Gross goods and services tax collection in India reached Rs 2,31,290 crore in October, up 22.9 per cent from Rs 1,88,125 crore a year earlier. The figures are provisional government data for the month ending 31 October. Net collection after refunds rose 25.6 per cent to Rs 2,03,356 crore from Rs 1,61,900 crore.
What drove the rise
Imports did most of the work. GST on imports climbed 42.2 per cent to Rs 72,246 crore from Rs 50,796 crore. Domestic gross GST rose 15.8 per cent to Rs 1,59,044 crore from Rs 1,37,328 crore. Net customs revenue was up 56.2 per cent at Rs 58,319 crore, while net domestic revenue grew 16.4 per cent to Rs 1,45,037 crore.
By tax head, central GST rose to Rs 42,935 crore from Rs 36,547 crore, state GST to Rs 51,340 crore from Rs 45,134 crore, and integrated GST to Rs 1,37,015 crore from Rs 1,06,443 crore. Refunds totalled Rs 27,934 crore, up 6.5 per cent. Domestic refunds rose 9.8 per cent and import refunds 3.4 per cent.
State picture
Among states, Assam recorded the sharpest growth in domestic GST at 47 per cent, from Rs 1,315 crore to Rs 1,934 crore. Manipur grew 40 per cent, Meghalaya 35 per cent, Jharkhand 31 per cent, and Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh 29 per cent each. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar rose 24 per cent. Maharashtra remained the largest contributor at Rs 35,150 crore, up 13 per cent, followed by Karnataka at Rs 15,922 crore and Gujarat at Rs 13,516 crore. A few regions slipped: Sikkim fell 28 per cent, Ladakh 20 per cent and Himachal Pradesh 2 per cent.
The year so far
For the first seven months of 2026-27, gross GST has reached Rs 14,77,569 crore, 13.2 per cent above the same period last year, when it was Rs 13,05,213 crore. Domestic gross collection is up 7.4 per cent and import-linked collection 29.3 per cent. Cumulative refunds are up 16.9 per cent to Rs 2,08,083 crore, and net GST is up 12.6 per cent at Rs 12,69,486 crore. Assam leads cumulative growth at 38.3 per cent, ahead of Uttar Pradesh at 15.5 per cent and Telangana at 13.8 per cent.
The data set does not explain the import surge or link it to any change in tax rates. A fuller reading will depend on the official revenue statement and on how November collections behave once festive demand fades.
