Everything You Need To Know About Interstate Shipping
Unable to ship your products on time to your customers? Are your shipments returning to you after getting stuck at Inter-State Checkpoints? Having difficulty in understanding the rules and finding the interstate shipping forms?
If these are the kind of questions that are troubling you with interstate shipping, then we have something incredibly awesome to share with you!
Logistics is crucial for any online store. Delivering your customers’ purchases on time reflects on your store’s efficiency and reliability. Delay in delivering the products is a risk you cannot afford as an online store entrepreneur.
But, living in a big country like India, rules change from State to State. Understanding these rules and finding the respective forms can be a very cumbersome task. That’s why, we bring you an exclusive table to help you sort out the necessary forms to be filled while scheduling a shipment.
Business to Customers ( B2C ) – Economy/Surface Shipments | ||
Destination State or Union Territory | Paperwork required for Inbound Economy/Surface shipments | Links to Government Websites |
Andhra Pradesh | CI + VAT Form X / 600 (online) | www.apct.gov.in |
Arunachal Pradesh | CI + RC of Consignee** | www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in |
Assam | CI + VAT Form 61 (manual) | www.tax.assam.gov.in |
Bihar | CI + VAT Form D IX for >INR 10,000 (online) | www.biharcommercialtax.in |
Delhi | CI + VAT Form DS2 (online) | www.dvat.gov.in |
Gujarat | CI + VAT Form 403 (online) | www.commercialtax.gujarat.gov.in |
Jammu & Kashmir | CI + VAT Form 65 (manual / online) | www.jkcomtax.gov.in |
Jharkhand | CI + VAT Form 504 G (online) | www.jharkhandcomtax.gov.in |
Karnataka | CI + e-Sugam (online) | www.ctax.kar.nic.in |
Kerala | CI + 8 FA (air) / Transaction slip (surface) | www.keralataxes.gov.in |
Madhya Pradesh | CI + VAT Form 49 (online) | www.mptax.mp.gov.in |
Manipur | CI + VAT Form 27 (online) | www.manipurvat.gov.in |
Meghalaya | CI + VAT Form 40 (online) | www.megvat.gov.in |
Mizoram | CI + VAT Form 33 (online) | www.zotax.nic.in |
Nagaland | CI + VAT Form 23 (online) | www.nagalandtax.nic.in |
Odisha | CI + VAT Form 402 (online) | www.odishatax.gov.in |
Rajasthan | CI + VAT Form 47 / 47A (online) | www.rajtax.gov.in |
Sikkim | CI + VAT Form 25 / 27 (online) | www.sikkimtax.gov.in |
Tamil Nadu | CI + VAT Form JJ (Online) for notified goods | www.tnvat.gov.in |
Telangana | CI + VAT Form X / 600 for notified goods | www.tgct.gov.in |
Tripura | CI + VAT Form XXIV (online) | www.taxes.tripura.gov.in |
Uttar Pradesh | CI + e-Sancharan/ manual form 38 >INR 5K | comtax.up.nic.in |
Uttrakhand | CI + VAT Form 16 (manual/online) >INR 5K | comtax.uk.gov.in |
West Bengal | CI + VAT Form 50 A (online) | www.wbcomtax.nic.in |
Business to Customers ( B2C ) – Air Shipments | |||
Destination State or Union Territory | Paperwork required for Air Shipments | Exemption Limit (INR) | Links to Government Websites |
Arunachal Pradesh | CI + RC of Consignee** | <10,000 | www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in |
Assam | CI + VAT Form 61 (manual) | <5,000 | www.tax.assam.gov.in |
Bihar | CI + VAT Form D IX for >INR 10,000 (online) | <10,000 | www.biharcommercialtax.in |
Kerala | CI + 8 FA (air) / Transaction slip (surface) | <5000 | www.keralataxes.gov.in |
Disclaimer | |||
**Paperwork required in Jharkhand – CI + VAT Form 503 (manual) |
B2B (Business to Business) | |||
Destination State or Union Territory | Regulatory peperwork for Inbound | Regulatory papework for Outbound | Link to Govt. Sites |
Andhra Pradesh | CI + VAT Form x / 600 (online) | CI +VAT Form X/ 600 (Online) | www.apct.gov.in |
Arunachal Pradesh | CI + RC of Consignee** | www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in | |
Assam | CI + VAT Form 61 (manual) | CI + VAT Form 63 | www.tax.assam.gov.in |
Bihar | CI + VAT Form D IX for >INR 10,000 (online) | CI + VAT Form D X >INR10,000 | www.biharcommercialtax.in |
Delhi | CI + VAT Form DS2 (online) | www.dvat.gov.in | |
Gujarat | CI + VAT Form 403 (online) | CI + VAT Form 402 (Online) | www.commercialtax.gujarat.gov.in |
Jammu & Kashmir | CI + VAT Form 65 (manual / online) | www.jkcomtax.gov.in | |
Jharkhand | CI + VAT Form 504 G (online) | CI + VAT Form 504B ( Online) | www.jharkhandcomtax.gov.in |
Karnataka | CI + e-Sugam (online) | CI _ e-Sugam for >INR 25K | www.ctax.kar.nic.in |
Kerala | CI + 8 FA (air) / Transaction slip (surface) | CI + VAT Form 15 ( Online) | www.keralataxes.gov.in |
Madhya Pradesh | CI + VAT Form 49 (online) | CI+Form 49 (out) (online) for notfied goods | www.mptax.mp.gov.in |
Manipur | CI + VAT Form 27 (online) | CI + VAT Form 28 (Online) | www.manipurvat.gov.in |
Meghalaya | CI + VAT Form 40 (online) | CI + VAT Form 37 for Taxable goods | www.megvat.gov.in |
Mizoram | CI + VAT Form 33 (online) | www.zotax.nic.in | |
Nagaland | CI + VAT Form 23 (online) | www.nagalandtax.nic.in | |
Odisha* | CI + VAT Form 402 (online) | CI + VAT Form 402 | www.odishatax.gov.in |
Rajasthan | CI + VAT Form 47 / 47A (online) | CI + VAT Form 49A ( Online) / 49(manual | www.rajtax.gov.in |
Sikkim | CI + VAT Form 25 / 27 (online) | CI + VAT Form 26 | www.sikkimtax.gov.in |
Tamil Nadu | CI + VAT Form JJ (Online) for notified goods | CI + VAT Form JJ (online) for notified goods | www.tnvat.gov.in |
Telangana | CI + VAT Form X / 600 for notified goods | CI+VAT FORM X/600 for notified goods | www.tgct.gov.in |
Tripura | CI + VAT Form XXIV (online) | CI + VAT Form XXVI | www.taxes.tripura.gov.in |
Uttar Pradesh | CI + e-Sancharan/ manual form 38 >INR 5K | comtax.up.nic.in | |
Uttrakhand | CI + VAT Form 16 (manual/online) >INR 5K | comtax.uk.gov.in | |
West Bengal | CI + VAT Form 50 A (online) | XI + VAT Form 51 | www.wbcomtax.nic.in |
Himachal Pradesh | CI | CI+ VAT Form XXVI < INR30K | — |
Punjab | CI | CI + VAT Form 36 (Online) | — |
How and when do you use these forms? From these tables, find the State to which you are shipping your products. Cross check the conditions to know what form is required. Get the forms from the links given in the table. The links to the state government’s website have been provided in the table.
Abbreviations |
B2B – Business to Business, B2C – Business to Consumer, C2C – Consumer to Consumer, CI – Commercial Invoice, COD – Cash on Delivery, LBT – Local Body Tax, RC – Registration Certificate, VAT – Value Added Tax |
*Manual Forms – Consignee has to go to sales tax office, pay the tax and generate the form. This form has to be sent to the shipper and provided at the time of pickup. |
*Online Forns – The shipper needs to download the VAT form from the respective government website and fill it with the necessary details.This form has to be provided at the time of pickup. |
Points to Note |
● TIN number of shipper & consignee is mandatory on commercial invoice in case of B2B (and of shipper in case of B2C). |
● FedEx has suspended e-commerce B2C COD shipments to Kerala & Pondicherry due to State Regulatory Issues. |
● VAT form (wherever applicable) may be for select goods or select category of dealers. Visit the destination state VAT website for further information. |
● Declaration from consignee may be required for B2C or C2C movements, as per the destination state requirement. |
● Gift or sample shipments to Arunachal Pradesh up to a value of INR 10,000 (declared on invoice) are exempt from Entry Tax. |
● Entry Tax is charged on selected commodities as listed under the destination state’s VAT website |
● For shipments > Invoice value Rs 5000 travelling to Jammu & Kashmir a 13.5% Tax will be charged and Form 58 will be required. |
You will need to provide the filled forms to the person arriving for the pick up. The logistic company will produce this form for you at the check points. Rest assured, as your products travel safe to reach your customers at far off places.
Thus, you can now send your products to your lovely customers with ease and make sure the shipments don’t return because of a lack of documents. Happy selling! 🙂
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