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GST

Import Bills of Entry in IMS and GSTR-2B

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  1. Facts

    Import IGST on Bills of Entry flows into GSTR-2B from customs data, and the GSTN advisories bring Bills of Entry into IMS. Records you do not act on are treated as accepted.

  2. Provisions and law

    • Invoice Management System (GSTN advisories, October 2024 onwards)Recipients accept, reject or keep pending supplier records; records with no action are deemed accepted and flow into GSTR-2B; credit notes can be kept pending for one tax period from the October 2025 period.
    • Sec 16(2), CGST Act 2017ITC is allowed only with a tax invoice, receipt of goods or services, tax actually paid to the Government by the supplier, and the recipient's own return filed.
  3. Analysis

    Check each Bill of Entry against your import documents and payment of customs duty. If a Bill of Entry relates to another importer or is wrong, reject it. Correct records can stay as deemed accepted. Claim import IGST in the import of goods row of Table 4(A).

  4. Conclusion

    1. Download the Bill of Entry list from 2B or IMS.
    2. Match each one with your import documents.
    3. Reject any that are not yours, with a remark.
    4. Claim the correct IGST in Table 4(A) of GSTR-3B.

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