GST for Flipkart Sellers: TCS, Returns, Credit Notes for RTO

Flipkart collects TCS on every sale and sends a large share of orders back as customer returns or

Selling goods on Flipkart requires GST registration regardless of turnover under Section 24(ix); composition dealers cannot sell inter-state through the marketplace.

Flipkart collects TCS at 0.5 percent of net taxable value, reports it in GSTR-8, and the credit lands in your electronic cash ledger after you accept it in the TDS and TCS credit

Customer returns and RTO shipments both need a credit note under Section 34 against the original invoice; cancellations before dispatch are cancelled invoices, not credit notes.

Credit notes go to GSTR-1 Table 9B for registered or large inter-state buyers and reduce Table 7 for small B2C sales, and must be declared by 30 November following the financial

Do I need GST registration to sell on Flipkart?

Yes, for goods, regardless of turnover. Section 24(ix) requires registration for anyone supplying goods through an e-commerce operator that collects TCS.

GST for Flipkart Sellers: TCS, Returns, Credit Notes for RTO

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