GST collections rise 13.9 per cent in June, pulled up by imports
The monthly statement on the GST portal shows refunds growing faster than revenue and a wide gap between import and domestic tax growth.
India collected ₹1,94,812 crore in gross goods and services tax in June, 13.9 per cent more than the ₹1,71,105 crore collected in June last year, according to the monthly statement published by the GST Network on the GST portal on 1 July.
The split beneath the headline was lopsided. Gross revenue from domestic transactions grew 6.5 per cent, to ₹1,34,774 crore. Gross revenue from imports grew 34.6 per cent, to ₹60,038 crore. Imports make up less than a third of the total, yet they supplied most of the month’s growth.
Refunds grew faster than revenue
The government paid out ₹32,436 crore in refunds during the month, 29.1 per cent more than in June 2025. Domestic refunds rose 42.9 per cent, to ₹17,767 crore, while export refunds routed through the customs ICEGATE system rose 15.6 per cent, to ₹14,669 crore. Faster refund disbursal eases working capital for exporters and businesses with inverted duty structures, though it also trims what the exchequer keeps.
After refunds, net GST revenue for June stood at ₹1,62,377 crore, up 11.2 per cent on a year earlier. The weakest number in the statement is net domestic revenue: at ₹1,17,007 crore, it came in 2.6 per cent higher than in June 2025, while net revenue on imports rose 42.2 per cent.
For the financial year so far — April to June — gross collections total ₹6,31,699 crore, 8.4 per cent above the same quarter last year, and net collections total ₹5,40,218 crore, up 7.1 per cent.
The state map
Among states that collected more than ₹5,000 crore in the month, Uttar Pradesh grew fastest, at 19 per cent, followed by Gujarat at 12 per cent, Telangana at 11 per cent and Karnataka at 10 per cent. Maharashtra, the largest contributor at ₹30,714 crore, grew 9 per cent. Tamil Nadu’s collections fell 2 per cent.
Several states had a rougher month: collections fell 26 per cent in Himachal Pradesh, 21 per cent in Uttarakhand, 16 per cent in Jharkhand and 15 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir. The statement gives no reasons for state-level swings, and single-month state numbers are volatile.
GSTN publishes the tables without commentary, and the statement carries its usual caveat that the numbers are provisional and may change on finalisation. If net domestic revenue keeps growing in low single digits while imports do the lifting, the headline number will say more about the trade bill than about domestic demand.
Source: GSTN, “GST Gross and Net Collections as on 30/06/2026”, published on the GST portal, 1 July 2026.
