Provisions under Rule 13 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 relating to “Registration of Non-resident Taxable Person”, are as under:

CGST Rule 13: Grant of registration to non-resident taxable person (Chapter-III: Registration Rules)

Rule 13 of CGST Rules 2017: Registration of Non-resident Taxable Person

(1) A non-resident taxable person shall electronically submit an application, along with a self-attested copy of his valid passport, for registration, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, in FORM GST REG 09, at least five days prior to the commencement of business at the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner:

Provided that in the case of a business entity incorporated or established outside India, the application for registration shall be submitted along with its tax identification number or unique number on the basis of which the entity is identified by the Government of that country or its Permanent Account Number, if available.

(2) A person applying for registration as a non-resident taxable person shall be given a temporary reference number by the common portal for making an advance deposit of tax in accordance with the provisions of section 27 and the acknowledgement under sub-rule (5) of rule 8 shall be issued electronically only after the said deposit in his electronic cash ledger.

(3) The provisions of rule 9 and rule 10 relating to the verification and the grant of registration shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to an application submitted under this rule.

(4) The application for registration made by a non-resident taxable person shall be signed duly signed or verified through electronic verification code [text substituted from 22/06/2017: refer Note 1] by his authorised signatory who shall be a person resident in India having a valid Permanent Account Number.

Amendment History:

1. In sub-rule (4), the text ‘signed’ substituted with the text ‘duly signed or verified through electronic verification code’ from 22/06/2017 vide Notification 7/2017.

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CGST Rules 2017: Last Updated 30/11/2023
The CGST Rules 2017 along with the prescribed GST Forms were initially notified vide Notifications 3/2017 dated 19/06/2017 (Rule 1 to 26), 10/2017 dated 28/06/2017 (Rules 27 to 138) and 15/2017 dated 01/07/2017 (Rules 139 to 162). These Rules/ Forms were subsequently amended by CBIC through various Notifications issued from time to time. Information on this page is a Rule-wise compilation of the Amendments made by various Notifications issued by CBIC from time to time, with best possible efforts for accuracy. In any case, E&OE. For official/ updated information, please visit CBIC website.

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