GST registration threshold for online sellers
Turnover thresholds apply to many businesses — but marketplace sellers often need GST from day one. Here's the rule.
Offline businesses often register only after crossing a turnover threshold. Marketplace sellers are different.
The marketplace rule
Selling taxable goods through e-commerce operators (Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, etc.) generally requires GST registration regardless of turnover. So most online sellers need a GSTIN from the start.
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Do online sellers need GST even below the threshold?
Selling taxable goods through e-commerce operators generally requires GST registration regardless of turnover, unlike many offline businesses.
What is the general threshold?
For many service/goods businesses the threshold is ₹20–40 lakh, but marketplace sellers of taxable goods usually must register irrespective of turnover.