Export incentive Schemes under the FTP Are exports still incentivising under the GST regime?
By Ranjeet Mahtani and Suhasini Joshi The Government of India has always endeavoured to encourage and incentivise exports, and it has been an avowed policy to export goods and services and not taxes and duties. The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India has consistently formulated schemes aimed at diversifying Indian exports and creating a stable policy environment- Foreign Trade Policies (FTP). The FTP 2015-20 announced various schemes (some new and others modified existing schemes) as a step towards the Prime Minister’s much touted ‘Make in India’. On June 30th, 2017 the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a Trade Notice amending the scope, applicability and procedural aspects of some of the FTP schemes, in view of and to align with the new GST ...
6.19 Export through Other Exporters
6.19 Export through Other Exporters An EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit may export goods manufactured / software developed by it through other exporter, or any other EOU / EHTP/ STP / BTP / SEZ unit subject to condition that: (a) Goods shall be produced in EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit concerned. (b) Level of NFE or any other conditions relating to imports and exports as prescribed shall continue to be discharged by EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP unit concerned. (c) Export orders so procured shall be executed within parameters of EOU / EHTP / STP / BTP schemes and goods shall be directly transferred from unit to port of shipment. (d) Fulfillment ...
