Tnc Rajagopalan

The government defers quality control orders on steel and chemicals, signaling a shift from a protectionist trade regime that hurt downstream industries

A joint WCO-ICC-WTO report says awareness gaps, procedural complexity and uneven benefits still limit MSME participation despite recent improvements

The scheme will be implemented through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

TNC Rajagopalan answers SME queries related to GST, export and import matters

New CBIC rules let importers and exporters voluntarily revise shipping bills and pay or claim duty differences after clearance

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced the launch of Bharat Aayat Niryat Lab Setu

Understanding export-obligation timelines, currency-correction relief, and anti-dumping duty exemptions for EOUs

Imports of oil from Russia at discounted prices meet about 35 per cent of India's crude oil requirements

The second good news for me is that the leading IT company Google will invest $15 billion over the next five years to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre at Visakhapatnam in Andhra

Trade expert cites FTP Para 1.08 and CBIC circulars requiring that export consignments not be detained beyond three days, and clarifies documentation norms under the Advance Authorisation scheme

RBI eases forex compliance: exporters and importers can reconcile smaller bills, merchant traders get longer timelines, and rupee vostro accounts gain investment flexibility

The entrepreneur filed her shipping bill for export of certain goods she had been exporting for years

Para 4.26(ii) of FTP says that 'merchant exporter shall be required to mention name and address of supporting manufacturer of the export product on the export document viz. Shipping Bill/ Bill of Expo

Almost 90% of global cargo moves through the oceans with China, South Korea and Japan dominating the ship building industry aided by considerable support from their governments

In his Independence Day speech, our Prime Minister announced a Diwali gift by way of significant reductions in the GST rates and simplification of processes

Manufacturing in bonded warehouses is covered under Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 (CA 62) and Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse (No. 2) Regulations, 2019 (MOOWR)

Retailers, banks and buyers are sharing the burden as exporters frontload shipments, cut prices short term and weigh overseas bases if tariffs persist

Such changes have received sufficient media coverage, and so, I will focus more on certain other aspects

I think the CBIC should take note of the difficulties of the trade and amend the definition of 'export' at Rule 2(b) of Re-export of Imported Goods (Drawback of Customs Duties) Rules, 1995.

It is unbelievable that India's refusal to acknowledge the role of the US in ending 'Operation Sindoor' should lead to such harsh measures