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Free tool · India · 2026
GST e-invoice applicability: does it apply to you?
Check your e-invoice applicability in two quick questions — turnover and category — and see what to do next. Built for manufacturers and distributors that sell through dealers.
What’s your aggregate annual turnover?
In any financial year since 2017–18 (across every GSTIN under your PAN).
Are you in an exempt category?
SEZ unit, bank / NBFC / insurance, goods transport agency, passenger transport, cinema / multiplex, or a government body.
General guidance, not tax advice — verify against current GSTN / CBIC notifications for your business.
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Does e-invoicing apply to you? The walkthrough.
The turnover rules, the 30-day window and the gaps that get e-invoices rejected — for manufacturers and distributors.
The rules, in short
The e-invoice turnover limit and what it covers.
If your aggregate turnover has crossed ₹5 crore in any year since 2017–18, GST e-invoicing is mandatory for your B2B invoices — and a B2B invoice without a valid IRN is not a valid tax invoice.
Avoid these
Five mistakes that get e-invoices rejected.
Reporting late (₹10 cr+). An invoice older than 30 days is rejected outright — no IRN, ever.
Wrong place of supply. The CGST/SGST vs IGST split is derived from it; get it wrong and validation fails.
Invalid or cancelled buyer GSTIN. The IRP checks it live against the GST registry.
Missing or wrong HSN codes. Especially on new SKUs added mid-year.
Totals that don’t reconcile. Line items and document value must agree within ₹1.
Beyond compliance
The dealer-order gap e-invoicing doesn’t fix.
E-invoicing software fixes the paperwork. For a manufacturer running a dealer network, the harder problem sits upstream — the order came in on WhatsApp or a phone call, often past a dealer’s credit limit before anyone noticed. Fixing the invoice doesn’t fix how the order was taken.
Self-service ordering
Dealers order and reorder on their own — no phone calls or manual re-keying.
Credit-limit enforcement
Every order is checked against the dealer’s credit limit at the moment it’s placed — control up front, never lending.
Automatic per-product, per-state tax
Each product’s tax category and the ship-to state’s rate, applied on every order and shown on the invoice as one combined amount.
Per-product, per-state tax
One combined amount on every dealer order.
Full GST breakup + Tally sync
CGST/SGST and interstate IGST, configured to your setup.
The e-invoice itself
IRN, signed QR, IRP reporting, GSTR-1.
Get the full readiness checklist.
The turnover rules, master data, INV-01 fields and the gaps that get e-invoices rejected — in one free PDF.
Straight answers
E-invoice applicability — common questions.
Who has to generate e-invoices under GST?
Businesses whose aggregate turnover has crossed ₹5 crore in any financial year since 2017–18 must issue e-invoices for their B2B supplies, exports, SEZ supplies, and credit/debit notes. It doesn’t apply to B2C retail.
Is a B2B invoice without an IRN valid?
No. If e-invoicing applies to you, a B2B invoice without a valid IRN is not a valid tax invoice — and your buyer loses input tax credit on it.
What is the 30-day reporting rule?
Businesses with turnover of ₹10 crore or more must report each document to the IRP within 30 days of its date (effective 1 Apr 2025). Past 30 days the IRP rejects it and no IRN is issued.
Does this checker give tax advice?
No. It’s general guidance to help you understand whether e-invoicing is likely to apply. Confirm your specific position against current GSTN / CBIC notifications with a qualified GST advisor.
Does Concord generate e-invoices?
No. Concord applies tax automatically per product and per state on every dealer order and shows it on the invoice as one combined amount; a full CGST/SGST and IGST breakup — and Tally sync — are configured to your setup as a scoped build. The IRN and signed QR, IRP reporting and GSTR-1 stay with your ERP or GSP. Concord is not a DMS or SFA.
Self-service dealer ordering + credit-limit enforcement + automatic per-product, per-state tax — run standalone, or above your ERP via API-based integration. Not a DMS. Not a SFA.