E Way Bill Configuration in NetSuite

E-WAY BILL

EWay Bill is an Electronic Way bill for movement of goods to be generated on the eWay Bill Portal. A GST registered person cannot transport goods in a vehicle whose value exceeds Rs. 50,000 (Single Invoice/bill/delivery challan) without an e-way bill that is generated on ewaybillgst.gov.in.  

The following steps need to be done to complete the Configuration of the E way bill.

  • Enable E-Way Bill Feature
  • Set E-Way Bill Threshold
  • Configure Customer and Vendor Records
  • Generate E-Way Bill File
  • Submit E-Way Bill File to Online Portal
  • Update Transactions in NetSuite

  • Enable the E-way Bill Feature:
  • Navigation: Setup > India Localization > Configuration.
  • On the E-Way Bill subtab, check the E-Way Bill box under the Enable Feature section.
  • Save

  • E-Way Bill Threshold was set:
  • Setup > India Localization > Configuration.
  • Click on the E-Way Bill subtab.
  • In the E-Way Bill Threshold section, chosen the threshold basis Invoice Total Value
  • Enter the Threshold Amount and select the Classification of Supply.
  • Set the Effective From date
  • Save

  • Configured the Vendor Record:
  • Navigation: Lists > Relationships > Customer
  • Select the customer and edit
  • Under the Financials subtab, edit the tax registration
  • Tax registrations are available as the following for the customer mentioned above:
  • Created an invoice with the Customer mentioned above and with the tax item type as goods in the item record and with an Indian location and billing details.

  • Generated the E-Way Bill File:
  • Navigation: Reports > Tax > Generate E-Way Bill.
  • Selected the subsidiary, GSTIN (SUBSIDIARY TAX REG. NUMBER) and checked the transactions to include in the E-Way Bill file.
  • Clicked Generate to export the file as CSV

  • Submit the E-Way Bill file to the E-Way Bill online portal
  • After generating an E-Way Bill in CSV format, we need to convert it to a JSON file. Use the generated JSON file to upload the data into the online portal and generate an E-Way Bill. To submit the E–Way bill file online, the following steps are done:
  • Download the free E-Way Bill JSON Preparation tool (Ver 1.0.1118) from the E-Way Bill online portal: EWB_Preparation_Tool.xlsm (live.com)
  • Copy the necessary details from the CSV file and paste it into the E-Way Bill offline tool.
  • Using the tool, generate a JSON file.
  • Upload the JSON file to the government E-Way Bill online portal.
  • Generate the E-Way Bill for the submitted transaction data.
  • The E-Way Bill online portal will produce the E-Way Bill Number (EBN) and the E-Way Bill Date. Take note of these values as you will need to enter this information back to NetSuite.

  • Update Transactions in NetSuite:
  • Once, the E way Bill is generated, Enter the generated E-Way Bill Number (EBN) and E-Way Bill Date back into NetSuite

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