Practical, no-jargon guides to India cross-border trade: incentives, documents, compliance and the technology changing how it all works.
Advance Authorisation lets you import inputs duty-free for a specific export order. How input-output norms, value addition and closure actually work.
Read →EPCG lets you import capital goods duty-free against a 6-year export obligation. Here is how the obligation is calculated, tracked, and closed.
Read →MOOWR lets manufacturers defer duty on imports with no export obligation. Here is what it actually defers, and when it beats EPCG or Advance Authorisation.
Read →CETA preference on UK imports turns on one email to a CBIC mailbox. Here is the URN flow, the ten rejections, and the brief for your supplier.
Read →Cross ₹1 crore of RoDTEP claims in a year and Appendix 4RR becomes mandatory. Miss it and customs stops scrolling every future RoDTEP claim.
Read →Claiming CETA preference on UK imports puts you inside CAROTAR 2020. Only one form of proof works into India, and it is not a certificate of origin.
Read →DGFT's draft bill gives electronic trade documents like eBLs the same legal standing as paper. Here is what it actually does, and why it matters.
Read →India–UK CETA enters into force 15 July 2026. Here is what changes for imports, what exporters must prove to claim it, and how to stay compliant.
Read →The Interest Equalisation Scheme ended in 2024. Here is the Niryat Protsahan interest subvention that succeeded it, at 2.75% for MSME exporters.
Read →A Certificate of Origin proves where goods were made, but only one kind actually cuts your buyer's duty bill. Here is the difference, done right.
Read →Duty Drawback and RoDTEP both pay exporters back, but for different things. Here is the actual distinction, and whether you can claim both.
Read →eBLs are live in practice but India has not yet enacted MLETR. Here is what actually gives an electronic bill of lading legal force in 2026.
Read →RoDTEP refunds the hidden taxes baked into your export costs, as transferable duty-credit scrips. Here is what it covers and how to claim it.
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