As of July 1, 2017, any seller who wants to sell across India needs to enrol for GST (Goods and Services Tax), except if the seller sells goods or services under exempt categories. The GST registration process is entirely paperless which means that it will take place online or digitally. There will not be any hard copies or physical print outs required for the enrolment.

Today, every business owner in India has one common thing in their mind, GST.
This is the first article in a series of posts where Amazon will provide you with an overview of this important topic. We also hope this will help you in your transition to the new Goods and Services Tax.

Today, we will talk about how the proposed Goods and Services Tax is expected to work with Flowchart image references for your understanding. 

As online sellers or prospective online sellers, if you already have a VAT number, you are required to register for GST (Goods and Services Tax). It will be an entirely paperless process, which means, it will take place online or digitally. 

With GST nearing its implementation date, we attempt to answer some common questions relating to certain aspects of GST.

With GST nearing its implementation date, we attempt to answer some common questions relating to certain aspects of working with GST.

To assist sellers in their transition to the new system of taxation, we at Amazon have provided a host of material through the 'A-to-Z GST Guide'. Now that GST deadline is looming, sellers have to take definitive actions like updating their GSTIN registration numbers with Amazon and updating their prices for their products to account for GST, so that their business continues running smoothly.

HSN (Harmonised System of Nomenclature) is an internationally accepted product coding system. In India, HSN coding is currently used under Excise, Customs, and state Value Added Tax (VAT) laws and is now also proposed to be used under Goods and Services Tax (GST) law, for classification of products/goods.

With GST implementation from 1^st July, Invoicing feature will be available for all Easy Ship and Self Ship (MFN) orders. Invoice will get populated for every order irrespective of whether the order has been scheduled on Seller Central using Schedule Pickup button, using Bulk excel feeds or Seller app.

With Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime coming into effect soon, there will be major changes in the way businesses need to file their tax returns and sellers will have to adapt to these changes rapidly.