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SME Chatroom: 'SEZ units need to be net foreign exchange earners'

SEZ units have to only achieve positive NFE and so the Customs need not demand refund of customs duty on the inputs

SME Chatroom: Tribunal allows refund of CVD, special additional duty & cess

I suggest you claim refund of CVD, SAD and cess paid towards regularisation of the default under advance authorisation

SME EPC road contractors face shrinking margins as input costs spike

However, national highway projects are typically executed by large contractors, with only a small proportion sub-contracted to SMEs

SME Chatroom: 'IGCR Rules apply only when exemption notifications say so'

The duty concessions are available under exemption notifications and some of them mandate the procedures prescribed under the said IGCR Rules.

'Supplies from DTA to SEZ attract export duty'

Duty credit allowed under the RoDTEP scheme is subject to realisation of sale proceeds within the period allowed by the RBI

'MOOWR is a duty deferment scheme'

There is no customs duty exemption for inputs used in the manufacture of capital goods in a bonded warehouse, even if they are supplied to an EPCG authorisation holder

Revenue outlook bright for electronics SMEs: Crisil SME Tracker

Consumption of electronics in the domestic market is estimated to grow 15-20 per cent to Rs 11-12 trillion, compared with 18-22 per cent growth last fiscal

SME Chatroom: Banks can write off import entry in IDPMS over quality issues

RBI rules allow AD Category-1 banks to close BoE for such import transactions where write-off is due to short shipment or destruction of goods by port/Customs/health authorities

SME Chatroom: Purpose of shipping mark to enable package to be identified

If an LC specifies the details of a shipping mark, the documents mentioning the marks should show these details; additional information is acceptable provided it is not in conflict with the LC terms

Chemical MSMEs to log robust growth, margins stressed: CRISIL SME Tracker

MSMEs' double-digit revenue growth will be powered by improved price realisation

'Unconfirmed LC binds only the issuing bank to pay'

In a freely negotiable LC, any bank can negotiate the LC compliant documents, pay the party and claim reimbursement in accordance with the instructions of the LC issuing bank.

'Commerce Ministry unaware EOUs are not bonded warehouses'

Apparently, the Commerce Ministry is not yet aware of these changes, and so, the SEZ Rules, 2006, remain unchanged.

Textile sector's growth to continue next fiscal as well: CRISIL SME Tracker

Margins will continue in the 10-12 per cent range in FY23 as well

'Return of advance to foreign buyer after 12 months requires RBI nod'

Therefore, please send a suitable request to RBI, through your bank, explaining the reasons for the failure to export and the delay in sending back the advance within one year.

SME: 'Due date of sight bill should be counted from date of presentation'

What a firm seeking supplies from abroad on credit should do in case there is an error in the contractual documents

Security services industry on slow comeback course: CRISIL SME Tracker

As a result, despite a projected 10-15 per cent growth this fiscal, the industry is expected to fall back to the FY18 level owing to negative growth of 30 per cent last fiscal

SME: 'Ad hoc norms valid for 3 yrs or till March 31, whichever is later'

So, the norms approved in 2017 will be valid till 31.03.2022 and the norms approved in 2020 will be valid for three years from the date of approval

SME Chatroom: Anti-dumping duty can be levied with retrospective effect

Most countries have aligned their tariffs at the six-digit level.

Domestic demand to drive pharma SMEs' growth in FY22: Crisil SME Tracker

March-May 2021 was a particularly good period for Indian formulators due to exceptional demand for drugs amid the second wave of Covid-19 infections.

SME Chatroom: HS Code error in bill of entry can be amended after clearance

Here's how to claim a refund of the excess duty paid