India state & Union Territory compliance
GST state codes, Professional Tax applicability, and special-category status for all 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Click into any jurisdiction for the structural facts your business needs — and the link to the right state commercial tax department for the live rates.
28 States
8 Union Territories
Key cross-state distinctions
- Special-category states(11) get half the standard GST registration threshold — ₹20 lakh for goods (₹10 lakh for services) instead of ₹40 lakh / ₹20 lakh. Listed: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand.
- Professional Tax states (~13) — Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal, Puducherry. Constitutional max is ₹2,500/year (Article 276).
- Union Territories levy UTGST instead of SGST. Intra-UT supplies = CGST + UTGST; everything else is identical to a state.
- Newly reorganized(post-2019) — J&K became a UT with GST code 01; Ladakh was carved out as a UT with new GST code 38; Daman & Diu merged with Dadra & Nagar Haveli into one UT (GST code 26, old code 25 retired).
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Indian GST: CGST, SGST, IGST & Registration
Thresholds, GSTIN format, place of supply, and the rules that decide whether you charge CGST + SGST or IGST.
Read gst basicsHSN & SAC Codes for GST Invoices
How HSN (goods) and SAC (services) codes work, how many digits to print, and how HelloBooks fills them automatically.
Read hsn & sac codesGST E-Invoicing: IRN, QR & IRP Workflow
Turnover thresholds, the IRN/QR lifecycle, the 24-hour cancellation window, and how HelloBooks pushes invoices to the IRP.
Read e-invoicingE-Way Bill Rules, Distance Limits & Cancellation
When an EWB is required, validity periods by distance, Part A vs Part B fields, and the HelloBooks generation flow.
Read e-way billGSTR-1, 3B, 2B & 9 Returns: Filing Guide
What each return covers, the due dates and late fees, and how HelloBooks builds them from your books.
Read gstr returnsAIS Reconciliation: Match Your Annual Information Statement
Upload AIS JSON or PDF, match TDS and income entries to your books, and export the reconciliation report for ITR filing.
Read ais reconciliationAuthoritative sources
GST rules change frequently. Always verify the current position with the official GSTN sources below before filing.
- GST Portal — gst.gov.inOfficial GSTN portal for registration, returns, and payments.
- CBIC GST — cbic-gst.gov.inCentral Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs — Acts, rules, notifications, and circulars.
- E-Invoice Portal — einvoice1.gst.gov.inInvoice Registration Portal (IRP) for IRN generation and e-invoice schema.
- E-Way Bill Portal — ewaybillgst.gov.inNational e-way bill portal for EWB generation, cancellation, and verification.
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Indian GST, e-invoicing, e-way bills, and GSTR returns are built into the free plan. No add-on, no per-invoice charge.