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GST billing for transporters: a practical overview

When freight is TBB, revenue depends on clean booking data. GST invoicing works best when LRs, charges, and payments stay in one system.

From TBB booking to invoice

TBB (To Be Billed) LRs accumulate against a billing customer. At invoice time, accounts select bookings by date range, sum freight and extras, then apply tax. If ops data is incomplete, billing becomes a reconstruction project.

Refresh PAID, TO_PAY & TBB if those types are still fuzzy for your team.

SGST/CGST vs IGST (in plain terms)

  • Same state — typically SGST + CGST on the invoice
  • Inter-state — typically IGST

Software should apply the right split from booking context so accounts are not guessing per line in a sheet.

Outstanding and payments

After invoices go out, teams still need payment tracking and a clear outstanding view. That loop is why billing belongs beside LR ops — not in a disconnected accounts-only tool. Product detail: GST transport billing.

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  • Digital POD explainedHow proof of delivery closes disputes, OFD loops, and billing — without paper slips.
  • PAID, TO_PAY & TBBThe three LR freight types transporters use daily — and how software should handle each.

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