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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 714 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 5844 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 504 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


DGFT extends date of submission of documents for ED fulfilment

October 16, 2020 834 Views 0 comment Print

Due to COVID 19, Para 4.44 of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20, on Monitoring of Export Obligation stands amended to allow extension in the date of submission of documents for ED fulfilment up to 31.12.2020 for all Advance authorisations, wherever Export Obligation period is expiring/has expired between 01.02.2020 and 31.10.2020.

DGFT Prohibits import of Air Conditioners with refrigerants

October 15, 2020 6270 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 41/2015-2020-DGFT Import Policy of Air Conditioners with refrigerants under HS codes 84151010 and 84151090 is amended from ‘Free’ to ‘Prohibited’.

Export of Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers in any form/packaging allowed

October 15, 2020 1044 Views 0 comment Print

The Export of Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers in container with dispenser pumps is free for export making export of Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers in any form/packaging freely exportable, with immediate effect.

Definitive Anti-Dumping duty imposed on Dimethylacetamide-Reg.

October 14, 2020 1368 Views 0 comment Print

CASE NO. (MTR) 06/2019 Mid-Term Review, limited to the product scope of definitive Anti-Dumping duty imposed on Dimethylacetamide’ [N,N-Dimethylacetamide] (DMAC) from China PR and Turkey.

Procedure to apply for scrips under Scheme for RoSL

October 13, 2020 3795 Views 0 comment Print

The pars 4.01 (d) of the FTP is about the Scheme for RoSL. The Gazette notifications of the Ministry of Textiles about implementation of RoSL. Scheme under scrip mechanism May be referred to for more details. The RoSL scrips shalt be issued only for such old shipping bills Of Scheme for RoSL., for which RoSL amounts could net he disbursed earlier due to budget limitation.

Electronic filing & Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin w.e.f. 15.10.2020

October 13, 2020 1950 Views 0 comment Print

Electronic filing and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India’s Exports under GSP, GSTP, India-Malaysia CECA, India-Singapore CECA w.e.f. 15th October 2020

Application procedure & criteria for export of Diagnostic kits

October 13, 2020 489 Views 0 comment Print

I. Export of Diagnostic kits as per the export quota fixed above will be allowed for the period from September, 2020 to November, 2020. II. Exporters (Only Manufacturers) may apply online through DGFT’s ECOM system for Export authorizations (Non-SCOMET Restricted items) – Please refer Trade Notice No. 50 dated 18.03.2019. There is no need to send any hard copy of the application via mail or post.

Clarification on Iron Ore Exports

October 9, 2020 1989 Views 0 comment Print

Export policy restriction put in 1998 only for KIOCL: On 21.01.1998, vide Notification, a specific entry was added in the export policy regarding “Iron Ore pellets manufactured by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) out of concentrates produced by it”. Thus, the export policy was regard to only Iron Ore pellets manufactured by KIOCL, which was ‘canalized’ through KIOCL, a CPSU under Ministry of Steel.

Export of Bangalore Rose & Krishnapuram Onions allowed till 31.03.2021

October 9, 2020 825 Views 0 comment Print

Export of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions (Serial Number 52, Chapter 7), upto quantity of 10,000 MT each, has been allowed for the period upto 31st March, 2021, with immediate effect.

SOP for drawl of samples & surveillance by BIS Officers at Ports of Entry- reg.

October 7, 2020 2568 Views 0 comment Print

Office Of The Commissioner Of Customs (Ns-I), Appraising Main (Import),Jawahar Lal Nehru Custom House, Nhava- Sheva, Tal-Uran, Raigad-400707,Maharashtra (e-mail: appraisingmain.jnch@gov.in; Telephone No.022-27244979) F. No. S/22-Gen- 20/2020-21/AM (I)/JNCH Dated: 07.10.2020 STANDING ORDER NO. 34/2020 Sub: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for drawl of samples and surveillance by BIS Officers at Ports of Entry- reg. Attention of all […]

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