Liability to pay GST and issue relating to Eway bill

[Hariharan Sundaram]

Dear Experts, a foreign person (A) on his behalf requesting a person(B) in India (Say in Chennai) to supply goods to a person(C) in Delhi .

(1) How this transaction exigible to GST?

(2) Whether as an agent B will discharge GST on the supply of goods from Chennai to Delhi Is correct or not? .

(3)How B in India will raise invoice to A in foreign?.

(4) What are all the documents required for this entire transaction both for GST and other law?

(5) How this transaction is to be shown in the GST returns?

AI Summary

GST Applicability and E-Way Bill Requirements for Inter-State Supply Between Indian Supplier and Recipient with Foreign Entity Involvement A discussion on a forum addresses a query about the applicability of GST and e-way bills in a transaction involving three parties: a foreign entity (A), an Indian supplier (B), and an Indian recipient (C). The main issues include whether GST applies to B's supply from Chennai to Delhi, how B should invoice A, and the necessary documentation for compliance. Experts clarify that this is an inter-state supply, not an export, as goods remain within India. They highlight potential issues with foreign currency transactions due to the lack of export/import documentation.