What is the GSTIN format?

What is the GSTIN format?

The GSTIN is a 15 digit identification number. The following are the details of each digit, which constitutes the GSTIN format:

1st 2 digits: This is the state code as per the Indian Census 2011, as given below:

State code list	State	State code list	State
01	Jammu & Kashmir	19	West Bengal
02	Himachal Pradesh	20	Jharkhand
03	Punjab	21	Orissa
04	Chandigarh	22	Chhattisgarh
05	Uttarakhand	23	Madhya Pradesh
06	Haryana	24	Gujarat
07	Delhi	25	Daman & Diu
08	Rajasthan	26	Dadra & Nagar Haveli
09	Uttar Pradesh	27	Maharashtra
10	Bihar	28	Andhra Pradesh (Old)
11	Sikkim	29	Karnataka
12	Arunachal Pradesh	30	Goa
13	Nagaland	31	Lakshadweep
14	Manipur	32	Kerala
15	Mizoram	33	Tamil Nadu
16	Tripura	34	Puducherry
17	Meghalaya	35	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
18	Assam	36	Telengana
		37	Andhra Pradesh (New)

• Next 10 digits: This is the PAN of the business entity.

• 13th digit: This denotes the serial number of registrations the business entity has for business verticals in the state, under the same PAN. It can range from 1-9 for businesses with up to 9 business vertical registrations in the state and for more than 9 registrations, from A-Z. For example, when a business entity gets a GST no. for its 3rd business vertical in the state, this digit will be 3, whereas when a business entity gets GST registration no. for its 13th business vertical in the state, this digit will be D.

• 14th digit: This will be ‘Z’ by default.

• 15th digit: This digit denotes a ‘checksum’