An E-Way Bill is an electronic document generated on the GST portal for the movement of goods valued above INR 50,000. It contains details of the consignor, consignee, goods, vehicle, and transporter, and must accompany the shipment in physical or digital form.
Why It Matters
Checkposts, highway squads, and RTO officers can stop any vehicle and demand the e-way bill. If it is missing, expired, or wrong, the goods and vehicle can be detained and penalties imposed (up to 200 percent of tax). Validity is 1 day per 200 km, so delays also trigger regeneration. Manual generation on the portal for every dispatch is painful for busy factories.
Example with Indian Context
A steel fabricator in Ahmedabad dispatches an invoice worth INR 1,80,000 to a buyer in Indore (approx 400 km). The ERP generates the e-way bill with Part A (invoice details) and Part B (vehicle number), sets validity at 2 days, and prints it with the invoice. If the truck breaks down and takes 3 days, the transporter extends validity online before expiry.
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How ERPDrive Handles It
ERPDrive generates e-way bills directly from sales invoices, job work challans, and stock transfers. Vehicle details can be added at the weighbridge step, and validity is auto-calculated by distance. Expiry alerts land in the dispatch dashboard before the bill lapses.
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