GST Registration for E-commerce Sellers and Small Businesses

If you sell on Amazon, Flipkart, or Meesho — or you're about to — you need a GSTIN. Not when you cross ₹20 lakh. Not when you hire your first employee. Now, before your first order ships.

Under Section 24 of the CGST Act, e-commerce sellers are in the mandatory registration category regardless of annual turnover. One missed order without a GSTIN and you're operating outside the law.

Dhanaay's CA partners have your registration done in 3–7 working days. No back-and-forth, no portal confusion, no rejection due to a mismatch in your Aadhaar address.

How It Works

Dhanaay is not a CA firm. We're a compliance platform that connects you with verified, ICAI-registered CA partners — while we manage the process, document review, and GST portal follow-up end to end.

After you submit this form:

1. Within 4 hours — Dhanaay reviews your details and assigns a CA partner suited to your state and business type
2. Same day — Your CA contacts you with a precise document checklist (no guessing, no back-and-forth)
3. Within 24 hours of receiving documents — Your CA submits the application on the GST portal
4. Within 3–7 working days — GST portal issues your GSTIN; your CA sends you the Registration Certificate and walks you through what to do next (first return due dates, invoice format, etc.)

All Dhanaay CA partners hold valid ICAI membership and carry professional indemnity coverage. If your application is rejected due to a document error on our side, we resubmit at no additional charge.

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Who Must Register — No Exceptions

Business Type	Threshold	Rule
E-commerce seller (Amazon/Flipkart/Meesho/any marketplace)	₹0 — mandatory	Section 24, CGST Act
Inter-state goods/services supplier	₹0 — mandatory	Section 24, CGST Act
Goods supplier — most states	₹40 lakh/year	Standard threshold
Services supplier — most states	₹20 lakh/year	Standard threshold
Goods/services — special category states	₹20L / ₹10L per year	J&K, Himachal, NE states

If you sell even one product via a marketplace to a buyer in another state, both conditions (e-commerce + inter-state) make registration mandatory — regardless of how small your business is.

Documents Checklist

Sole Proprietorship (most common for individual sellers):

• PAN card of the proprietor
• Aadhaar card with mobile number linked (for OTP-based e-KYC)
• Proof of business address — electricity bill, rent agreement, or property tax receipt (not older than 2 months)
• Bank account details — cancelled cheque or first page of passbook
• Passport-size photograph
• Digital signature (optional — Aadhaar OTP works for most proprietorships)

Private Limited Company or LLP — additionally:

• Certificate of Incorporation from MCA
• Memorandum and Articles of Association (MOA/AOA)
• Board resolution authorising the GST signatory
• Authorised signatory's PAN and Aadhaar

The most common rejection reason is an Aadhaar address that doesn't match the business address proof. Our CA partner checks this before submission — saving you a 7-day resubmission delay.

What Happens After You Get Your GSTIN

Registration is the beginning, not the end. Once your GSTIN is active:

• File GSTR-1 (outward sales) by the 11th of every month
• File GSTR-3B (summary return + tax payment) by the 20th of every month
• File GSTR-9 (annual return) by December 31 each year
• Display your GSTIN on every invoice, your marketplace seller profile, and your business premises

Need someone to handle the ongoing filings too? See our GST Return Filing service →

Already selling without a GSTIN?

If you've been selling on a marketplace without GST registration, stop and get registered before your next payout. Marketplaces report all seller transactions to the GST department automatically. Unregistered turnover on record is a GST demand notice waiting to happen.

The good news: penalties for late registration can often be mitigated with a voluntary disclosure. Our CA partners handle this regularly — it's a manageable situation if addressed early.

Selling in multiple states?

You need a separate GST registration in each state where you have a physical presence (warehouse, office, or consignment stock). If you only sell online with stock in one state and ship nationally, one registration covers you. Our team clarifies this during onboarding — the wrong answer here leads to notices, so it's worth getting right.

What about the Composition Scheme?

If your annual turnover is below ₹1.5 crore (goods) or ₹50 lakh (services/restaurants), you can opt for the Composition Scheme. You pay a flat tax rate (1–5% of turnover) and file quarterly instead of monthly.

The trade-off: you cannot collect GST from customers, you cannot claim ITC on purchases, and you cannot sell inter-state or via e-commerce marketplaces.

For most Amazon/Flipkart/Meesho sellers, the Composition Scheme is not available — e-commerce sales disqualify you. If you're running a local offline business alongside your online store, ask your CA about whether a split structure makes sense.

Related: Do I need GST registration? Use our threshold checker →