Chapter - VII of CGST Rules, 2017
ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
RULE 58. Records to be maintained by owner or operator of godown or warehouse and transporters (corresponding section 35)
(1) Every person required to maintain records and accounts in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 35, if not already registered under the Act, shall submit the details regarding his business electronically on the common portal in FORM GST ENR-01, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner and, upon validation of the details furnished, a unique enrolment number shall be generated and communicated to the said person.
1[(1A) For the purposes of Chapter XVI of these rules, a transporter who is registered in more than one State or Union Territory having the same Permanent Account Number, he may apply for a unique common enrolment number by submitting the details in FORM GST ENR-02 using any one of his Goods and Services Tax Identification Numbers, and upon validation of the details furnished, a unique common enrolment number shall be generated and communicated to the said transporter:
Provided that
where the said transporter has obtained a unique common enrolment number, he
shall not be eligible to use any of the Goods and Services Tax Identification
Numbers for the purposes of the said Chapter XVI.]
(2) The person enrolled under sub-rule (1) as aforesaid in any other State or
Union territory shall be deemed to be enrolled in the State or Union territory.
(3) Every person who is enrolled under sub-rule (1) shall, where required, amend
the details furnished in FORM GST ENR-01 electronically on the common portal
either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner.
(4) Subject to the provisions of rule 56,-
(a) any person engaged in the business of transporting goods shall maintain
records of goods transported, delivered and goods stored in transit by him along
with the Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the registered
consigner and consignee for each of his branches.
(b) every owner or operator of a warehouse or godown shall maintain books of
accounts with respect to the period for which particular goods remain in the
warehouse, including the particulars relating to dispatch, movement, receipt and
disposal of such goods.
(5) The owner or the operator of the godown shall store the goods in such manner
that they can be identified item-wise and owner-wise and shall facilitate any
physical verification or inspection by the proper officer on demand.
1.Inserted Vide:-Notification No. 28/2018-Central Tax, Dt.19/06/2018-[Para 2 (i)]