An additional place of business means any other location, other than the principal place of business, where business activities are conducted. It can be a branch, warehouse, godown, factory, office, or any other establishment. These additional places of business are mentioned in the GST registration certificate.
For e-commerce sellers, this refers to warehouses such as Amazon and Flipkart fulfillment centers, where products are stored.

To gain access to warehouses, APOB registration is essential for e-commerce sellers. Sellers must add all fulfillment centers (FCs) where they intend to store their products as APOBs in the GST registration.

You need to collect documents such as rent agreement, NOC, and electricity bill from all the warehouses which you want to add as APOB.

Yes, you can only add a warehouse as an APOB in the states where you are GST registered. If you wish to add warehouses from multiple states, you will need to obtain GST registration in those respective states.

The time required depends on obtaining APOB documents from warehouses and the workload at the GST office.

TheGSTCo, an authorized VPOB & APOB service provider, has assisted over 10,000 e-commerce sellers. With an all-in-one solution, we help you get APOB and VPOB registered in your preferred states, providing access to multiple FCs. We offer a business address (VPOB), aid in GST registration, and proceed with additional place of business registration. This enables you to store inventory in FCs across various