India’s gross GST collection rose 22.9% in October 2026 to about Rs 2.31 lakh crore, according to provisional Finance Ministry data released on November 1.
The headline was led by imports. Import-related revenue rose 42.2% to Rs 72,246 crore, while domestic GST rose a slower 15.8%, which suggests that trade flows, and possibly higher prices, played a large part in the jump.
For businesses, refunds are the other number to watch. Refunds were Rs 27,934 crore in October, up 6.5%, and cumulative refunds for April to October were about Rs 2.08 lakh crore, up 16.9%, which matters to exporters waiting on their money.
The figures are provisional and may be revised.
Net customs-related GST rose 56.2% to Rs 58,319 crore, according to the reports.
Gross GST from domestic transactions was about Rs 1.59 lakh crore, up 15.8% from about Rs 1.37 lakh crore, according to the reports.
Net domestic GST, after refunds, was about Rs 1.45 lakh crore, up 16.4%, according to The Tribune.
The domestic figure breaks down into Rs 42,935 crore of central GST, Rs 51,340 crore of state GST and Rs 64,769 crore of integrated GST on domestic transactions, according to the reports.
Imports made up roughly 31% of gross collections, and domestic transactions made up roughly 69%, going by the reported figures.
Among states, Maharashtra recorded Rs 35,150 crore of domestic GST, up 13%, and Karnataka recorded Rs 15,922 crore, up 18%, according to The Tribune.
Gujarat recorded Rs 13,516 crore, up 16%, and Haryana Rs 11,529 crore, up 17%, according to the same report.
Assam recorded Rs 1,934 crore, up 47%, among the strongest increases reported for a state, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were each up 24%, according to The Tribune.
For April to October of 2026-27, gross GST collections were about Rs 14.77 lakh crore, up 13.2% from about Rs 13.05 lakh crore, according to the reports.
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