India's GST Collections Rise 15.4% to ₹2.11 Lakh Crore in July 2026
- ▸India's gross GST revenue rose 15.4% year-on-year to ₹2,11,205 crore in July 2026, according to provisional data published on the official GST portal, up from ₹1,83,065 crore in July 2025.
- ▸Growth was driven mainly by imports: GST collected on imported goods jumped 28.8% year-on-year to ₹66,511 crore, far outpacing the 10.1% rise in domestic GST revenue to ₹1,44,695 crore.
- ▸After refunds of ₹29,968 crore (up 13.1% year-on-year), net GST revenue reached ₹1,81,237 crore, a 15.8% increase from July 2025; cumulative gross GST collections for the first four months of FY27 (April-July) totaled ₹8,42,905 crore, up 10.1% year-on-year.
India's Goods and Services Tax collections rose 15.4% year-on-year in July 2026, reaching ₹2,11,205 crore in gross revenue, according to provisional figures published on the official GST portal. That compares with ₹1,83,065 crore in July 2025.
The headline number splits unevenly between domestic and cross-border activity. Revenue from domestic transactions rose a comparatively modest 10.1% to ₹1,44,695 crore, while GST collected on imports jumped 28.8% to ₹66,511 crore — import-linked tax growth outpaced domestic growth by nearly three to one. After the government paid out ₹29,968 crore in refunds, up 13.1% from a year earlier, net GST revenue for the month stood at ₹1,81,237 crore, a 15.8% increase over July 2025.
Central GST (CGST) collections rose to ₹39,835 crore and State GST (SGST) to ₹47,881 crore, while Integrated GST (IGST) — charged on inter-state and import transactions — rose to ₹1,23,490 crore, the largest single component of the total. The data, released by India's GST Network, is explicitly marked provisional and subject to revision on finalisation.
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EconoLens Editorial Team. (2026, August 6). India's GST Collections Rise 15.4% to ₹2.11 Lakh Crore in July 2026. EconoLens. https://www.econolens.co.in/news/india-gst-collections-rise-15-percent-july-2026
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