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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
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India's import volumes reached $702 billion in FY 2024-25, but 68% of first-time importers face customs delays or penalties due to documentation errors and HS code mistakes. A customs house agent (CHA) or customs broker and freight forwarder are essential partners that handle compliance, clearance, and logistics to
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Every new exporter in India eventually sees the same error on ICEGATE: “AD Code not registered – Shipping Bill cannot be processed.” In plain language, AD Code is a 14‑digit number issued by your bank that connects your current account with Indian Customs and RBI for foreign exchange tracking. Without
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Anti-dumping duty is a special tariff that India imposes on underpriced imports when foreign exporters sell goods in India below their fair value, hurting domestic producers. It is calculated separately from normal customs duty and is targeted at specific products, exporters, and countries rather than applied across the board. What
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Customs duty in India is always calculated on the assessable value, which is effectively the CIF value of the goods at the Indian port of import. If an importer misunderstands how to move from FOB to CIF and then to assessable value, they either overpay duty or face valuation disputes
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Customs clearance for imports in India is the process of getting your goods legally approved by Indian Customs so they can enter the country, after you submit documents, pay duties, and meet all regulations. It is very crucial to keep your shipments moving on time and to protect your profits,
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Starting an import-export business in India in 2026 means tapping into a huge global demand while leveraging India’s strong manufacturing base and digital payment ecosystem. With IEC registration now fully online, smarter export finance schemes, and RBI-licensed cross-border platforms, it’s far easier to begin if you follow the
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SCOMET stands for Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies, India's master control list of dual-use items regulated by DGFT. If you import/ Export chemicals, electronics, sensors, aerospace components, or software, SCOMET compliance affects you. Even though it's primarily an export control framework. What is SCOMET?
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A Letter of Undertaking (LUT) lets you export goods or services without paying IGST upfront, keeping your cash flow intact. Exporters navigate the GST regulations in India for their exports with the help of LUT. In this guide, you'll learn what LUT is, who needs it, how to
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A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a formal arrangement between countries to reduce or eliminate customs duties and trade barriers. For importers like you, FTAs mean one thing, paying lower or zero duties on qualifying goods. The real question isn't what an FTA is it's how
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ODEX (Online Documents eXchange) is India's leading digital platform for shipping documentation, cargo tracking, and invoice payments. It connects all EXIM stakeholders—importers, exporters, freight forwarders, shipping lines, ports, and customs on a single secure network. By submitting HBL data, VGM certificates, Form 13 gate passes, and shipping
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Shipping Bill Status is the real-time customs clearance progress of your export shipment than can be tracked through ICEGATE. After your CHA files a Shipping Bill (export declaration) with Indian Customs, the SB (Shipping Bill) status shows whether your goods are approved, under processing, cleared for export (LEO granted), or