Hotel and restaurant software development in India: GST rates, FSSAI numbers and service charge rules. Your billing software carries them all.
Room GST now depends on the price of each room, and bills must show your FSSAI number. Service charge cannot be added by default, and foreign guests must be reported within 24 hours. We build booking engines, ordering systems and billing that get these details right on every bill.
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Hospitality and food, in numbers.
Hotels, homestays and restaurants now handle GST, food safety, consumer and foreign guest rules on almost every booking and bill.
The rules shaping your software.
The regulations and standards that change what your systems, website and data handling need to do, each with its date and a link to the source.
What we build for hotels, restaurants and food businesses.
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What we will not claim.
We do not decide your GST rate or file your returns. We are not approved by FSSAI, the CCPA or the Bureau of Immigration, and we do not certify food safety. Your CA confirms the tax on each bill. We build booking, ordering and billing systems that apply the rules you and your CA set, and keep a record of every bill.
Sources: Ministry of Finance, FAQs on the decisions of the 56th GST Council (PIB, September 2025); Ministry of Finance, Recommendations of the 56th GST Council (PIB, 3 September 2025); GST Council, GST on hotel and restaurant services; Ministry of Finance, Recommendations of the 57th GST Council (PIB, 8 October 2026); CCPA, action against 41 restaurants over service charge (PIB, 19 July 2026); FSSAI, order on licence numbers on bills (2021); Government of Goa, online filing of C forms under the new immigration law (December 2025); Ministry of Tourism, World Tourism Day 2026 backgrounder (PIB, 26 September 2026).
Where to start.
Frequently asked questions.
Which GST rate should our booking engine charge?
Since 22 September 2025, rooms priced at ₹7,500 or less per day attract 5 per cent GST without input tax credit. Rooms above that attract 18 per cent with credit. We set the rate by room price, so a seasonal price change moves the tax too. Your CA confirms the setup before launch.
Can our billing software add a service charge?
Only as an optional line the guest chooses. CCPA guidelines bar adding it automatically or by default, and the Delhi High Court upheld them in March 2025. In July 2026 the CCPA ordered a café chain to change its billing software. We build bills where service charge stays off unless the guest adds it.
Can you help us take more direct bookings?
Yes. A fast booking engine on your website and Google Business Profile, WhatsApp enquiries with opt-in and offers for returning guests all help. We connect it to your channel manager, so bookings from travel sites such as MakeMyTrip and your direct bookings share one calendar. We cannot promise how many guests will choose to book direct.
Do homestays need to report foreign guests?
Yes. Under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, every place that houses a foreign guest must upload the guest's details in a C form within 24 hours of arrival. That includes homestays and private homes. We build check-in forms that capture these details and remind your team before the deadline.
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