GST Circular No. 249/06/2025: DIN Not Required for Online RFN Verification

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), via Circular No. 249/06/2025-GST dated 9th June 2025, stated that the Document Identification Number (DIN) is not required to be quoted on communications generated through the GST common portal, as these documents are assigned a Reference Number (RFN) that can be verified online.

CBIC as per Circular Nos. 122/41/2019-GST and 128/47/2019-GST had earlier needed the creation and citation of DIN for all communications of its officers to keep clarity and accountability.

Most notices, orders, and communications generated digitally already have a unique RFN with the start of the automated system in the GST portal. Taxpayers and other stakeholders can validate the same RFN via the GST portal’s verification service at https://services.gst.gov.in/services/verifyRfn, which furnishes information along with the date of issuance, type of document, and issuing office.

The simultaneous presence of both DIN and RFN on the same document leads to duplication of verifiable identifiers, the board recognised. For preventing redundancy, it cited that issued communications through the GST common portal having an RFN will not need DIN, and these documents will be considered as valid and authentic.

Source : CBIC