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DGFT Grants Automatic EPCG Export Obligation Extension up to 31st August 2026

DGFT : DGFT has automatically extended the Export Obligation period up to 31 August 2026 for eligible EPCG and Advance Authorisation hold...

May 22, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT Annual IEC Update: Repeated Compliance Burden on One Million Exporters

DGFT : The article argues that DGFT’s annual IEC updation forces exporters to repeatedly submit data already available with government ...

May 11, 2026 3096 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC mandates 72-Hour Rule for RoDTEP & RoSCTL

DGFT : A new mandate requires scroll generation within 72 hours for key export schemes. This ensures faster benefit realization and impro...

April 27, 2026 663 Views 0 comment Print

ICEGATE Registration: Benefits, Process and Required Documents

DGFT : ICEGATE is the official CBIC portal that allows importers and exporters to manage customs processes online. Registration enables b...

March 16, 2026 1563 Views 0 comment Print

RoDTEP Rate Cut 2026: A 72-Hour ERP and Margin Stabilisation Plan for Exporters

DGFT : The sharp reduction in RoDTEP rates under Notification No. 60/2025-26 directly impacts exporter margins and ERP accruals. Finance ...

February 27, 2026 2574 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


DGFT Reforms to Speed Up Advance Authorisation

DGFT : Commerce Ministry reforms DGFT Norms Committees to improve disposal of Advance Authorisation applications and strengthen export fa...

April 19, 2026 1071 Views 0 comment Print

Commerce Ministry Launches Integrated Website & Mobile App for Seamless Trade Access

DGFT : The issue addressed was fragmented access to trade information. The initiative introduces a unified platform and mobile app to enh...

April 17, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Notifies Extension of RoSCTL Scheme for Apparel and Made-ups Exports

DGFT : The government extended the RoSCTL scheme without changes to maintain stability for exporters. The decision ensures continued tax ...

April 6, 2026 711 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT Conducts Special Drive for Expeditious Disposal of EODCs

DGFT : The DGFT launched a focused campaign to expedite EODC issuance and clear pending export obligations. The initiative resulted in a ...

April 6, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

Download Guidebook on Mapping of Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) Codes

DGFT : Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has launched a guidebook mapping 12,167 HSN Codes to 31 ministries, aiming to improve policy,...

October 25, 2025 5841 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


DGFT cannot Blacklist Importer Without Notice: Delhi HC

DGFT : The Delhi High Court set aside DGFT’s communication placing an importer in the “Denied Entity List” after finding violation ...

May 28, 2026 471 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Quashes DGFT EPCG Penalty Order as Hearing Opportunity Was Denied

DGFT : The Court set aside the DGFT order imposing penalty and customs duty demand for alleged EPCG export obligation default. The matter...

March 12, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Must Consider Importer’s Request Before Insisting on Licence: Madras HC

DGFT : The court held that when an importer claims that a licence is not required under a notification, authorities must first consider t...

March 12, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

Unpublished Notification Invalid; MIP Applies Only from Gazette Publication Date: SC

DGFT : The Supreme Court held that a trade restriction cannot bind importers unless published in the Official Gazette. Website uploads or...

January 22, 2026 2931 Views 0 comment Print

TRQ Exemption for Crude Soyabean Oil Restored Due to Policy–Notification Mismatch: SC

DGFT : The Court upheld exemption from customs duty and AIDC for consignments landing by 30 June 2023 with qualifying Bills of Lading. Re...

January 15, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


DGFT Authorises PDCCI to Issue Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin

DGFT : DGFT has authorized the Porbandar District Chamber of Commerce & Industries to issue Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin. The ...

June 4, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT amends HBP as India-Oman CEPA added to Certificate of Origin Framework

DGFT : DGFT has included the India-Oman CEPA in Para 2.88(a) of the Handbook of Procedures. The amendment enables exporters to obtain Cer...

June 4, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Export Policy Changes After Finance Act 2026 Amendments

DGFT : DGFT has invited comments on proposed amendments to Schedule-II of ITC (HS) 2022 to align export policy provisions with changes in...

June 4, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT Expands QCO Exemption for SEZ Imports to All Authorized Operational Goods

DGFT : DGFT has widened QCO/BIS exemptions for SEZ Units and Developers by allowing imports of all permissible goods required for authori...

June 4, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT Tightens Silver Imports as Valid Import Authorisation Is Now Mandatory

DGFT : DGFT has amended import conditions for specified silver products by requiring a valid Import Authorisation for eligible imports. T...

June 4, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print


Govt notifies Annual import Quota of 4 Lakh MT of Urad for FY 2021-22

March 3, 2021 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government hereby notifies quota of 4 Lakh MT for import of Urad [Beans of the SPP Vigna Mungo (L.) Hepper] under HS Codes 0713 31 10, 0713 90 10 and 0713 90 90 of Chapter 7 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule – I (Import Policy), for the period up to 31st March, 2022

MEIS benefit cannot be denied for inadvertent mistake in Application

March 2, 2021 6264 Views 0 comment Print

The objective of the MEIS scheme is to provide rewards to exporters to offest infrastructural inefficiencies and associated costs. In other words, the objective of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) is to promote manufacture and export of notified goods / products to notified markets and once this is done, such exporter is required to be rewarded by duty credit scrips which can be utilized by the exporter.

Applications for export of Diagnostic Kits (VTM/RNA Extraction kits/RT-PCR Kits)

March 2, 2021 837 Views 0 comment Print

The quota for export of the following types of diagnostic kits was fixed for the period from December, 2020 to February, 2021 vide Trade Notice 39 dated 19.01.2021. The applications received as per the Trade Notice were issued export licenses and the quota has not been exhausted.

Drawback at All industry rate of value of exported goods was allowable

March 2, 2021 2853 Views 0 comment Print

Messrs Mahalaxmi Rubtech Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Conclusion: Since in the present case, the amendment of shipping bills by converting them into Drawback shipping bills was possible on the basis of the documentary evidence which was in existence at the time the goods were cleared for export and the benefit of […]

DGFT Online Module for Adjudication, Appeal, Review proceedings

March 1, 2021 5559 Views 0 comment Print

n online module for Adjudication, Appeal, Review proceedings under Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, (‘the Act’) as amended and Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993, (“the Rules’ ) as amended has been implemented with effect from 27th February 2021.

DGFT, TCS & Certificate of Supplies from SEZ: Height of Incompetence?

February 26, 2021 21516 Views 6 comments Print

When DGFT chose TCS to revamp the website/platform, I was very happy that at least for once, this combination will make the life of the exporters better. However, my happiness was shattered just by the purposeless complications in the design of the website/platform whereas the earlier DGFT website was very plain & simple. I had […]

DGFT notifies Noida as Town of Export Excellence for Apparel products

February 25, 2021 615 Views 0 comment Print

Public Notice No. 40/2015-20 – The town of Noida in Uttar Pradesh has been notified as a Town of Export Excellence for Apparel products.

Anti-dumping investigation on imports of N, N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide

February 25, 2021 873 Views 0 comment Print

Case No. ADD-OI-45/2020 Initiation of anti-dumping investigation (Material-Retardation) concerning imports of N, N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide (DCC) originating in or exported from China PR.

Preferential CoO for India’s Exports to Mercosur & Thailand

February 23, 2021 921 Views 0 comment Print

Electronic filing and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India’s Exports under India-Mercosur PTA and India-Thailand EHS w.e.f. 25th February 2021

Engagement of Young Professionals in DGFT – 2021

February 23, 2021 5109 Views 0 comment Print

ADVERTISEMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DURING 2021 IN  DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with headquarters at New Delhi, is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and is headed by Director General of Foreign Trade. Right from […]

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