How many e-way bills are generated in India each month?

History

An e-way bill is the electronic document needed to move goods worth more than ₹50,000. GSTN counts the bills generated in a month. The count measures bills, not the value or weight of the goods.

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How we got this number

1. Take the September 2026 count from GSTN data as reported by Business Standard on 9 October 2026: 141.53 million, up 7.21% year on year.
2. Check the month before: Business Standard reported 139.08 million for August 2026 on 4 September 2026.
3. Line it up with the earlier months from GSTN data reported by Business Standard and IANS: 136.77 million in June and 139.79 million in July 2026.

What this number does not tell you

• We could not read a GSTN page with the monthly count, so the figures come from news reports that quote GSTN data. The source is named that way on this page.
• The count is the number of bills generated. One bill can cover goods of any value above ₹50,000, so it does not measure the value of goods moved.
• The September 2026 report ties the month to a GST Council proposal on road checks; the count itself is from GSTN data.

Sources

1. GSTN, reported by Business Standard, 9 October 2026E-way bill generation in September grew 7.21 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) hitting a record 141.53 million, according to data from the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). An e-way bill is an electronic document required under the GST regime for moving goods worth more than ₹50,000, containing details of the goods, consignor, consignee, and transporter. Sequentially, it rose 1.75 per cent from 139.08 million in August. Before September, March saw the highest e-way bill generation at 140.6 million.
2. GSTN, reported by Business Standard (August 2026), 4 September 2026Eway bill generation rose 7.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 139.08 million in August, the third-highest monthly count on record, signalling sustained momentum in goods movement and formal economic activity.
3. GSTN, reported by Business Standard (July 2026), 10 August 2026Eway bill generation rose 5.98 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 139.79 million in July 2026, from 131.91 million a year earlier, indicating sustained movement of goods in the economy, according to Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) data.
4. GSTN, reported by IANS via Morung Express (June 2026), 7 July 2026India's E-way bill generation under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in June this year registered a robust 14.5 per cent increase to 136.77 million from 119.46 million in the same month of the previous year

Questions people ask

How many e-way bills were generated in September 2026?

141.53 million, up 7.21% on a year ago and the highest monthly count on record (GSTN data, as reported by Business Standard).

What is an e-way bill?

An electronic document required under GST for moving goods worth more than ₹50,000. It carries details of the goods, the consignor, the consignee and the transporter.

Which month had the most e-way bills before September 2026?

March 2026, with 140.6 million, was the previous high (Business Standard, 9 October 2026).

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This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.