Kolkata, New Delhi, INDIA. New York, USA.
Business To Business, New Delhi, 30th July, 2026: The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has put on hold two proposed enhancements to the e-Way Bill system after receiving feedback from industry stakeholders.
The changes were scheduled to come into effect from August 1.
One of the proposed enhancements required the mandatory capture of the 'Ship-To GSTIN' in Bill-to–Ship-to transactions. The measure was intended to improve identification of the actual recipient of goods and strengthen traceability in the movement of consignments.
The second proposal introduced a 'voluntary closure' facility, which would have allowed taxpayers to close an active e-Way Bill in cases where the planned movement of goods did not eventually take place.
The proposed enhancements were also accompanied by corresponding API changes for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and e-invoice integrations.
GSTN said the implementation of these changes has been deferred after considering industry feedback. No revised timeline for their rollout has been announced.