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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 154263 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


MEIS benefit for certain items enhanced to 20%, from current 10%

September 27, 2018 1293 Views 0 comment Print

The MEIS benefit for certain items have been enhanced to 20%, from the current 10%, for exports made from the date of publication of this Public Notice to 12.01.2019 vide Public Notice 41/2015-2020 Dated 27th September, 2018

Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme -A Brief Study

September 22, 2018 43527 Views 2 comments Print

EPCG, an export promotion scheme launched by DGFT in its Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 promotes import of capital goods to enhance India’s manufacturing competitiveness. This article is an effort to a give a brief insight into the scheme.

Notification No. 63/2018-Customs Dated 18th September, 2018

September 18, 2018 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment to Customs Exemption Notifications No. 24/2015-Customs dated 08.04.2015 to align it with amendment in Foreign Trade Policy vide Notification No. 63/2018-Customs Dated 18th September, 2018

Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)

September 16, 2018 22986 Views 3 comments Print

This article contains description of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), one of the export scheme launched by DGFT in its Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.

New MEIS Module (for EDI shipments) to enable Automatic Approval of Claims

September 11, 2018 3822 Views 0 comment Print

DGFT would start the process of system driven approval of the MEIS claim Applications from 13.09.2018 in respect of exports made through EDI shipping bills. The procedure for exporters/ MEIS applicants and the RAs are being outlined below for information and awareness. Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General […]

Provision for HS Code 63029100 under MEIS incentives

August 9, 2018 945 Views 0 comment Print

The HS Code 63029100 has been made eligible for MEIS for the period 01.04.2015 to 30.09.2015 with the same eligibility conditions, without late cut, as was applicable for HS Code 63029190 (MEIS sl no. 2762 in the Public Notice 02/2015-20 dated 01.04.2015) in the said period.

Enhancement of MEIS rates for certain HS codes for exports made on or after 01.11.2017

August 8, 2018 4503 Views 0 comment Print

The MEIS rates for certain items has been enhanced for exports made on or after 01.11.2017 and the rate for one HS Code 62142010 which was at 5% before Public Notice 42/2015-20 dated 24.11.2017 and was incorrectly notified as being increased from 2 to 4%, has been re-notified to 5%.

DGFT allows Chapter 3 duty credit scrips for debit for import of items

July 26, 2018 1371 Views 0 comment Print

(To be published in the gazette of India extraordinary part-1 section-1) Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Public Notice No. 24/2015-2020 New Delhi, dated: 26th July, 2018 Subject: Removal of all items from the Appendix 3A of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20. F. No. 01/61/180/32/AM19/PC-3.:- In […]

Eligibility criteria for entitlement under MEIS for courier/ post exports

July 26, 2018 3075 Views 0 comment Print

The value limit for exports through Courier service/ Post has been placed at Rs 5,00,000 and the eligibility criteria for entitlement under MEIS for courier/ post exports have been increased to Rs 5,00,000 per consignment from the earlier Rs 25,000 per consignment. The limitation on the port of exports for courier exports for the purpose of incentivisation under MEIS has been done away.

Amendments in Appendix 3B of MEIS

July 13, 2018 2478 Views 0 comment Print

The MEIS benefit for certain items have been enhanced for a certain period and some new items have been included in the MEIS Schedule, Appendix 3B.

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