Electronic Commerce has been defined in Sec. 2(44) of the CGST Act, 2017 to mean the supply of goods or services or both, including digital products over digital or electronic network.

Electronic Commerce Operator has been defined in Sec. 2(45) of the CGST Act, 2017 to mean any person who owns, operates or manages digital or electronic facility or platform for electronic commerce.

Today, people have very less time to purchase items, by going to physical stores. They prefer to browse their mobile devices or PC and shop online. Having an ecommerce site for your business will help you to capture this market base and keep your customers informed about all your latest products and services.

Yes. As per Section 24(x) of the CGST Act, 2017 the benefit of threshold exemption is not available to e-commerce operators and they are liable to be registered irrespective of the value of supply made by them.

Before getting started with your ecommerce web development, consider the few fundamentals that can help to choose the best platform. Always consider the items that you are selling. Some ecommerce platforms can handle inventory tracking and multiple product options while some others will not. Consider the design options, payment gateways, security of the site, integration with other tools, features and pricing before finalizing on the platform.

Ecommerce websites help online shoppers to make a safe purchase from online stores and they are considered as platforms that help in buying and selling. It also helps in gathering and using demographics data from various channels and improves the customer service.

Ecommerce has gained much popularity nowadays because it offers business a whole range of opportunities ranging from marketing opportunities to increasing the range of products that helps to generate sales. It is with an optimized and well created e-store that you can easily create and achieve the goals and also offer the customers round the clock support services.

Ecommerce or internet commerce is basically related with different types of business transactions. The main four ways of ecommerce business is Business to business (B2B), Business to Customer (B2C), Customer to Business (C2B) and Customer to Customer (C2C).

There are various ways to do this and the first thing to do is to promote the site to all the customers. This will help to increase your customer base. Your website address should be present on every advertisement that your Company invests in. Register with the search engines and optimize your website as this will affect the traffic of your site.

Create your site in such a way that it is much more oriented towards sales rather than marketing. Let your visitors see your products immediately instead of hiding them behind lots of marketing and advertisements. Make a page that reads the terms and conditions as it will offer a professional look. Provide your contact details and explain your return policies, security, encryption methods and payment options.

The beauty of a site lies in the way it operates and how user friendly it is. Ensure that your site is fast, easy to use, professional and attractive. Also make sure that you are able to fulfil the orders very promptly without any delay. In case you are unable to offer the service, make sure that your customer is informed about it via email.

Ecommerce website owners should always keep in mind the three dimensions of security – confidentiality, integrity and availability. Business owners should develop a good strategy that can help to make the site and transactions secured. To avoid any hackers, gain access to important confidential data, include encryption methods for any data transactions.

No, as such there are no limits on the size. The biggest benefit of having E-commerce Business is that you can add unlimited products and catalogues and at the same time you can grow your customer base as you require.

No. Section 24(ix) of the CGST Act, 2017 lays down that the threshold exemption is not available to such persons and they would be liable to be registered irrespective of the value of supply made by them. This requirement is, however, applicable only if the supply is made through such electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52 of the CGST Act, 2017.However, where the e-commerce operators are liable to pay tax on behalf of the suppliers under a notification issued under section 9 (5) of the CGST Act, 2017, the suppliers of such services are entitled for threshold exemption.

Yes, but only in case of services notified under Sec. 9(5) of the CGST Act, 2017. In such cases tax shall be paid by the electronic commerce operator if such services are supplied through it and all the provisions of the Act shall apply to such electronic commerce operator as if he is the supplier liable to pay tax in relation to the supply of such services. A similar provision for inter-State supply is provided for in Sec. 5(5) of the IGST Act, 2017. (Refer to Notification No. 17/2017- Central Tax (Rate) and 14/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017).

No. Threshold exemption is not available to e-commerce operators who are required to pay tax on notified services supplied through them

An e-commerce company is required to collect tax only on the net value of taxable supplies. In other words, the value of supplies which are returned are adjusted in the aggregate value of taxable supplies. (Refer to Explanation to Sec. 52(1) of the CGST Act, 2017)

Yes. All you need is two directors, two shareholders, a registered office proof and some documents to get started.

Apart from registration of a Private Limited company, you will need an Import Export Code. As a non-resident or foreign national, you can easily register a company in India. You need not physically be present in India to open a company. Indian government is very appreciative of FDIs. You may get in touch with our expert’s wing at ComplianceIndia

No, it is not. However, in order to uniquely identify your products, it is highly recommended that you should get your products registered under Trademark. As an MSME, you are also eligible to obtain 50% concession on Trademark Government fees.

We provide end-to-end legal assistance, advisory and support for you to be able to register as a seller on e-commerce platforms. Different e-commerce platforms have different listing requirements. We will help you with all legal registrations needed for the same.

ComplianceIndia can get your Ecommerce business Registration in 10-15 working days. The time taken for registration will depend on submission of relevant documents by the client and speed of Government Approvals. To ensure speedy registration, please ensure you have all the required documents prior to starting the registration process.