How To Unblock E Way Bill?

If taxpayers do not file their GST returns continuously for two tax periods, e-way invoices are blocked on the government portal. Learn more about why this happens and how to unblock e way bill? And what you can do to get the e-way bill process moving again.

In 2019, the government implemented a significant upgrade to the e-way bill creation facility on the e-way bill portal. For taxpayers who have not filed their returns for the previous two months/quarters, e-way bill production is disabled.

The e-way bill blocking system went into effect on December 2nd, 2019. The number of tax defaulters had risen significantly, prompting the government to take this essential move.

Thus, if a taxpayer has not filed GSTR-3B for two or more months in a row, he or she will be unable to issue e-way invoices in order to dispatch and receive goods, resulting in a halt. The e-way invoices will only be unblocked the next day if a taxpayer files GSTR-3B.

GSTR-3B is a type of tax return that is filed with the IRS. When a defaulting taxpayer files GSTR-3B for the defaulting period, his GSTIN is instantly unblocked the next business day. 

Following the instructions below, a taxpayer can generate an e-way bill shortly after filing his returns:

• Choose the option 'Search Update Block Status' from the EWB portal.

• Click 'Go' after entering the GSTIN and CAPTCHA Code.

• Click 'Update Unblock Status from GST Common Portal' to update the status of your latest filing.

• If this doesn't work, a taxpayer can contact the GST Help Desk to have their question answered.

Transporters who are just enrolled in the EWB portal and not the GST portal would be unaffected. However, after the GSTIN is disabled, those who are enrolled on the GST portal would be unable to use their GSTIN as a consignor, consignee, or transporter when creating an e-way bill.

I hope this answer provided a certain amount of clarity regarding how to unblock e way bill.

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