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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 9A, verbatim (show)
Rule 9A
1[Rule 9A. Grant of registration electronically. -
Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 9, any person who has applied for registration under rule 8 or rule 12 or rule 17, shall, upon identification on the common portal based on data analysis and risk parameters, be granted registration electronically by the common portal, within three working days from the date of submission of application.]
1. Inserted vide Notification No.18/2025 - CT dated. 31.10.2025 (w.e.f. 01.11.2025)
Questions to answer on the file
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Electronic grant for an identified application 9A
Questions to answer on the file9 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.18/2025 - CT dated. 31.10.2025 (w.e.f. 01.11.2025)[2] |
Relationship with other provisions
| Provision | Connection | Words that tie them |
|---|---|---|
| Section 25 of the CGST Act, 2017 | Section 25 of the CGST Act, 2017 subsection (10) prescribed by this provision | 25(10) "after due verification in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed" (verified in the compiled Act record); 9A "be granted registration electronically by the common portal" |
| Rule 9 | Rule 9 overridden by this provision | 9A "Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 9" |
| Rule 8 | this provision requires Rule 8 | 9A "applied for registration under rule 8" |
| Rule 12 | this provision requires Rule 12 | 9A "or rule 12" |
| Rule 17 | this provision requires Rule 17 | 9A "or rule 17" |
Circulars and notifications
Circulars and notifications in the CBIC repository that cite this rule, newest first, by number, date and subject. A listing here does not say what an instrument decides; read the instrument.
Notifications (1)
| Number | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Notification No. 18/2025-Central Tax | 31 October 2025 | Seeks to notify the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules 2025 |
Unsettled questions
The words of Rule 9A do not answer this question. Where one decides a matter on the file, the answer depends on the position taken on it.
- Which days count as working days when constructing the statutory deadline? Existing section 65 working-day question reused, with its original scope preserved in a central widening.
See also
- Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017: application for registration
- Rule 12 of the CGST Rules, 2017: grant of registration to persons required to deduct tax at source or to collect tax at source
- Rule 17 of the CGST Rules, 2017: assignment of Unique Identity Number to certain special entities
- Rule 9 of the CGST Rules, 2017: verification of the application and approval
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 9A. Grant of registration electronically". Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal, with amendment footnotes 1 to 1. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- Notification No. 18/2025-Central Tax, dated 31 October 2025: Seeks to notify the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules 2025. Cited in CBIC footnote 1.
External links
- CGST Rules, 2017, Rule 9A on the CBIC tax information portal