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The text below is the rule as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Rules as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.
Rule 138F, verbatim (show)
Rule 138F
1[Rule 138F. Information to be furnished in case of intra-State movement of gold, precious stones, etc. and generation of e-way bills thereof.-
(1) Where-
(a) a Commissioner of State tax or Union territory tax mandates furnishing of information regarding intra-State movement of goods specified against serial numbers 4 and 5 in the Annexure appended to sub-rule (14) of rule 138, in accordance with sub-rule (1) of rule 138F of the State or Union territory Goods and Services Tax Rules, and
(b) the consignment value of such goods exceeds such amount, not below rupees two lakhs, as may be notified by the Commissioner of State tax or Union territory tax, in consultation with the jurisdictional Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Central Tax, or any Commissioner of Central Tax authorised by him,
notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 138, every registered person who causes intra-State movement of such goods, -
(i) in relation to a supply; or
(ii) for reasons other than supply; or
(iii) due to inward supply from an un-registered person,
shall, before the commencement of such movement within that State or Union territory, furnish information relating to such goods electronically, as specified in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01, against which a unique number shall be generated:
Provided that where the goods to be transported are supplied through an e-commerce operator or a courier agency, the information in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01 may be furnished by such e-commerce operator or courier agency.
(2) The information as specified in PART B of FORM GST EWB-01 shall not be required to be furnished in respect of movement of goods referred to in the sub-rule (1) and after furnishing information in Part-A of FORM GST EWB-01 as specified in sub-rule (1), the e-way bill shall be generated in FORM GST EWB-01, electronically on the common portal.
(3) The information furnished in Part A of FORM GST EWB-01 shall be made available to the registered supplier on the common portal who may utilize the same for furnishing the details in FORM GSTR-1.
(4) Where an e-way bill has been generated under this rule, but goods are either not transported or are not transported as per the details furnished in the e-waybill, the e-way bill may be cancelled, electronically on the common portal, within twenty-four hours of generation of the e-way bill:
Provided that an e-way bill cannot be cancelled if it has been verified in transit in accordance with the provisions of rule 138B.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, no e-way bill is required to be generated-
(a) where the goods are being transported from the customs port, airport, air cargo complex and land customs station to an inland container depot or a container freight station for clearance by Customs;
(b) where the goods are being transported-
(i) under customs bond from an inland container depot or a container freight station to a customs port, airport, air cargo complex and land customs station, or from one customs station or customs port to another customs station or customs port, or
(ii) under customs supervision or under customs seal.
(6) The provisions of sub-rule (10), sub-rule (11) and sub-rule (12) of rule 138, rule 138A, rule 138B, rule 138C, rule 138D and rule 138E shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to an e-way bill generated under this rule.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, the consignment value of goods shall be the value, determined in accordance with the provisions of section 15, declared in an invoice, a bill of supply or a delivery challan, as the case may be, issued in respect of the said consignment and also includes the central tax, State tax or Union territory tax charged in the document and shall exclude the value of exempt supply of goods where the invoice is issued in respect of both exempt and taxable supply of goods.]
1. Inserted vide Notification No. 38/2023-CT dated 04.08.2023.
Questions to answer on the file
Questions a reviewer answers from the engagement file, grouped by the part of the rule they come from. They describe what the rule asks; they do not decide it.
State mandate and notified threshold trigger 138F(1)(a)–(b)
Questions to answer on the file18 questions
Part A furnishing before movement 138F(1)(i)–(iii) and proviso
Questions to answer on the file6 questions
E-commerce or courier furnishing option 138F(1) proviso
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Special generation without Part B 138F(2)
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Supplier reuse of Part A 138F(3)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Cancellation conditions 138F(4)
Questions to answer on the file5 questions
Customs exceptions 138F(5)
Questions to answer on the file10 questions
Imported provisions and adaptation 138F(6)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Special consignment value calculation 138F Explanation
Questions to answer on the file4 questions
Amendment history
The CBIC text carries 1 footnote. The table gives each in the source's own terms. Effective dates are as the footnotes state them.[1]
| Note | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inserted vide Notification No. 38/2023-CT dated 04.08.2023.[2] |
Relationship with other provisions
| Provision | Connection | Words that tie them |
|---|---|---|
| Rule 138 | this provision exception in Rule 138 | 138F(1): "notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 138"; special override of Rule 138 for its own conditions |
| Rule 138 | this provision defined by Rule 138 | 138F(1)(a): "goods specified against serial numbers 4 and 5 in the Annexure" |
| Rule 138 | this provision requires Rule 138 | 138F(6): "sub-rule (10), sub-rule (11) and sub-rule (12) of rule 138" |
| Section 15 of the CGST Act, 2017 | this provision defined by Section 15 of the CGST Act, 2017 | 138F Explanation: "determined in accordance with the provisions of section 15" |
| Rule 138B | this provision requires Rule 138B | 138F(4): "verified in transit in accordance with the provisions of rule 138B" |
| Rule 138A | this provision requires Rule 138A | 138F(6): "mutatis mutandis" |
| Rule 138C | this provision requires Rule 138C | 138F(6): "mutatis mutandis" |
| Rule 138D | this provision requires Rule 138D | 138F(6): "mutatis mutandis" |
| Rule 138E | this provision requires Rule 138E | 138F(6): "mutatis mutandis" |
Circulars and notifications
No circular or notification in the CBIC repository is recorded as citing this rule.
Unsettled questions
The words of Rule 138F do not answer this question. Where one decides a matter on the file, the answer depends on the position taken on it.
- How should the imported validity, acceptance and verification provisions be adapted to the special precious-goods bill while preserving the express Part B displacement and territorial mandate?
See also
- Rule 138 of the CGST Rules, 2017: information to be furnished prior to commencement of movement of goods andgeneration of e-way bill
- Section 15 of the CGST Act, 2017: value of Taxable Supply
- Rule 138B of the CGST Rules, 2017: verification of documents and conveyances
- Rule 138E of the CGST Rules, 2017: restriction on furnishing of information in PART A of FORM GST EWB-01
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 138F. Information to be furnished in case of intra-State movement of gold, precious stones, etc. and generation of e-way bills thereof". Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal, with amendment footnotes 1 to 1. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- Notification No. 38/2023-Central Tax, dated 4 August 2023: Seeks to make amendments (Second Amendment , 2023) to the CGST Rules, 2017. Cited in CBIC footnote 1.
External links
- CGST Rules, 2017, Rule 138F on the CBIC tax information portal