NOC for GST Registration

By the MuftTools teamUpdated October 2026How we checkSources: CBIC Instruction No. 03/2025-GST (17 Apr 2025)

Why GST registration asks for the owner's consent

Every GST registration needs a principal place of business, and the application must show that you are entitled to use that address. If you own it, a property document is enough. If you rent it, the rent agreement does the job. But many small businesses run from a shop or a room that belongs to a spouse, a parent or another relative, with no rent agreement. In that case the owner gives a consent letter, often called an NOC for GST registration.

What CBIC says

CBIC's Instruction No. 03/2025-GST, dated 17 April 2025, tells GST officers which documents to accept for the principal place of business. For premises that are neither owned by the applicant nor rented, "such as where the ownership of premises is with spouse, relative etc.", it says a consent letter in plain paper by the owner, a copy of the identity proof of the person giving consent, and any one document in support of the owner's ownership should suffice. The ownership document can be the latest property tax receipt, municipal khata copy or electricity bill, or a similar document such as a water bill. The instruction also tells officers not to ask for additional documents in such cases.

What goes into the consent letter

Part	Example
Owner's name, relation and address	Ramesh Chand Gupta, son of Mohan Lal Gupta, residing at 22, Shastri Nagar, Jaipur
Premises	Shop No. 4, Ground Floor, 18 Station Road, Jaipur 302006
Business and applicant	Gupta Electricals, run by Nitin Gupta, my son
Use	Principal place of business (or additional place of business)
Rent	No rent, a monthly rent, or left out
Enclosures	Owner's identity proof and one ownership document
Signature	The owner or co-owner, with mobile number

Steps

1. Fill in the owner's details and the full address of the premises exactly as in the property tax receipt or electricity bill.
2. Enter the business name as in your GST application, and the applicant's name and relation to the owner.
3. Choose principal or additional place of business, the rent position and the ownership document you will attach.
4. Download the PDF, print it, and have the owner sign it. Scan it with the enclosures for upload.

Mistakes that cause queries

• The premises address in the letter does not match the address in the ownership document.
• The letter is signed by the applicant instead of the owner.
• The ownership document is in a different person's name from the one who signed the consent.
• Rented premises with a rent agreement: upload the agreement instead; this letter is for premises without one.

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Other NOC formats

• NOC from employer
• NOC from landlord

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