DGFT Article, News Analysis Notification, Circulars, Policy Circulars, Press Release and Instructions issued by Direct General of Foreign Trade on Trade
DGFT : DGFT has automatically extended the Export Obligation period up to 31 August 2026 for eligible EPCG and Advance Authorisation hold...
DGFT : The article argues that DGFT’s annual IEC updation forces exporters to repeatedly submit data already available with government ...
DGFT : A new mandate requires scroll generation within 72 hours for key export schemes. This ensures faster benefit realization and impro...
DGFT : ICEGATE is the official CBIC portal that allows importers and exporters to manage customs processes online. Registration enables b...
DGFT : The sharp reduction in RoDTEP rates under Notification No. 60/2025-26 directly impacts exporter margins and ERP accruals. Finance ...
DGFT : Commerce Ministry reforms DGFT Norms Committees to improve disposal of Advance Authorisation applications and strengthen export fa...
DGFT : The issue addressed was fragmented access to trade information. The initiative introduces a unified platform and mobile app to enh...
DGFT : The government extended the RoSCTL scheme without changes to maintain stability for exporters. The decision ensures continued tax ...
DGFT : The DGFT launched a focused campaign to expedite EODC issuance and clear pending export obligations. The initiative resulted in a ...
DGFT : Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has launched a guidebook mapping 12,167 HSN Codes to 31 ministries, aiming to improve policy,...
DGFT : The Delhi High Court set aside DGFT’s communication placing an importer in the “Denied Entity List” after finding violation ...
DGFT : The Court set aside the DGFT order imposing penalty and customs duty demand for alleged EPCG export obligation default. The matter...
DGFT : The court held that when an importer claims that a licence is not required under a notification, authorities must first consider t...
DGFT : The Supreme Court held that a trade restriction cannot bind importers unless published in the Official Gazette. Website uploads or...
DGFT : The Court upheld exemption from customs duty and AIDC for consignments landing by 30 June 2023 with qualifying Bills of Lading. Re...
DGFT : DGFT has authorized the Porbandar District Chamber of Commerce & Industries to issue Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin. The ...
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...
DGFT : DGFT has invited comments on proposed amendments to Schedule-II of ITC (HS) 2022 to align export policy provisions with changes in...
DGFT : DGFT has widened QCO/BIS exemptions for SEZ Units and Developers by allowing imports of all permissible goods required for authori...
DGFT : DGFT has amended import conditions for specified silver products by requiring a valid Import Authorisation for eligible imports. T...
DGFT outlines conditions and procedures for exporting Sandalwood Oil in India. Export ceiling set for 1999-2000, with authorizations issued based on eligibility
Exporters desirous of getting their brands approved by Inter-Ministerial Committee in terms of paragraph 14.4 of the Policy shall be required to submit an application to DGFT, New Delhi in the form given in Appendix– 11-I alongwith the prescribed documents.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy,1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the “ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items 1997-2002” ( incorporating amendments made upto 31st August, 1998 ) as amended from time to time.
presentations have been received from the trade and also from the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office Embassy of People’s Republic of China, New Delhi informing that, State Administration for entry – exit inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China has now been authorised by the concerned authority in China to issue such gradation certificates as were being issued earlier by CCIB, China.
Attention is invited to Paragraph 6.8 of the Handbook (Vol.1) wherein it has been stated that in such cases where nexus norms have already been communicated by Headquarters in any case or the same is already established on the basis of the EPCG licences issued in the past by the Port Offices, such applications may not be forwarded to Headquarters EPCG Committee.
Many references have been received seeking clarification whether a DEPB can be issued against a White Colour Shipping Bill generated through the EDI Systems in Customs. In this connection, it is clarified that DEPB benefits can be granted against a Shipping Bill, irrespective of its colour, having an endorsement on the Shipping Bill that the exports are made under the DEPB Scheme.
DGFT updates EXIM Code and import policy in Notification No. 9 (RE-2000) dated 07 April 2000, correcting entries from Notification No. 2 (RE-2000).
The application shall file one application relating to one export product group from one port of export. Where export product falling under one product group have been exported from different port of registration, the exporter shall file more than one application for the same export product group.
Public Notice No. 5 (RE-99) updates DEPB rates and value caps for various product groups, effective from 1st April 2000.
In the above Circular No.35, dated 01.10.99 the word “export obligation equivalent to 6 times or 8 times of the depreciated value mentioned in paragraph 3 and similarly referred to in the paragraph 4 may be corrected to read as export obligation 4 times or 6 times of the depreciated value.
