Government eases norms for E-Way Bill generation

The government has made some changes to the e-way bill rules to further simplify the procedure for movement of goods under the Goods and Services Tax regime, giving more relief to smaller businesses, FMCG, courier and e-commerce companies.

Under the new rules, in the case of intra-state movement of goods, there will be no need for eway bill if the consignment’s total value is over Rs 50,000 but the individual consignment is valued at less than Rs 50,000, giving relief to e-commerce and courier companies that move packages for delivery.

If both exempted and taxable goods are moved, only the value of the taxable supply will be considered for the purpose of generating an e-way bill. This will provide relief to the industry, especially FMCG companies that move all kinds of goods together.