If you are an NRI or foreign national doing business in India, your GST position depends on how you operate. An NRI running an Indian business on an Indian PAN registers like any resident; a foreign business supplying into India without a fixed place here may need to register as a non-resident taxable person (NRTP), which follows special rules.
NRI with an Indian business vs a non-resident taxable person
The first thing to settle is which category you fall into. An NRI who owns or runs a business established in India — with an Indian PAN and a place of business here — registers for GST on that Indian entity like any resident. A person with no fixed place of business in India who nevertheless makes taxable supplies here is a non-resident taxable person (NRTP), and must register under the special NRTP rules. The two paths are quite different, and identifying the right one is step one.
How non-resident taxable person (NRTP) registration works
An NRTP must register at least a few days before starting business in India, generally cannot avail the normal threshold exemption, and is required to make an advance deposit of estimated tax to obtain a temporary registration valid for a limited period (extendable). The compliance is condensed and time-bound. We manage the application, the advance-deposit calculation and the returns so a foreign supplier can operate in India cleanly.
GST for NRIs running an ordinary Indian business
Where an NRI runs a normal Indian business (a proprietorship on an Indian PAN, a company, an LLP), GST works exactly as it does for a resident-owned business of that type — same registration, same returns. The practical difference is simply that you are managing it from abroad, which suits our fully remote, WhatsApp-and-email process perfectly.
Handled entirely remotely
Distance is not an obstacle. We handle the whole engagement — registration, filing, advisory — remotely, so whether you are in the Gulf, the US, the UK or anywhere else, your Indian GST is managed without you needing to be here. Handled under an authorised GST Practitioner (enrolment ID 242000004888GPL).