GST State Code List of India
While migrating to a GST registration or while going for a new registration, most businesses would have received the 15 digit provisional ID or GSTIN (Goods and Services Tax Identification Number). Knowing the structure of the GSTIN is crucial for a business – to ensure that one’s suppliers have quoted the correct GSTIN in their invoices, and also to ensure that one mentions their own GSTIN correctly in invoices to customers – as input tax credit is dependent on this due diligence. The 15 digit ID comprises of – 2 digits signifying the state code; 10 digit PAN number; 1 digit signifying number of registrations; and 2 digits having default and checksum values.
GST State Code List of India
Thus, it is important for businesses to know about the GST state code list, which form the first 2 digits of the GSTIN. This state code list under GST, is prescribed as per the Indian Censes of 2011, and is as follows:
State code list under GST
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)
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