EXIM Insights

Clear answers on exports & imports.

Practical, no-jargon guides to India cross-border trade: incentives, documents, compliance and the technology changing how it all works.

The CETA URN: how one email decides your duty rate on UK imports

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.

Cross ₹1 crore of RoDTEP claims in a year and Appendix 4RR becomes mandatory. Miss it and customs stops scrolling every future RoDTEP claim.

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.

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.

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.

The Interest Equalisation Scheme ended in 2024. Here is the Niryat Protsahan interest subvention that succeeded it, at 2.75% for MSME exporters.

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.

Duty Drawback and RoDTEP both pay exporters back, but for different things. Here is the actual distinction, and whether you can claim both.

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.

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.