E - Way Bill

[Kaustubh Karandikar]

Is it legally allowed to generate e - way bill of today's date and physically dispatch the goods tomorrow or at a later date?

[KASTURI SETHI]

Sir,

I think you are concerned with validity of E-way bill.

Here is relevant extract of FAQ-II

Q. While calculating time validity for e-way bill, how is a day determined?

This can be explained by following examples -

(i) Suppose an e-way bill is generated at 00:04 hrs. on 14th March. Then first day would end on 12:00 midnight of 15-16 March. Second day will end on 12:00 midnight of 16-17 March and so on.

(ii) Suppose an e-way bill is generated at 23:58 hrs. on 14th March. Then first day would end on 12:00 midnight of 15-16 March. Second day will end on 12:00 midnight of 16-17 March and so on.

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Distance is required to be mentioned in the portal. It also calculates based on from PIN and to PIN. Hence if you generate eway bill its validity will start. The time required for movement of goods would be less in such case. The option which I think is generate part a and generate eway bill mentioning

AI Summary

E-way bill validity begins on generation, affecting permitted movement timing and computed duration based on portal distance. E-way bill validity begins on generation and is measured in days that end at successive midnights; the portal calculates validity using the entered distance (from-PIN and to-PIN), so generating the e-way bill immediately starts the validity period and may shorten allowable movement time. Preparing Part A and then generating the e-way bill is a suggested practical approach.