This Section of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2018 (CGST Rules 2018) is no longer valid and was amended in Central Tax Notification 12/2018 dated 7th March, 2018. Refer to Rule 138B – Verification of documents and conveyances for the current version.
(1) The Commissioner or an officer empowered by him in this behalf may authorise the proper officer to intercept any conveyance to verify the e-way bill or the e-way bill number in physical form for all inter- State and intra-State movement of goods.
(2) The Commissioner shall get Radio Frequency Identification Device readers installed at places where the verification of movement of goods is required to be carried out and verification of movement of vehicles shall be done through such device readers where the e- way bill has been mapped with the said device.
(3) The physical verification of conveyances shall be carried out by the proper officer as authorised by the Commissioner or an officer empowered by him in this behalf:
| 151 | Jewellery, goldsmiths’ and silversmiths’ wares and other articles (Chapter 71) | |
| 152 | Currency | |
| 153 | Used personal and household effects | |
| 154 | Coral, unworked (0508) and worked coral (9601); |
Substituted for the words “Notwithstanding anything contained” w.e.f 01st February 2018 vide Notf no. 03/2018-CT dt 23.01.2018
Provided that on receipt of specific information on evasion of tax, physical verification of a specific conveyance can also be carried out by any other officer after obtaining necessary approval of the Commissioner or an officer authorised by him in this behalf.