Extension of E-Way Bills Expired on 31 December 2024 · 01 Jan 2025
CBIC / GST advisory · 01 Jan 2025
Official title
Advisory to Taxpayers on Extension of E-Way Bills Expired on 31st December, 2024
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The GSTN extends the window for taxpayers and transporters to extend e-way bills that expired on 31 December 2024. The new deadline for these extensions is midnight on 1 January 2025. Taxpayers and transporters who moved goods on 31 December 2024 without an e-way bill must generate the required e-way bills on 1 January 2025. These measures address technical challenges that occurred on the e-way bill portal. Users must use the Extend EWB facility on the portal to perform these actions.
What you must do
- Extend e-way bills that expired on 31 December 2024 using the Extend EWB facility.
- Generate e-way bills for goods moved on 31 December 2024 without documentation.
Key dates
- Deadline for extending e-way bills that expired on 31 December 2024
Document text
It is hereby informed that the technical challenges encountered in the e-way bill generation process have been resolved, and the portal is now functioning smoothly. In connection with the technical issues faced earlier, the following facilitation measures have been put in place:
- Extension of Expired E-Way Bills:
- (a) As per the existing procedure, e-way bills that expired at midnight on 31st December, 2024, could be extended either within 8 hours prior to the expiry or 8 hours after the expiry..
- (b) Due to the technical glitch, this process was disrupted. To mitigate the impact, the window period for extending the e-way bills expiring on 31st December, 2024, has been extended up to 1st January, 2025, midnight. Taxpayers and transporters are advised to utilize the "Extend EWB" facility on the portal to extend these e-way bills, if required.
- Generation of E-Way Bills for Goods Moved During the Glitch:
- (a) payers and transporters who moved goods on 31st December 2024 without generating e-way bills due to the technical issues are hereby advised to generate the necessary e-way bills on 1st January 2025 using the existing facility on the portal.
Your cooperation in ensuring compliance with the e-way bill requirements is appreciated. For any assistance, taxpayers may contact the helpline or visit the portal support page.
Thanking You,
Team GSTN
Source details
- Source
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs / GST
- Type
- advisory
- Published by source
- 01 Jan 2025
- Issuing division
- GSTN
- Coverage area
- indirect-tax