A taxpayer who wants to generate, cancel or manage the eway bill can either have to log into ewaybillgst.gov.in system or ewaybill.nic.in system. However, ewaybill.nic.in gets redirected back to the ewaybillgst.gov.in when a taxpayer click on the e-way bill Login link as earlier eway bill portal was earlier maintained by NIC. So, ewaybillgst.gov.in is an official government that shall be used by the taxpayer or transporter to generate, cancel or manage e-way bill.
Eway Bill homepage and its tabs
Now let us see what ewaybill.nic.in homepage looks like and what all tabs it contains
So in the above screen shot we can see that ewaybill.nic.in Home page tab contains
1. Laws
Under this home page tab the taxpayer may find Rules, forms, notification and circulars.
By clicking on rules, the taxpayer can easily refer to different rules that too state-wise.
Similarly, using the Form button the taxpayer or transporter can see sample formats of e-way bill form. The forms included under these tabs are EWB-01, EWB-02, EWB-03, EWB-04, ENR-01 and INV-01.
In the Notification and circular option, the taxpayer or transporter can find latest notification and circulars that are issued by the government regarding the e-way bill.
2. Help
Under the Help menu on the e-way bill login page, the taxpayer can find different option such as User Manual, CBT, FAQs, Advertisement and Tools.
The taxpayer or transporter can sort out all their dilemmas related to the e-way bill by either using FAQs, CBT (Videos) or user manual section.
Moreover, through Tools option the taxpayer can find the templates related to bulk generation facility available on the eway bill portal.
3. Search
This menu on the eway bill login page helps the person to search about the following things:
a) Taxpayers by using their GSTIN
b) Transporters through transporter ID or GSTIN
c) Product and Services using HSN/SAC Code or their name
d) Distance between the two PIN Codes
4. Contact Us
Here on this menu of the e-way bill login page, the taxpayer can find the region-wise contact details of the helpdesk.
5. Registration
Through registration menu bar on e-way bill portal a new taxpayer, transporter or citizen can register themselves on the eway bill portal.
Different heading under the registration menu are:
(a) Eway bill registration
The normal taxpayer needs GST Identification number/GSTIN and registered mobile number to enrol on the eway bill portal.
(b) Enrollment for transporter
A transporter can register himself on the e-way bill portal by clicking on the enrollment for transporter link. After successfully registering on the portal, the transporter will receive the transporter ID which will help to log into the e-way bill portal.
(c) E-way bill for citizen
In case if any citizen wants to generate an e-way bill then he has to click on this link and can directly generate an e-way bill without log into the eway bill portal.
6. Login
This menu helps the taxpayer to log into the eway bill portal but the taxpayer must have a valid credential that includes:
(a) Username
Eway bill portal log in Username contains at least 8 characters but not exceeding 15 characters. In addition to this, the ID can include alphabets (A to Z), special characters (@, #, $, %, &, *, ^) and numerals (0-9).
(b) Password
Password for the e-way bill portal shall not be less than 8 characters.
(c) Captcha
After entering username and password, it is mandatory for the taxpayer to enter the code given in captcha image to verify their eway bill portal login.
In case if a taxpayer forgets his log in credential then he can click on Forgot Password/ Forgot User ID or Forgot Transporter ID.