bill Latest Notification Updates
Latest Interstate Notification on GST E Way Bill
Note: CT means Central Tax and UTT means Union Territory Tax
Notification Date | English/Hindi | Subject | |
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23-03-2018 – CT | Check | Check | Date notification for E way bill applicability |
02-02-2018 – CT | Check | Check | GST e way bill Rules Implementation postponement |
31-03-2018 – UTT | Check | Check | No GST e way bill required to generate irrespective if the value of consignment in union territory Lakshadweep from 1st April 2018 notification |
31-03-2018 – UTT | Check | – | No GST e way bill required to generate irrespective if the value of consignment in union territory Daman and Diu from 1st April 2018 notification |
31-03-2018 – UTT | Check | Check | No GST e way bill required to generate irrespective if the value of consignment in union territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli from 1st April 2018 notification |
31-03-2018 – UTT | Check | Check | No GST e way bill required to generate irrespective if the value of consignment in union territory Chandigarh from 1st April 2018 notification |
31-03-2018 – UTT | Check | Check | No GST e way bill required to generate irrespective if the value of consignment in union territory Andaman Nicobar island from 1st April 201801-01-2018 notification |
1. Below Rs.50000 consignment requires eway bill?
2. each tax invoice requires a separate eway bill, in case material dispatched to one customer and there are more than one invoice and one LR copy.
1 No
2. More than one e-way bill required to be generated if through each invoice material is dispatched.
Can I come to know The latest e waybill system notification for intrastate domain wrt Maharashtra state
Login to ewaybillgst.gov.in
Can we generate Eway bill later from the bill Date Back? How Many days can we generate late from the bill date
how to enter cartage in e waybill?
The Cartage is also liable to tax and it is to be added to taxable amount
how e way bill Numbers generate
Read here for the complete guide about E Way Bills Generation: https://blog.saginfotech.com/gst-e-way-bill-how-generate