About Interstate Shipping in India

Unable to ship your products on time to your customers? Are your shipments returning to you after getting stuck atInter-State Checkpoints? Having difficulty in understanding the rules and finding the interstate shipping forms?

If these are the kind of questions that are troubling you with interstate shipping, then we have something incredibly awesome to share with you!

Logistics is crucial for any online store. Delivering your customers’ purchases on time reflects on your store’sefficiency and reliability. Delay in delivering the products is a risk you cannot afford as an online store entrepreneur.

But, living in a big country like India, rules change from State to State. Understanding these rules and finding the respective forms can be a very cumbersome task. That’s why, we bring you an exclusive table to help you sort out the necessary forms to be filled while scheduling a shipment.

Interstate Shipping Forms and Requirements

Sr. No.	List of destination State	Business to Consumer (B2C) or Consumer to Consumer (C2C)				Business to Business (B2B)
		Type of statutory Levy	Who is liable/ can pay statutory levy	Road permit /paperwork requirement (INR)	DOM paperwork exemption limit	Status of statutory Levy	Paperwork Requirement	State VAT website
1	Andhra Pradesh	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil	No Statutory levy is paid upfront	CI + VAT Form x/600	www.apct.gov.in
2	Andaman & Nicobar	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.and.nic.in
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Entry Tax	Consignee	CI +DG -01 (TPT doc)	<10,000		CI + DG 01	www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in
4	Assam	Entry Tax	Consignee	CI+Form 62	<20,000		CI + VAT Form 61	www.tax.assam.gov.in
5	Bihar	VAT	Consignee	CI+ Form D IX – on line	Nil		CI + VAT Form D IX	www.biharcommercialtax.in
6	Chandigarh	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.chandigarh.gov.in
7	Chattisgarh	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		CI & Declaration from Cnee	www.comtax.cg.nic.in
8	Dadra & Nager Haveli	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.dnh.nic.in
9	Daman & Diu	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.daman.nic.in
10	Delhi	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		CI + T2	www.dvat.gov.in
11	Goa	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.goacomtax.gov.in
12	Gujarat	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 403	Nil		CI + VAT Form 403	www.commercialtax.gujarat.gov.in
13	Haryana	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.haryanatax.com
14	Himachal Pradesh	Entry Tax	Consignee / Carrier	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.hptax.gov.in
15	Jammu & Kashmir	Entry Tax	Consignee / Carrier	Shipper Invoice	<5,000		CI + VAT From 65	www.jkcomtax.gov.in
16	Jharkhand	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 502	Nil		CI +VAT Form 504 G	www.jharkhandcomtax.gov.in
17	Karnataka	Nil	–	Invoice & Declaration	Nil		CI + e-Sugam	www.ctax.kar.nic.in
18	Kerala	Nil	–	CI + Form 16	<5,000		Shipper Invoice	www.keralataxes.gov.in
19	Lakshadweep	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.lakshadweep.nic.in
20	Madhya Pradesh	Nil	–	CI+ VAT Form 50 online	Nil		CI + VAT Form 49 online	www.mptax.mp.gov.in
21	Maharashtra	Octroi	Carrier	Shipper Invoice	<150		Shipper Invoice + LBT/Octroi	www.mahavat.gov.in
22	Manipur	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 37	Nil		CI + VAT Form 27	www.manipurvat.gov.in
22	Meghalaya	Nil	–	CI+ Special permit	Nil		CI + VAT Form 40	www.megvat.gov.in
23	Mizoram	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 34	Nil		CI+VAT From 33	www.zotax.nic.in
24	Nagaland	Nil		CI+ VAT Form 23			CI+ VAT Form 23 (online)	www.nagalandtax.nic.in
26	Orissa	Entry Tax*	Consignee	Shipper Invoice	Nil		CI+ VAT Form 402 (online )	www.odishatax.gov.in
27	Pondicherry	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	NA		Shipper Invoice	gst.puducherry.gov.in
28	Punjab	Entry Tax	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.pextax.com
29	Rajasthan	Entry Tax	Consignee	CI + Declaration	Nil		CI + VAT Form 47/47A ( online )	www.rajtax.gov.in
30	Sikkim	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 26	Nil		CI+ VAT From 25	www.sikkimtax.gov.in
31	Tamil Nadu	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		Shipper Invoice	www.tnvat.gov.in
32	Telangana	Nil	–	Shipper Invoice	Nil		CI + VAT Form x/600	www.tgct.gov.in
323	Tripura	Nil		CI+ VAT Permit			CI+ VAT FROM XXIV	www.taxes.tripura.gov.in
34	Uttar Pradesh	Nil	–	CI + VAT Form 39	Nil		CI +VATe-sancharan	comtax.up.nic.in
35	Uttrakhand	Nil	–	CI + Vat Form 17	<5,000		CI + VAT Form 16	comtax.uk.gov.in
36	West Bengal	Entry Tax*	Carrier	Shipper Invoice + VAT Form 50A	Nil		CI + VAT Form 50A	www.wbcomtax.nic.in

From this table, find the State to which you are shipping your products. Cross check the conditions to know what form is required. Get the forms from the links given in the table. The links to the state government have been provided in the table.

How and when do you use these forms?

You will need to provide the filled forms to the person arriving for the pick up. The logistic company will produce this form for you at the check points. Rest assured, as your products travel safe to reach your customers at far off places.

Thus, you can now send your products to your lovely customers with ease and make sure the shipments don’t return because of a lack of documents. Happy selling!