CGST Rules – Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017

Rule 138C

Inspection and verification of goods

This Section of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2018 (CGST Rules 2018) is no longer valid and was amended in Central Tax Notification 12/2018 dated 7th March, 2018.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 138C – Inspection and verification of goods for the current version.

(1) A summary report of every inspection of goods in transit shall be recorded online by the proper officer in Part A of FORM GST EWB-03 within twenty four hours of inspection and the final report in Part B of FORM GST EWB-03 shall be recorded within three days of such inspection.

(2) Where the physical verification of goods being transported on any conveyance has been done during transit at one place within the State or in any other State, no further physical verification of the said conveyance shall be carried out again in the State, unless a specific information relating to evasion of tax is made available subsequently.