Streamlining Your Export and Import Business: A Comprehensive Guide to OptiExim

In Blog, OptiExim, Export and Import by Sejal Selvis

In the world of international trade, managing an export and import business can be a complex and intricate endeavor. Navigating ever-changing regulations, optimizing supply chain operations, and ensuring compliance with various trade laws can be overwhelming. Enter OptiExim, a SAP-certified add-on solution designed to streamline the entire process, from compliance to operations. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how OptiExim …

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E- Governance Recent Initiative by DGFT on Automatic system for issuing Status Holder Certificates

In Export and Import, Foreign trade policy updates by Vivek C V

Status Holder certificate – Eligibility& Benefits Status Holders are business leaders who have excelled in international trade and have successfully contributed to country’s foreign trade. Status Holders are expected to not only contribute towards India’s exports but also provide guidance and handholding to new entrepreneurs. Eligibility All exporters of goods, services and technology having an import-export code (IEC) number shall ...
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MOOWR: Transforming India into a Global Manufacturing Powerhouse

In Export and Import by Saroj Prakash Padhy

India's Remarkable Economic Growth:India has recently emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing economies, overtaking the United Kingdom in GDP. According to the 2023 World GDP ranking, India has secured its position as the 5th largest economy globally, boasting an estimated GDP exceeding 3.4 trillion dollars and a population of over 1 billion. With a rapidly growing middle class and ...
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An explanation of GI tags and potential export markets for Indian agricultural products that have them

In Blog, Export and Import by Sejal Selvis

Geographical Indication – OverviewGeographical Indication (GI) is a label applied to goods with a particular origin and that have traits or a reputation derived from that origin. It became operative as of September 2003. The first Indian product to receive a GI label was Darjeeling Tea. India's Geographical Indication Register, part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Department of ...
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India’s Export Trade Facilitation- Recent Initiatives

In Export and Import by Vivek C V

PreambleThe world has changed a lot and yet has to change a lot. Sensing the significance of trade across nations as an engine of economic growth both at national and global levels, nations and global bodies committed to global growth are coming under a common banner of trade laws, practices and facilitation as well. Global trade is full of complexities ...
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Indian Government approved RoSCTL scheme till 2024 for textile industries

In Export and Import by Saroj Prakash Padhy

The Union Cabinet meeting held by Honourable PM of India Mr Narendra Modi has approved to continue to provide Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) with the same rates to the Textile exporter as mentioned by the Textile Ministry for exports of apparel/garments. This will continue till March 31, 2024, this will help the Textile sector to ...
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IGCR – Amendment Rules 2021- A Boost to Trade facilitation for MSME’s without having manufacturing facility

In Export and Import by Vivek C V

Outline: MSME Importers who do not have any manufacturing facility can now avail IGCR2017 to Import goods at a concessional customs duty and get the final goods manufactured entirely on Job work basis. (Gold/ Jewellery / Precious metals have been excluded ) In view of demands from trade and Industry and having regard to their changing needs as per prevalent ...
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MOOWR 2019 – Manufacture and other Operations in warehouse : A Constructive Upkeep for Indian Manufacturers

In Export and Import by Vivek C V

Prelude:As the current Exports Incentive schemes Published in India’s Foreign Trade policy are being challenged in WTO by various countries for providing Exports Incentives which is against the Article 3.1of the WTO subsidies and countervailing agreement and moreover, the Incentive rates are getting reduced every year and procedure complexities are more in claiming the same at the right time which ...
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Revolutionary digital initiatives for Exports and Customs processing by Govt of India

In Export and Import by Vivek C V

Electronic Communication of PDF based copies of shipping Bill CBIC has launched paperless customs exports processing, a move aimed at trade facilitation. Under this Initiative a secure QR code enabled LEO copy and Gate pass will be sent to exporters immediately. Towards that, the Customs department plans to roll out pan-India faceless assessment by December 31 in a phased manner, ...
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