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GST: Supply of Duty CREDIT Scrips – Impact on Input Tax Credit

Goods and Services Tax : Duty Credit Scrips are goods as held by many Courts and the supply of the same liable to GST. Duty Credit Scrips covered under HSN...

July 8, 2022 154260 Views 5 comments Print

Waiver of Section 234B & 234C interest for delay in deposit of Advance/SA tax

Income Tax : Waiver of interest u/s 234B and 234C of Income Tax Act on delay in deposit of advance tax/self-assessment (SA) tax on MEIS/RODTEP ...

January 10, 2022 7764 Views 0 comment Print

Last date for MEIS / SEIS / ROSCTL extended

CA, CS, CMA : As we all are aware that online E Com portal for filing of MEIS, SEIS, ROSL and ROSCTL scheme was not working for a long which was...

January 1, 2022 16092 Views 5 comments Print

RoDTEP: Is it Old wine in a new bottle?

Goods and Services Tax : Though the exporters were opting the RoDTEP Scheme, they had no idea about the rates to be notified under the scheme. However, the...

August 30, 2021 4968 Views 4 comments Print

Shift from MEIS to RoDTEP

DGFT : In a major move aimed at boosting exports and offering relief to exporters, the government on 17th  August  2021 notified Remiss...

August 21, 2021 5229 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


Govt released Rs 56,027 crore to clear pending export incentive dues

DGFT : Government has released Rs 56,027 crore in order to clear pending export incentive dues to exporters, which is for various Schemes...

December 1, 2021 972 Views 0 comment Print

Last Date for filing MEIS / SEIS Application

DGFT : Many of us are awaiting for DGFT online portal to start with online application filing of MEIS, SEIS and RoSL / RoSCTL for the exp...

September 17, 2021 12657 Views 5 comments Print

Summary of Performance Audit on MEIS and SEIS

DGFT : This report contains significant results of the performance audit on Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and Service Expo...

September 29, 2020 4449 Views 0 comment Print

Exempting Pulses from Import

Corporate Law : The Government has restricted import of pulses like tur, moong and urad since August, 2017 with annual Quota Restriction of 5 lakh...

January 4, 2019 609 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC to notify WON and TRY in list of currencies for exchange rate

Custom Duty : Under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notifies the rate of exchange for th...

December 14, 2018 963 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Education Cess Paid via MEIS Scrips Cannot Be Recovered Again in Cash: CESTAT Mumbai

Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai ruled that Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess paid through MEIS duty credit scrips for past import...

May 22, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

MEIS Export Incentives are Capital Receipts & Not Taxable Under Income Tax: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that weighted deduction under Section 35(2AB) cannot exceed the amount certified by DSIR after the 2016 amendmen...

April 24, 2026 546 Views 0 comment Print

MEIS benefits cannot be fatal merely due to inadvertent mistake of procedure

Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that once exports are genuine and fall within the notified category, inadvertent mistakes of procedure cannot b...

September 8, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

Conversion of MEIS Shipping Bills to DEPB Scheme was permissible where bills not ‘free shipping bills’

Custom Duty : Conversion of MEIS shipping bills to the DEPB scheme was permissible where bills not ‘free shipping bills as the scale of examin...

September 1, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

MEIS scrip can be cancelled even if validity period has expired: Madras HC

DGFT : Madras High Court held that the Merchandise Exports Incentive Scheme (MEIS) scrip can be cancelled even if the scrips are availed ...

July 28, 2025 1359 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Transmission of Shipping Bills from Systems’ backend to DGFT for MEIS benefits

Custom Duty : This Advisory is being issued to handle the post EGM amendment of shipping bill cases of MEIS scheme (since discontinued from Janu...

April 11, 2023 2448 Views 0 comment Print

Processing of MEIS/SEIS applications pending at RAs

DGFT : MEIS and SEIS scheme have now been discontinued w.e.f. 01.01.2021 and 01.04.2020 respectively, and are on the verge of final closu...

February 20, 2023 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Last date extended for applications under MEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL

DGFT : Extension of MEIS / Ad-hoc Incentive Scheme / ROSCTL / ROSL The last date for submitting applications under MEIS (for exports made...

March 7, 2022 17835 Views 0 comment Print

Last Date to Submit applications for MEIS, SEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL extended

DGFT : The last date of submitting applications under MEIS, SEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL and 2% additional ad hoc incentive (under para 3.25 of FTP...

February 1, 2022 5895 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of Last Date for Submitting applications for Scrip based FTP Schemes

DGFT : The last date of submitting applications under MEIS, SEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL and 2% additional ad hoc incentive (under para 3.25 of FTP...

December 31, 2021 12618 Views 0 comment Print


Key Highlights of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020

April 8, 2015 4618 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments in DGFT Notifications- Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) – Schedule of country groups, ITC (HS) code wise list of products with reward rates under Appendix 3B: The DGFT has notified the Appendix 3B which contains Table 1-List of Country Groups and Table 2-ITC (HS) code wise list of products with reward rates under MEIS. DGFT P/Notice No 02/2015-20 Dated 1st April 2015

How to know MEIS rate for your Product and Country of Export

April 6, 2015 56218 Views 13 comments Print

MEIS reward rates (2%/3%/5%) specified for export of notified goods to notified markets [categorized into 3 groups, viz. Country Group A, B and C] as a percentage of realized FOB value in free foreign exchange. Now Readers may be willing to know how to know the rate of MEIS for the country they are exporting. In this article we are explaining the Procedure for the same –

Salient Features of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020

April 3, 2015 43674 Views 0 comment Print

Chapter 3 benefits of the erstwhile FTP have now been consolidated into two new schemes for export of merchandise and services, viz. Merchandise Export from India Scheme (‘MEIS’) and Service Export from India Scheme (‘SEIS’).

Key Takeaways of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020

April 2, 2015 3758 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 Unveiled: Aiming to nearly double India’s exports of goods and services to USD 900 billion by 2020 Commerce and Industry Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi-led government’s new Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 (“FTP”) on April 1, 2015 at the Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi, thus laying down a […]

Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 Unveiled

April 2, 2015 2248 Views 0 comment Print

The new five year Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 provides a framework for increasing exports of goods and services as well as generation of employment and increasing value addition in the country, in keeping with the Make in India vision of Prime Minister.

8 Important Changes in Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020

April 1, 2015 14202 Views 0 comment Print

Five different schemes(Focus Product Scheme, Market Linked Focus Product Scheme, Focus Market Scheme, Agri Infrastructure Incentive Scrip, VKGUY) merged into single unconditional scheme named as Merchandise Export from India Scheme(MEIS);

Highlights of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 + Download FTP

April 1, 2015 53599 Views 0 comment Print

Earlier there were 5 different schemes (Focus Product Scheme, Market Linked Focus Product Scheme, Focus Market Scheme, Agri. Infrastructure Incentive Scrip, VKGUY) for rewarding merchandise exports with different kinds of duty scrips with varying conditions (sector specific or actual user only) attached to their use.

Merchandise Exports from India Scheme- List of eligible Countries and products

April 1, 2015 12270 Views 3 comments Print

PUBLIC NOTICE No. 2/2015-20 DATED: April 1, 2015 Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)-Schedule of country groups, ITC (HS) code wise list of products with reward rates under Appendix 3B notified

ICAI Pre- Budget 2013 Suggestions

February 28, 2013 5255 Views 0 comment Print

I.  Suggestions to Improve Tax Collection 1.Information to be furnished in the Annual Information Return In respect of the transactions (mentioned in detailed memorandum), where the PAN is not provided by the payer, the provisions like TCS may be made applicable to the payee. Accordingly, the payee should be allowed to collect tax at an […]

Govt clears 25 FDI proposals worth 2,973.40 cr cleared

May 29, 2012 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Government today said it has cleared 25 foreign direct investment, FDI proposals worth 2,973.40 crore rupees. The Finance Ministry said in a release that the applications were cleared after recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board,FIPB headed by Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan.

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