Multi-State GST Registration on the Common Portal: Process, Limits and Preparation

This article explains the Multi-State Registration option reported on the GST Common Portal on 1 October 2026, which lets a business start registration in several States and Union Territories through one common application.

It matters now because businesses expanding into new States have until now filed a separate application in each State and retyped the same details. Practitioners should understand where the facility saves effort and where the existing law still requires State-by-State action.

How the facility works

The option appears on the portal home page beside the existing Register and Login buttons, and is reached through reg.gst.gov.in/registration/ (also from www.gst.gov.in). It replaces, for this purpose, the older route of Services > Registration > New Registration, under which each State needed its own application and its own Temporary Reference Number (TRN).

The applicant proceeds as follows.