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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


Custom duty dues cannot be recovered indirectly by blocking Export Incentives

December 29, 2021 1089 Views 0 comment Print

M. k. Exim (India) Limited Vs Union of India (Rajasthan High Court) We have also perused the guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under circular dated 31.12.2003 for maintaining the denied entities list. It records that most common instance of action leading to refusal of licenses occurs when firms default in export […]

DGFT amends MEIS schedule

December 16, 2021 3510 Views 0 comment Print

Certain additions/amendments have been made to Table 2 of Appendix 3B, the MEIS schedule to harmonize it with Notification No. 48 dated 22.12.2020 and changes as enacted by the Finance Act 2020. Also Read: Corrigendum to Public Notice No. 43/2015-2020 dated 16.12.2021 Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General […]

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

December 1, 2021 972 Views 0 comment Print

Government has released Rs 56,027 crore in order to clear pending export incentive dues to exporters, which is for various Schemes. In certain Schemes, such as MEIS, ROSCTL and ROSL, online applications are largely system approved, whereas for SEIS, TPS, FPS online applications require manual scrutiny and examination of documents. 

MEIS/SEIS/ ROSL/ROSCTL applications will get time barred after 31.12.2021

November 2, 2021 2451 Views 0 comment Print

MEIS/SEIS/ ROSL/ROSCTL Claim- Exporters may kindly note that after 31.12.2021, the Online IT system will not be operational and no applications/claims under the mentioned schemes can thereafter be submitted. It has also been notified that the facility for filing applications, with a late cut provision, would also not be available and all applications will get time barred after 31st December 2021.

Procedure for utilising MEIS Scrip for payment of customs duty

November 1, 2021 13110 Views 2 comments Print

It has been informed by the trade that the facility of recording of transfer and ownership details of MEIS scrip is not functional on the DGFT website for some time now. As a temporary measure, the following procedure is prescribed for an importer intending to utilize the MEIS Scrip for payment of customs duty.

Last Date for filing MEIS / SEIS Application

September 17, 2021 12657 Views 5 comments Print

Many of us are awaiting for DGFT online portal to start with online application filing of MEIS, SEIS and RoSL / RoSCTL for the exports made till December 2020. In the meantime, the Commerce Ministry has issued Notification No. 26/2015-2020 dated 16 September 2021 to notify Last date for submitting applications for scrip based FTP schemes and […]

Last date for submission of application for MEIS, SEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL

September 16, 2021 10065 Views 0 comment Print

The last date of submitting applications under MEIS, SEIS, ROSCTL, ROSL and 2% additional ad hoc incentive (under para 3.25 of FTP) has been notified to be 31.12.2021, in supersession of any such provision in the Hand Book of Procedures, 2015­-20 going forward. Further, the validity of any scrip issued under FTP from the date […]

RoDTEP: Is it Old wine in a new bottle?

August 30, 2021 4968 Views 4 comments Print

Though the exporters were opting the RoDTEP Scheme, they had no idea about the rates to be notified under the scheme. However, there was hope prevailing among all the stakeholders that the rate under the new scheme will not be less than MEIS, if not more than that.

Shift from MEIS to RoDTEP

August 21, 2021 5229 Views 1 comment Print

In a major move aimed at boosting exports and offering relief to exporters, the government on 17th  August  2021 notified Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) (guidelines) as part of the Chapter 4 provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20– Notification No. 19/ 2015-20 dated 17 August 2021 to replace the Merchandise […]

Everything Exporters should know about RoDTEP – 50 important FAQs

August 18, 2021 32151 Views 4 comments Print

Background: Indian Exporters have been waiting for last 8 months for the announcement of the benefits under RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) Scheme. Ministry of Commerce & Industry under Department of Commerce has finally come out with the Scheme Guidelines by issuing the Notification No. 19/2015-2020 dated 17th August 2021 providing […]

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