Ninety-eight per cent of exporters, especially MSMEs will benefit under MEIS with reward cap of Rs. 2 crore/ Importer Exporter Code from September 1 to December 2020
In a letter, FIEO President Sharad Kumar Saraf said freezing of bank accounts without any investigation is against the principles of natural justice and is causing irreparable damage to exporters
Tirupur Exporters Association thanked the Centre for the ESIC decision to pay 50 per cent of the average wages of the employees for a maximum of 90 days of unemployment due to the pandemic
Exporters have for long been demanding that the DGFT portal be made more comprehensive and its online services more interactive and customer-focused
State will also provide financial aid to exporting firms
Say they are being harassed by the authorities even as 1,500 who claimed bogus GST refunds are untraceable
Exporters are identified as 'risky' on the basis of specific risk indicators based on customs, GST, income tax and data from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade
These people are untraceable and the list includes seven 'star' exporters, government sources said
The government has now kept imports, ISD and RCM out of the purview of its move to limit ITC to inputs reflected in GSTR2A
RBI took cognizance of the difficult situation amid the global coronavirus crisis and announced a number of measures for the export and import sector
The sector was trying to emerge from the aftereffects of the implementation of GST when the pandemic struck
The reason is the "well-oiled system" that exists right now, preventing farmers from approaching buyers directly.
Goyal asks exporters to "identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says open to export incentives if they are 'justified, reasonable and WTO compliant'
Calls for economic package for distressed sectors continue
National-level exporters' bodies representing engineering goods, apparel, and electronics, among others, have written to the commerce department over the past two days
It would help the exporters to realise their receipts from nations adversely affected by the virus and also negotiate future export deals
Collateral free lending up to Rs 2 crore with the collateral requirement capped at 35-40 per cent for lending beyond Rs 2 crore, also feature in the list of demands
FIEO says large-scale order cancellations, supply chain disturbance, troubled delayed or even non-payment of bills could force several units to shut down
Under the scheme, an inter-ministerial committee will determine the rates and items on which the reimbursement of taxes and duties would be provided.