India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by a month through April, 2024, an official gazette notification said. In early December, the central government allowed duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 2024. It was part of New Delhi’s intervention to cool the prices of the overall pulse basket. Reportedly, the […]
The Union Cabinet has given the green light for the extension of the Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) for the export of apparel/garments and made-ups. The approval comes to foster a stable policy regime, crucial for the long-term planning of trade, particularly in the textile sector where advance orders […]
Zero-duty import of Gold by a large PSU company has come under the scanner, sources told BW. India levies a 14.35 per cent duty on the import of Gold Dores (unrefined gold) but some refiners like MMTC, a public sector entity and PAMP, a Switzerland company, were importing dores from least developed countries (LCDs) on […]
To address challenges and enhance the country’s export performance, the Centre, state governments, and industry representatives are set to convene on 16 January for a crucial meeting chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. The meeting, organised by the Board of Trade (BoT), will focus on pressing issues, including challenges related to rupee payments, […]
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to New Delhi on 12 January to co-chair the 14th Ministerial-level meetings of the United States-India Trade Policy Forum with Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. US Trade Representative Tai will be in New Delhi from 12 January to 14 January. On her first day […]
