Due dates
GST and EDF due dates: March 2027
March 2027 has 7 filing and payment deadlines for exporters of services. Two EDFs fall due: January 2027 on 2 March 2027 and February 2027 on 30 March 2027.
Checked against the rules on 6 October 2026
Every deadline in March 2027
| Date | What is due | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, 2 Mar | EDF for January 2027. One form to your AD bank listing every export invoice raised in January 2027. | Every exporter of services |
| Thu, 11 Mar | GSTR-1 for February 2027. Your sales invoices for February 2027, with exports in table 6A. | Monthly filers |
| Mon, 15 Mar | Advance tax, Q4 instalment for FY 2026-27. 100% of the year's tax paid by this date. Professionals on presumptive tax pay it all by 15 March. | Anyone whose tax for the year, after TDS, is ₹10,000 or more |
| Sat, 20 Mar | GSTR-3B for February 2027. Summary return and tax payment for February 2027; exports go in 3.1(b) as zero-rated. | Monthly filers |
| Thu, 25 Mar | GST payment (PMT-06) for February 2027. Tax for February 2027, the first or second month of the quarter. | Quarterly (QRMP) filers |
| Tue, 30 Mar | EDF for February 2027. One form to your AD bank listing every export invoice raised in February 2027. | Every exporter of services |
| Wed, 31 Mar | LUT for FY 2027-28. Furnish next year's Letter of Undertaking so April's export invoices can go out with no IGST. | Exporters who invoice without IGST |
These are the dates set in the law. When the government extends a date, the extension is announced by notification; check the GST portal before relying on a date close to the deadline.
Questions people ask
- When is the EDF for January 2027 due?
- By 2 March 2027, for every exporter of services.
- When is the GSTR-1 for February 2027 due?
- By 11 March 2027, for monthly filers.
- When is the GSTR-3B for February 2027 due?
- By 20 March 2027, for monthly filers.
- When is the EDF for February 2027 due?
- By 30 March 2027, for every exporter of services.
Read next
- Export Declaration Form (EDF) for servicesFrom 1 October 2026 every Indian exporter of services, freelancers included, files one EDF a month with their AD bank.
- Export invoices in GSTR-1Where export invoices go in GSTR-1, what WOPAY and WPAY mean, which fields services leave blank, how amendments work, and where exports show in GSTR-3B.
- LUT for export of servicesA Letter of Undertaking lets you invoice clients abroad with no IGST.
- SAC codes for exportersThe code for each service, and how it goes on the EDF
This page explains the rules in general. It is not tax or legal advice for your business; check anything you act on with your CA.