On 11th June, 2018, the ‘Update multi-vehicle’ feature for E-way bill was enabled bringing in the much-needed declaration tool to reduce the efforts of many transporters. This option is available at the place of transhipment and not from supplier’s place.
It is used to update for moving a single consignment in multiple vehicles from transhipment place. Earlier, separate delivery challans had to be raised first for consignment moving in multiple-vehicles, followed by generation of separate E-way bills for the same. Now, using the multi-vehicle updation, the multiple conveyance details can be filled in after generating the E-way bill.
Extension in the Validity of e-way bills
Update as on 9th June 2020
Any e-way bills generated on or before 24th March 2020 (whose validity has expired on or after 20th day of March 2020) is extended till 30th June 2020.
Update as on 5th May 2020
Any e-way bill generated on or before 24th March 2020 remains valid until 31st May 2020, if its validity period expires anytime between 20th March 2020 and 15th April 2020.
Update as on 3rd April 2020
The validity of the e-way bill extended till 30th April 2020, if the e-way bill expires between 20th March 2020 to 15th April 2020.
Further, the CBIC’s notification of extended time limit up to 30th June 2020 for any compliance falling due between 20th March 2020 and 29th June 2020 does not apply to the generation of e-way bills after 15th April 2020.
1. Cases when the Multi-vehicle option can be used
Case 1- Multiple vehicles to a single destination
Let us consider an example of sending goods from Karnataka to Sikkim whereby goods are being sent by rail to West Bengal and from there it is being transported by road. West Bengal will be the place of transhipment. From there, the goods are being moved in multiple lorries to reach the ultimate destination which is in Sikkim (considering that the ultimate destination is not connected by rail).
Case 2- Multiple vehicles to multiple destinations
In a widely prevalent transporter used case, the supplier sends goods to the warehouse of the transporter. From the warehouse, the goods are sent to different destinations through multiple vehicles(Distribution chain). In the above example, when the vehicle reaches the warehouse, the remaining vehicle details should be updated in the E-way bill.
- In transaction 1, between Factory and transporter’s warehouse, a regular e-way bill will be generated
- In transaction 2, When distribution happens to different recipient destinations, multiple vehicle details will be updated for transportation to places A, B and C in the same e-way bill
- We have 3 vehicles moving from warehouse to destination A, 2 vehicles to destination B and C respectively.
2. Step-by-step updation of E-way bill
Before proceeding to steps, Let’s understand what happens in the two cases:
Generating E-way bill and updating multiple vehicle detailsCase 1 | Case 2 |
Karnataka to West Bengal- Normal E-way bill | Factory to Warehouse- Normal E-way bill |
West Bengal to Sikkim-transportation in lorries- update multiple vehicle details (this has to be done after the goods reach West Bengal) | Warehouse to destinations A, B and C in lorries- update multiple vehicle details (this has to be done after goods reach the warehouse) |
One group creation required on portal | Three group creation required on portal |
Note: Number of groups required to created= Number of different destinations |
Steps to generate multiple vehicle E-way bill:
Step 1- Go to Menu and select ‘Change to multiple E-way bill’ option. Enter E-way bill number for which multiple vehicle details is required and click ‘Go’.




