Pune sits in the same GST state as Mumbai, which quietly solves a problem for a lot of local sellers. Stock placed in a Bhiwandi or Chakan fulfilment centre stays within Maharashtra, so it is a REG-14 amendment rather than a fresh registration. The moment stock moves to Hoskote in Karnataka, which is the nearest large southern node for a Pune seller, a Karnataka GSTIN and a full monthly return cycle for it become unavoidable.
Chakan, Talegaon, Ranjangaon, Wagholi and the Hinjawadi periphery for local storage, with Bhiwandi used as the main marketplace fulfilment node. All within Maharashtra. Stock inside Maharashtra is added to an existing registration by REG-14 amendment, which takes about fifteen working days and carries no government fee. Stock crossing a state line needs a fresh GSTIN in that state, with its own monthly GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filed whether or not anything sold from there that month.
Consumer electronics and accessories, automotive components and aftermarket parts feeding off the Chakan and Ranjangaon industrial base, packaged and speciality food, and a growing set of home and lifestyle D2C brands in Kothrud, Baner and Koregaon Park.
Pune throws up a specific hybrid case more than most cities: the manufacturer who has started selling direct. An auto-component or food business with an existing factory, batch-tracked inventory and a Tally file suddenly acquires a marketplace channel, and the two halves do not reconcile. Factory inventory is tracked properly, marketplace stock is not, and the settlement report is treated as a sales register. That needs a chart of accounts designed for both, rather than a second set of books bolted onto the first.
Maharashtra professional tax applies in Pune on the same footing as Mumbai. PTEC for the entity, PTRC once there are employees on payroll.
Pune's engineering and speciality food exporters selling on international marketplaces should hold an IEC, an AD Code registered at the port of export and a live Letter of Undertaking before the first shipment, not after it.
One mechanism is worth getting right, because most published guidance does not. GST TCS is not input tax credit and it does not come through the ITC tables of GSTR-3B. The operator files GSTR-8 by the 10th, the figures appear in the TDS and TCS Credit Received statement on the portal, you accept each record, and the credit reaches your electronic cash ledger only when you file that statement. Acceptance alone does not move it. The statement carries no due date and no late fee, which is precisely why busy sellers drop it and why the money sits there unclaimed, sometimes for years.
| Item | Position for Tax Year 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| GST TCS rate, Section 52 | 0.5 per cent of net taxable supplies, since 10 July 2024 |
| TCS split | 0.25 per cent CGST plus 0.25 per cent SGST, or 0.5 per cent IGST |
| Where TCS credit lands | Electronic cash ledger, only on filing TDS and TCS Credit Received |
| Income tax TDS on payouts | 0.1 per cent, since 1 October 2024 |
| Governing TDS provision | Section 393(1), Table Sl. No. 8(v), Income-tax Act 2025, from 1 April 2026 |
| TDS payment code | 1035, in the quarterly return which is now Form 140 in place of Form 26Q |
| TDS credit statement | Form 168 for Tax Year 2026-27, Form 26AS for earlier years |
| Operator return and due date | GSTR-8, filed by the marketplace by the 10th |
| GSTR-3B outward liability | Auto-populated and non-editable since the July 2025 tax period |
| GST rate slabs | Nil, 5, 18 and 40 per cent, since 22 September 2025 |
| E-invoicing threshold | Aggregate annual turnover above Rs 5 crore |
| Backlog limit | A GSTR-3B cannot be filed more than three years after its due date |
| Plan | Fee | Built for |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Rs 2,499 a month | One marketplace, one GSTIN, up to 300 orders a month |
| Growth | Rs 7,999 a month | Up to three channels and GSTINs, up to 1,500 orders |
| Scale | Rs 19,999 a month | Unlimited channels and orders, multi-state, inventory-led |
| Settlement clean-up | From Rs 9,999 | Prior periods rebuilt from settlement reports |
| Ecommerce books health check | Rs 4,999 | Written report, credited against the first retainer |
The retainer you need is decided by how many channels you sell on and how many GSTINs you hold, not by turnover. Order-volume caps apply on the lower tiers so the entry plan stays a real service rather than a loss-leader.
Every price above is a professional fee, excluding GST and government charges. 50% on delivery.
All fees and charges listed are indicative only and do not constitute a binding offer. Final amounts may vary depending on the volume of work and the complexity involved.
It should, and it usually does not. The manufacturing side needs batch or serial-tracked inventory, which Tally handles well, while the marketplace side needs settlement-level reconciliation. We keep one ledger with a chart of accounts built for both, so factory despatches to a fulfilment centre are stock movements rather than sales, and marketplace fees do not get absorbed into factory overhead.
Neither. Both are in Maharashtra, so each is added to your existing registration as an additional place of business by REG-14 amendment. A Karnataka or Telangana fulfilment centre is a different matter and does need its own GSTIN with its own monthly returns.
Remotely, with a named CA rather than a rotating support queue. Documents move over a secure channel, the monthly close lands by the 10th, and the review call is scheduled rather than chased. Our office is in Kolkata, so Pune clients are served on the same footing as everyone outside West Bengal.
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Reviewed by the CA and CS Team, CorporateWalla · Last updated 17 August 2026 · · Sources: GST portal, Income Tax Department, CBIC
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