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UPI now accounts for roughly 80%+ of India’s retail digital payment transactions by volume, making it the default way Indian consumers expect to pay online. For many younger customers, a checkout without UPI looks “broken,” especially for recurring OTT, SaaS, and utility payments. UPI AutoPay is now the most
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入境报单 (Bill of Entry, 简称 BOE) 是进口商或其海关代理 (CHA) 在货物抵达印度海港、陆港或机场时必须提交的法定文件。它是向海关进行的正式申报，包含有关进口货物的类型、数量、价值和分类的详细信息。如果没有有效的 BOE，海关无法清关您的货物，也无法评估关税或税收，货物将无限期地滞留在港口。进口商可以使用 Icegate 门户网站 跟踪 BOE 的进度。了解什么是入境报单以及如何在 Icegate 上跟踪其状态，对于及时清关至关重要。 什么是入境报单 (BOE)？ 入境报单 (BOE) 本质上是一种清关申报单。其主要目的是评估关税。当进口货物抵达印度海港、机场或内陆港时，进口商或其授权的海关代理 (CHA) 必须向海关当局提交 BOE，以便及时结关。 BOE 与 提单 (B/L) 的区别 许多进口商容易混淆入境报单 (BOE)
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Faceless assessment in Indian Customs means your Bill of Entry is scrutinised online by virtual customs officers located anywhere in India, instead of only by officers at your port of import. It is part of CBIC’s Turant Customs programme to make clearance faster, paperless, and more uniform across ports.
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India is an explosive growth market for SaaS and digital services, but recurring billing here follows its own rules. To accept subscriptions smoothly, global SaaS companies must design payment flows that respect Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulations on e‑mandates, card tokenisation, and outward remittances while matching local customer
B2B Trade & Import-Export
India has become one of the world’s largest generators of electronic waste, with annual e‑waste volumes running into several million tonnes and growing sharply as device adoption soars. For electronics importers and foreign brands, this surge has translated into a new core compliance requirement: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
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Global Shopify stores can now offer UPI‑first checkout to Indian buyers without setting up an Indian company, by plugging into RBI‑regulated Payment Aggregator – Cross Border (PA‑CB) providers that collect in INR and settle offshore in USD, EUR and other major currencies. India is now one of the
Payment Service Providers
Accepting payments from India is no longer a “nice to have” for global businesses and PSPs, it’s becoming a core growth channel that now requires a local, UPI‑first, RBI‑compliant strategy. Indian customers increasingly expect to pay in INR via UPI and other local methods, while foreign businesses
B2B Trade & Import-Export
India is one of the world’s fastest‑growing markets for smartphones, laptops, LED lighting, small appliances, and lifestyle gadgets, and China is the primary external source for many of these products. Electronics alone account for tens of billions of dollars in annual imports from China and Hong Kong, covering
B2B Trade & Import-Export
Choosing whether your shipment routes via a CFS, ICD, seaport terminal or airport cargo complex directly affects your landed cost, clearance speed, customs risk and working capital cycle as an importer into India. Most Indian importers focus on ocean or air freight rates and Incoterms, but a large part of
B2B Trade & Import-Export
Indian Customs pays special attention when an Indian subsidiary, JV, or distributor imports from its own foreign group entity, because related parties can under‑ or over‑invoice to shift profits or reduce customs duty. The Special Valuation Branch (SVB) is the specialist unit that checks whether such related‑party prices
B2B Trade & Import-Export
The Strait of Hormuz, a 33-kilometer-wide corridor between Iran and Oman controls roughly 20% of global oil and a quarter of global LNG and LPG flows, and when tensions flare there, Indian importers feel the squeeze within days. If your business has faced LPG shortages, freight surcharges, or delayed shipments
B2B Trade & Import-Export
A customs bonded warehouse in India is a government authorized facility where importers can store goods without immediate payment of customs duties, paying only when goods are cleared for domestic sale or exporting them duty-free. This duty deferment scheme dramatically improves working capital, allowing businesses to time inventory releases strategically