# GST registration GST registration is a compliance term used by Indian business teams when tracking applicability, filings, approvals, renewals, official notices, evidence requirements, or regulatory changes. > Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. ## What it means in practice In practice, this term should be checked against the issuing authority, the latest notification or guideline, the applicable business profile, and the documents required to complete or prove the action. Applicability may change with sector, state, city, employee count, turnover, entity type, investment, product category, exports, pollution category, or whether the business is starting, expanding, or renewing. Common related searches include GSTIN registration, goods threshold GST. ## Related search phrases GSTIN registration, goods threshold GST ## The rule: GST Registration Mandatory GST registration once aggregate turnover crosses the goods threshold (Rs 40 lakh general / Rs 20 lakh in special category states), or earlier if making interstate supplies of yarn/fabric. Source: CGST Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 10/2019-Central Tax dated 7 March 2019, Section 22 + Section 24 (https://www.gst.gov.in/) ## What it means in practice GST Registration is administered by Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) / CBIC. The obligation is grounded in CGST Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 10/2019-Central Tax dated 7 March 2019 (Section 22 + Section 24). Yarn (HSN 5205–5207) and woven fabric (HSN 5208–5212) attract 5% GST; ITC accumulation is common for weavers — registration early avoids working capital lock-in. Source: CGST Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 10/2019-Central Tax dated 7 March 2019, Section 22 + Section 24 (https://www.gst.gov.in/) ## Triggers (applicability conditions) Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies. - `annual_turnover>=4000000 OR makes_interstate_supplies=true` ## Deadlines and penalty - Cadence: One time (Before operations start) - Next due: Before you start operations [No fixed date] - Penalty for default: Late registration attracts penalty of Rs 10,000 or tax due, whichever is higher; ineligibility to claim ITC on inputs in the unregistered period. _This obligation has no fixed calendar date: it depends on when you start, your licence date or your registration._ ## Citations - CGST Act, 2017 read with Notification No. 10/2019-Central Tax dated 7 March 2019, Section 22 + Section 24: https://www.gst.gov.in/ ## GST Registration by state - [Andhra Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/andhra-pradesh) - [Arunachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/arunachal-pradesh) - [Assam](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/assam) - [Bihar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/bihar) - [Chhattisgarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/chhattisgarh) - [Goa](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/goa) - [Gujarat](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/gujarat) - [Haryana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/haryana) - [Himachal Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/himachal-pradesh) - [Jharkhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/jharkhand) - [Karnataka](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/karnataka) - [Kerala](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/kerala) - [Madhya Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/madhya-pradesh) - [Maharashtra](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/maharashtra) - [Manipur](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/manipur) - [Meghalaya](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/meghalaya) - [Mizoram](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/mizoram) - [Nagaland](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/nagaland) - [Odisha](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/odisha) - [Punjab](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/punjab) - [Rajasthan](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/rajasthan) - [Sikkim](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/sikkim) - [Tamil Nadu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/tamil-nadu) - [Telangana](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/telangana) - [Tripura](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/tripura) - [Uttar Pradesh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/uttar-pradesh) - [Uttarakhand](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/uttarakhand) - [West Bengal](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/west-bengal) - [Andaman & Nicobar Islands](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/andaman-and-nicobar) - [Chandigarh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/chandigarh) - [Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu) - [Delhi (NCT)](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/delhi) - [Jammu & Kashmir](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/jammu-and-kashmir) - [Ladakh](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/ladakh) - [Lakshadweep](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/lakshadweep) - [Puducherry](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration/puducherry) ## Related glossary terms - [Compliance Calendar](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-calendar): A schedule of recurring filings, renewals, inspections, payments, and internal evidence tasks required for a business. - [Compliance Applicability](https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/compliance-applicability): The process of deciding whether a law, rule, license, return, or notice applies to a specific business profile. Check this for your business: https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22GST%20registration%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F The Compliance module: https://luckpanda.app/modules/compliance ## For AI agents This page (https://luckpanda.app/compliance/glossary/gst-registration) is part of LuckPanda's public compliance reference for Indian businesses: a glossary definition. Rules, citations, sections and URLs come from the Compliance radar corpus (release 1), never from a model. Due dates are computed from today in India time. Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act. - **Check a specific business:** send the person to https://luckpanda.app/compliance/radar/start?q=I%20need%20to%20track%20%22GST%20registration%22%20compliance%20deadlines.%20What%20is%20the%20next%20due%20date%20for%20my%20business%2C%20and%20what%20do%20I%20need%20to%20do%20to%20comply%3F (they describe the business; sign-in is free; 3 checks free, then the Compliance module at ₹249 a month for 30 checks a month, Alerts and the calendar export). Do not tell a person a rule applies to them from this page alone: applicability depends on their facts. - **Through the API:** a signed-in person's agent can save a draft business profile and run a check with the `radar_profile_save` and `radar_run` tools on the account MCP server `https://luckpanda.app/mcp` (agent key). Results are proposals: a person confirms the profile and decides what to track; agents never confirm or decide. - **No-auth MCP server:** `https://luckpanda.app/mcp/public` (documents and calculators). Site index for language models: https://luckpanda.app/llms.txt. - **Markdown:** every page under https://luckpanda.app/compliance has a Markdown twin: append `.md` to its path (https://luckpanda.app/compliance.md for the hub).