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Why imports pushed October’s GST collection to Rs 2.31 lakh crore

Gross GST collections rose 22.9% to about Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October 2026, with import-related revenue up 42.2%, according to provisional Finance Ministry data.

Gross GST collections rose 22.9% in October, but the growth was uneven.

Import-related GST rose 42.2%, while domestic GST rose 15.8%.

Imports made up roughly 31% of the total.

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Net revenue after refunds rose 25.6% to about Rs 2.03 lakh crore.

The figures are provisional.

Total refunds were Rs 27,934 crore, up 6.5% from Rs 26,225 crore a year earlier, according to Nation Press.

Domestic refunds were Rs 14,007 crore, up 9.8%, while the other refund component was Rs 13,927 crore, up 3.4%, according to the reports.

Revenue from imports was Rs 72,246 crore, up 42.2% from Rs 50,796 crore a year earlier, according to the reports.

The data says the growth in gross collections was supported by a 42.2 per cent increase in revenue from imports, according to The Tribune’s account of the release.

Net customs-related GST rose 56.2% to Rs 58,319 crore, according to the reports.

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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.

Indian 1-rupee note (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India

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