Selling on Amazon or Meesho? Here's the GST Nobody Told You About
You started selling on Meesho, Amazon, or Flipkart from home. Orders are coming in. Money is flowing. Business feels good. Then one day you get a GST notice — or worse, your seller account gets suspended because of a GST compliance issue you never knew existed. This is happening to thousands of online sellers across Tamil Nadu right now. If you sell online and have not sorted your GST, this guide is for you. The Big Myth — "My Sales Are Low, I Don't Need GST" This is the most dangerous assumption online sellers make. For regular businesses, GST registration is mandatory only when turnover crosses ₹40 lakhs (goods) or ₹20 lakhs (services). But for e-commerce sellers , this threshold does NOT apply. Under Section 24 of the CGST Act, anyone selling goods or services through an e-commerce operator like Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Myntra, or Swiggy is required to register for GST regardless of their turnover. Even if you sold just ₹50,000 worth of products on Meesh...