DGFT meeting all the RA's to address GST issues
The Dollar Business Bureau The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is meeting all the regional authorities (RA's) to address issues related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST). In order to take stock of the exports situation in the post-GST regime, a meeting of all Regional Authorities of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the SEZ Commissioners under the chairmanship of Director General of Foreign Trade, is being held on August, 10 and 11, 2017 in New Delhi. Regional Authorities, which are interfacing with the exporter community, will deliberate and give specific suggestions on GST and Mid-Term review of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20. These include measures for boosting employment generation, continued capacity building of export oriented Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) and ...
DGFT goes online, trading made easier with e-services
The DGFT regional authority has started the online processing and issuance of Importer Exporter Code applications in digital format, said a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Henceforth, the IEC applications will be not be available in physical form as the entire process, starting from receiving applications to the issuing of the same, will go online. The Dollar Business Bureau Going by the latest online initiative taken by the Government of India, the exporters, importers and entrepreneurs may not have to wander much around Regional Authority (RA)’s office for receiving/filing their applications. As a process of Digital India initiative, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under Department of Commerce, Government of India, on February 3, 2015, initiated ...
