Generating E way Bill by SMS is basically meant for those small tax payers who may not have sufficient IT system and also in case of emergency like night etc. In this write up, generation of e way bill via SMS by supplier shall be discussed. Steps for generating E way bill via SMS:
Step 1.
For generating e-way bill, registration is required, and for that login to e way bill portal i.e. www.ewaybill.nic.in
Step 2.
Click on ‘Registration’, (on extreme left), a drop down will be appeared (like SMS, Android etc.), click on ‘For SMS’, registered number on GSTN will be appeared, click on ‘Send OTP’, OTP will be sent to the registered number , enter the OTP and click on ‘verify OTP’.
That’s how, registration is done.
Step 3.
After registration, now we can proceed with generating the E way Bill. Before proceeding with this, refer the SMS codes (Abbreviations) which is mentioned below.
Suppliers can simply register themselves for e-way bill facility, by simply sending a SMS to the registered mobile number of the State from which you are operating. After sending SMS to the registered number, a reply will be received that ‘E-way bill generated successfully. E-Way Bill No:#### and date is ####’
Format of SMS request
EWBG TranType RecGSTIN DelPinCode InvNo InvDate TotalValue HSNCode ApprDist Vehicle
| Parameter | Description | Values/Codes |
| EWBG | E-Way Bill Generate | Fixed |
| TranType | Type of the Transaction | Codes for Transaction TypesOSUP – Outward Supply,
OEXP – Outward Export, OJOB – Outward Job Work, OSCD – Outward SKD/CKD, ORNK – Outward Recipient Not Known, OFOU – Outward For Own Use, OEOF – Outward Exhibitions & Fairs, OLNS – Outward Line Sales, OOTH – Outward Others ISUP – Inward Supply, IIMP – Inward Import, ISCD – Inward SKD/CKD, IJWR – Inward Job Work Returns, ISLR – Inward Sales Returns, IEOF – Inward Exhibitions & Fairs , IOTH – Inward Others |
| RecGSTIN | Recipient’s GSTIN, as provided by GST or URP if he/she is UnRegistered Person | 15 digit GSTIN or URP |
| DelPinCode | PIN Code of the Place of Delivery of the Goods as per Invoice | Fixed 6 digit |
| InvNo | Invoice or Bill Number of the Document of the goods | 15 digit alphanumeric with allowed special char /- |
| InvDate | Invoice or Bill Date ofthe Document of the goods | Date in DD/MM/YYYY format |
| TotalValue | Total Invoice / Bill Value of the Goods | 15 numeric value with 2 decimal value |
| HSNCode | HSN Code of the Goods | Atleast 2 digit of HSN Code |
| ApprDist | Approximate Distance in KMs | Numeric |
| Vehicle | Vehicle Number which will carry the goods | AB12AB1234 or AB12A1234 or AB121234 or ABC1234 Format |
Example:
This request is to generate the E-Way Bill for outward Supply of goods, with HSN 1001, to recipient with GSTIN 29AABCX0892K1ZK, carrying Invoice/Bill No 546 dtd: 17/01/2018 of value Rs 75000.00 to deliver at pin code 560012 through vehicle KA12AB1234 and distance of 234 KMs
# EWBG OSUP 29AABCX0892K1ZK 560012 546 17/01/2018 75000.00 1001 234 KA12AB1234