Invoicing in India
What a Indian invoice has to say on its face
The generator below opens with India's own labels, currency and number format already set. First, the part that is not about software.
Required on the document
- Your GSTIN and the recipient’s GSTIN on a B2B supply.
- A consecutive serial number, unique for the financial year and no more than 16 characters.
- The HSN or SAC code for what you supplied.
- CGST and SGST shown separately for a supply within your state, or IGST for one across state lines.
- The place of supply, where it is inter-state.
The one that costs money
The 16-character limit on the invoice number is the one that quietly breaks software. Split CGST and SGST is the one that breaks invoices: a single combined “GST 18%” line is not what the rules ask for on an intra-state supply, and your customer’s accountant will send it back.
The rate
GST is levied at 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% depending on what is supplied. Most services sit at 18%, split as 9% CGST and 9% SGST within a state.
That is the standard rate as a matter of public record. Whether it is the rate for your work, and whether you are registered at all, are questions about your business — this page does not know, the app does not look it up, and neither will guess.