Location guide · India
Location guides for 123 cities in India, from Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Flip Retail builds custom ERP and GST billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for Indian businesses from our studio in Jaipur.
01 — Compliance
Tax, e-invoicing, data-protection and AI rules that shape an ERP, billing system or AI agent in India. Last reviewed October 2026.
| Indirect tax | GST, standard rate 18%GST 2.0 rate rationalisation from 22 Sep 2025 replaced the 5/12/18/28% slabs with two main rates (5% and 18%) plus a 40% rate for luxury and sin goods; invoices must split CGST plus SGST (intra-state) or IGST (inter-state), carry HSN/SAC codes and feed GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns. |
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| E-invoicing | Mandatory · GST e-invoicing via Invoice Registration Portals (IRN and signed QR code)B2B and export invoices of GST-registered businesses with aggregate annual turnover above ₹5 crore must be registered on an IRP to obtain an IRN and QR code (threshold since 1 Aug 2023); since 1 Apr 2025 businesses with turnover of ₹10 crore or more must report invoices within 30 days of issue, after which the IRP rejects them. |
| Data protection | Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023The DPDP Rules notified on 13 Nov 2025 phase obligations in: Data Protection Board provisions are live, consent-manager registration starts 13 Nov 2026, and core duties (itemised notice and consent, security safeguards, breach notice to the Board and affected users, erasure, children's data) apply from 13 May 2027, although MeitY has floated shortening that timeline. |
| AI rules | No AI-specific statute; MeitY's India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) are voluntary and rely on existing law and sector regulators, while IT Rules amendments in force since 20 Feb 2026 require labelling of AI-generated (synthetic) content and faster takedowns by online platforms. |
| Systems we migrate from or connect to | TallyPrime, Busy, Zoho Books, Marg ERP, Vyapar, SAP Business One, OdooMasters, ledgers, stock and open balances move across and are reconciled before cutover. |
| Payment rails for web apps and SaaS | UPI, Razorpay, PayU, Cashfree Payments, Paytm, NEFT/RTGS/IMPS bank transfers |
| Also worth knowing | E-way bills are required for goods movements above ₹50,000 (some states set higher intra-state limits), and ERPs must handle TDS/TCS, now governed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, which replaced the 1961 Act from 1 Apr 2026. |
Andhra Pradesh 37 · Assam 18 · Bihar 10 · Chandigarh 04 · Chhattisgarh 22 · Delhi 07 · Goa 30 · Gujarat 24 · Haryana 06 · Himachal Pradesh 02 · Jammu and Kashmir 01 · Jharkhand 20 · Karnataka 29 · Kerala 32 · Madhya Pradesh 23 · Maharashtra 27 · Odisha 21 · Punjab 03 · Rajasthan 08 · Tamil Nadu 33 · Telangana 36 · Uttar Pradesh 09 · Uttarakhand 05 · West Bengal 19
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change, so we confirm current requirements during discovery; your tax adviser should confirm anything that affects filings.
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02 — Cities
Each guide covers the local economy, the industries we would build for first, and how working with Jaipur fits your hours.
03 — Industries
The industries that come up most across the cities we cover in India.
04 — Services
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Yes. Our studio is in Jaipur and we work with businesses across India, with working software every two weeks and the engineers who write the code on every call.
Yes. Invoicing is built for India's GST (standard rate 18%). B2B and export invoices of GST-registered businesses with aggregate annual turnover above ₹5 crore must be registered on an IRP to obtain an IRN and QR code (threshold since 1 Aug 2023); since 1 Apr 2025 businesses with turnover of ₹10 crore or more must report invoices within 30 days of issue, after which the IRP rejects them. A custom ERP connects to IRP through its official API or an accredited provider, and we confirm the current requirements in discovery.
The DPDP Rules notified on 13 Nov 2025 phase obligations in: Data Protection Board provisions are live, consent-manager registration starts 13 Nov 2026, and core duties (itemised notice and consent, security safeguards, breach notice to the Board and affected users, erasure, children's data) apply from 13 May 2027, although MeitY has floated shortening that timeline. You choose where the system is hosted, access is role-based, and we work on test or masked data during development wherever possible.
Yes. Masters, ledgers, stock items and opening balances move across and are reconciled with your accountant before cutover, ideally at a year-end or quarter-end.
No AI-specific statute; MeitY's India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) are voluntary and rely on existing law and sector regulators, while IT Rules amendments in force since 20 Feb 2026 require labelling of AI-generated (synthetic) content and faster takedowns by online platforms. We design AI agents with logging, human oversight and clear disclosure from the start, which covers most current requirements.
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