Transshipment Permission for M/s. UPS Express Pvt. Ltd. for Movement of Import Goods from Express Cargo Terminal, Bengaluru to Designated Airports via...
Instruction regarding recovery of the amount contained in the recovery certificates of other states.
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Inter state recovery coordination: zonal additional commissioners must liaise with district magistrates to execute recovery certificates. The Zonal Additional Commissioner shall hold recovery certificates issued to other provinces at their level and, from that level, coordinate with the District Magistrate of the district in the issuing province to initiate and execute recovery proceedings; other provisions of the earlier circular remain unchanged and strict compliance is required.
Streamlining the Documentation Requirements for expediting Assessments under NAC-Chemicals
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Documentation requirements for import assessments streamlined to reduce delays and repeated queries under NAC-Chemicals. Streamlining of documentation requirements under NAC-Chemicals is directed for import assessments to reduce delays caused by incomplete information and repeated queries at the time of filing Bills of Entry. A detailed annexure lists products in Chapters 28 to 49 and the supporting documents generally expected for assessment, including identifiers, material safety data sheets, test reports, end-use declarations, licences, no-objection certificates, landing permissions, and other product-specific compliance documents. The list is non-exhaustive, and the Assessing Officer may seek further documents or clarifications.
Strengthening Trade Facilitation through Institutionalized Consultation Mechanisms
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Trade facilitation: institutionalised fortnightly committee meetings and expanded representation to boost stakeholder engagement and coordination. The public notice implements a Central Board directive to institutionalise consultation by requiring the Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee to meet fortnightly and by broadening its composition to include DGFT representatives, logistics service providers, trade councils and existing trade participants to enhance stakeholder engagement, grievance redressal and alignment with national trade facilitation objectives.
Extension of due date for filing of ITRs for the Assessment Year 2025-26
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Due date extension for income tax returns: filing deadline for specified non auditable assessees moved to 16 September. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, invoking its power to extend due dates, shifts the ITR filing deadline for Assessment Year 2025-26 for non auditable assessees referred to in clause (c) of Explanation 2 to sub section (1) of the return filing provision, moving the due date from 15 September 2025 to 16 September 2025.
Launch of Bank Account and AD Code Registration Dashboard on ICEGATE
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AD Code registration becomes centrally available across Customs locations after one online approval, while amendments remain port-specific. The revised ICEGATE process requires one-time online registration of an AD Code and associated bank account at any Customs port. Once approved, the registration is available across Customs locations, while amendments must be made at the port of original registration. The Bank Account and AD Code Registration Dashboard enables IEC holders to view registered, pending and rejected requests, including pendency locations and rejection reasons. Existing AD Codes are assigned to the port of their last Shipping Bill filing, and prescribed documents must be uploaded through e-SANCHIT.
Designation of CAPIO/CPIO/Appellate Authority under section 5(1) and 5(2) of the RTI Act, 2005
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Designation of RTI officers in Bengaluru Customs Zone: CAPIO, CPIO and First Appellate Authority appointed for RTI matters. Designation under Section 5(1) and 5(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005: specific officers are nominated as CAPIO, CPIO and First Appellate Authority for the Office of the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru, with contact details and jurisdiction covering the Bengaluru Customs Zone (including O/o Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Bengaluru); this supersedes Public Notice No. 01/2025 and is issued with the Chief Commissioner's approval.
Exemption From Quality Control Order (QCO) On Import of Aerospace Grade Hydrogen Peroxide for Non-Commercial R&D Application
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Exemption from Quality Control Order: aerospace grade hydrogen peroxide imports for non commercial R&D exempted from mandatory BIS QCO compliance. Exemption from the Quality Control Order on imports of aerospace grade hydrogen peroxide is authorized for non commercial R&D use after BIS confirmed no specification exists for that grade; Customs formations are directed to sensitize officers and issue necessary instructions to implement the exemption, with difficulties to be reported to the Board.
Clarification on various doubts related to treatment of secondary or post-sale discounts under GST
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Post-sale discounts: inclusion in taxable consideration depends on whether discount induces dealer's supply to the end customer. Where suppliers issue financial or commercial credit notes without reducing the original transaction value, recipients need not reverse Input Tax Credit; post-sale discounts that merely lower a dealer's sale price in independent principal-to-principal transactions are not consideration for inducement, whereas discounts linked to an agreement to supply to end customers at a reduced price must be included in overall consideration as inducement. GST applies when dealers render distinct promotional or other services under a contract specifying such services and consideration.
Implementation of Customs (Provisional Assessment) Regulations, 2025
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Provisional assessment time limits set with mandatory deadlines for document submission, speaking orders, and security adjustment. The Customs (Provisional Assessment) Regulations, 2025 impose a structured timetable and procedures for finalising provisional assessments under Section 18: a statutory outer limit with authority for extension on sufficient cause; a fourteen month requirement to obtain missing documents or complete enquiries and a target three month window to conclude assessment after receipt; option for importers/exporters to pre pay duty with interest; speaking orders and natural justice safeguards on finalisation; cancellation or re credit of bonds upon no dues; recovery from security for amounts that attain finality; and application to pending and project import cases.
Strengthening Trade Facilitation through Institutionalised Consultation Mechanisms
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Trade facilitation tightened: expanded PTFC/CCFC membership, mandatory digital grievance monitoring and tri layer redressal under Faceless Assessment. The Master Circular mandates strengthened, institutionalised consultation by expanding PTFC and CCFC membership, increasing PTFC meetings to fortnightly and CCFC meetings to bi monthly, and revising ToR to require active monitoring and time bound resolution of grievances using digital tools (AEM, TSKs, ICEGATE helpdesk) with escalation to NACs. AEM, TSKs and NACs form a tri layer grievance architecture under Faceless Assessment; DG Systems will revamp AEM with MIS, NACs will maintain dedicated cells and fortnightly sectoral consultations, and zones must acknowledge and resolve grievances including those from social media.
Ease of regulatory compliances for FPIs investing only in Government Securities
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Easing compliance for FPIs investing only in Government Securities streamlines registration, KYC and transition rules. Ease of regulatory compliances for Foreign Portfolio Investors that invest exclusively in Government Securities (GS-FPIs) exempts such FPIs from furnishing investor group details and certain contributor-related provisions, while requiring resident Indian individual contributions to be routed through the LRS and held in global funds with limited Indian exposure. GS-FPIs need only pay renewal fees to DDPs and are exempted from change-notification and no-change declaration requirements, subject to specified reporting of material changes within thirty days and harmonised KYC periodicity with bank accounts.
Revised regulatory framework for Angel Funds under AIF Regulations
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Accredited investor requirement restricts angel funds to accredited investors, with phased compliance and limits on follow-on investments. Angel Funds must raise capital only from Accredited Investors, with managers verifying accreditation on contribution and existing funds transitioning within a phased timeline; an Angel Fund must onboard a minimum number of accredited investors before first close or refile its PPM. Investments are made directly at fund level without scheme filings, term-sheet filing is discontinued though term-sheet records must be maintained. Follow-on investments are permitted subject to post-issue shareholding limits, an overall per-investee cap, pro rata participation by prior investors, and lock-in periods, with overseas investments subject to RBI and SEBI conditions.
Format of ‘Disclosure Document’ for Portfolio Managers
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Disclosure Document format updated: portfolio managers must segregate static/dynamic pages, certify changed pages and file updates promptly. The circular prescribes a simplified template for the Disclosure Document for Portfolio Managers, replacing Schedule V, and requires a two-part document with a Static Section (enduring disclosures including definitions, services, risk factors, taxation, accounting and valuation policies) and a Dynamic Section (client representation, financial and performance data, audit observations, related-party investments). Each parameter must start on a fresh page; only pages with changes require certification by an independent chartered accountant and the principal officer and must be highlighted to clients, updated on the manager's website and filed with the Board within seven working days of change.
Framework for AIFs to make co-investment within the AIF structure under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
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Co-investment framework permits AIFs to launch ring-fenced CIV schemes for accredited investors under operational safeguards. SEBI permits Category I and Category II AIFs to offer separate co-investment schemes (CIV schemes) for accredited investors; managers must file a shelf placement memorandum, ring-fence each CIV scheme with separate bank and demat accounts, and ensure no borrowing or leverage. Co-investor exposure across CIV schemes to a given investee company is capped relative to the investor's contribution through the affiliated AIF scheme, with specified government and development institution exceptions, and defaulting or excluded AIF investors are barred from co-investing in that investee. Expenses are shared pro rata and investor rights are pro rata except for carried interest arrangements; compliance with implementation standards and inclusion in the Compliance Test Report is mandatory.
Transshipment Permission for M/s. UPS Express Pvt. Ltd. for Movement of Import Goods from Express Cargo Terminal, Bengaluru to Designated Airports via Bonded Road Transport.
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Transshipment permission for bonded road movement requires bonds, manifests, CCTV supervision and destination acknowledgement for bond discharge. Transshipment permission to M/s. UPS Express Pvt. Ltd. permits bonded road movement of import goods via M/s. Shreeji Trans Logistics Ltd. to specified airports, subject to a one year validity and customs supervision. Both parties must execute Transshipment Bonds (and the applicant a bank guarantee), manifest goods specifically for transshipment, segregate and process cargo in a CCTV monitored TP area, affix Master Airway Bill details to shipments, and obtain destination customs acknowledgement within prescribed periods for bond discharge. Noncompliance may attract financial liability and withdrawal of permission.
Amendments in Para 4.53 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023.
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Correction facility for duty-free import authorisations permits system-related amendments to unutilized, untransferred DFIAs with Head of Office approval. Insertion of Para 4.53(e) creates a correction facility allowing applications for system-related, corrective amendments in unutilized and un transferred DFIAs to be filed in ANF 4G, subject to Head of Office approval; examples include corrections to unit of measurement, ITC HS code, and value of the import item.
Streamlining of the process for surrender of (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) registration.
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KRA surrender process: secure transfer of KYC records with audit trail to ensure continuity of investor services and compliance. SEBI requires Transferor KRAs to follow a Board approved SOP and oversight process to ensure secure, complete transfer of KYC records with full audit trail to a Transferee KRA, maintain limited operations until transfer completion, obtain audit certifications, submit jointly signed compliance reports to SEBI, and enable continuity of investor services; SEBI may inspect records or appoint administrators and override SOP timelines in regulatory or distress scenarios.
Minutes of the 131st meeting of the Board of Approval for SEZs held on 28th August, 2025
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SEZ regulatory approvals: extensions, co-developer recognitions, area conversions and de-notifications under SEZ Rules. The Board recorded multiple regulatory actions: extensions of Letters of Approval and Formal Approvals; approvals of Co-Developer status subject to Rule 11A(3)(c) compliance and Assessing Officer tax-review rights; authorised partial/full de-notifications and permitted conversion of Processing Area into Non-Processing Area under Rule 11B; granted sectoral formal approvals for semiconductor SEZs with conditional relaxations to encumbrance-free requirements; imposed conditions on an industrial licence approval; upheld UAC/DC restrictions on sensitive commodities and proposed a committee to examine warehousing and restricted goods criteria.
Clarification regarding applicability of Minimum Import Price (MIP) on Virgin Multi- layer Paper Board (VPB) imposed vide Notification No. 26/2025-26 dated 22.08.2025
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Minimum Import Price exemption for VPB: EOUs, SEZ units and Advance Authorization/DFIA imports remain outside MIP application. The circular clarifies that the Minimum Import Price on Virgin Multi-layer Paper Board is subject to exemptions: imports by 100% Export Oriented Units and SEZ units are exempt provided the goods are not sold into the Domestic Tariff Area, and imports under Advance Authorization or DFIA are exempt under FTP, 2023. Customs and DGFT formations are directed to apply these provisions and deviations will invite penal action.
Fixation of one new Standard Input Output Norm (SION) at SION No. A- 3695 under 'Chemical and Allied Product' (Product Code 'A')
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Standard Input Output Norm notified for acetyl salicylic acid tablets enables regional authorities to grant advance authorisations directly. A new Standard Input Output Norm for export product "Acetyl Salicylic acid 75 mg. Film-coated Tablets" in the Chemical and Allied Product group fixes the input item and permitted input quantity per unit. The Director General of Foreign Trade notifies this SION under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade Policy to enable Regional Authorities to grant Advance Authorisation directly without Norms Committee referral, streamlining and standardising export authorisation processing.
GST registration verification tightened with mandatory physical checks, risk-based scrutiny, and measures against non-genuine taxpayers. Strengthening GST registration verification under the UPGST Act, 2017 is directed by requiring enhanced scrutiny of registration applications, mandatory ... Summary
GST registration verification tightened with mandatory physical checks, risk-based scrutiny, and measures against non-genuine taxpayers.
Strengthening GST registration verification under the UPGST Act, 2017 is directed by requiring enhanced scrutiny of registration applications, mandatory cross-verification of identity, address, PAN, mobile number, email, third-party data and risk-score inputs, and strict jurisdictional transfer of applications where necessary. Assistant Commissioners must examine documents carefully and process applications within the prescribed time limits while treating repeated identifiers, cancelled registrations, PDS/DBT status and other red flags with heightened caution. All new GST registrations are to undergo mandatory physical verification through the UPGST Field Visit App or GSTN Tax Officer App immediately after registration, with selfie-based geo-tagged verification, interview of the registrant, comparison of uploaded documents with originals, and prompt action on adverse reports. Newly registered firms must also be monitored through scrutiny of early returns, e-way bill consistency, bank account validation, risk scoring, six-month re-verification, witness statements, stock and business activity checks, chain analysis of beneficiaries, and mandatory feeding of NGTP data on the NGTP portal. The circular also requires structured training in cybersecurity, cyber audit, forensic examination, GSTN AI and analytics tools, and identification of NGTP indicators, with APAR consequences for non-participation or non-use of analytics tools. Timely verification failures may attract disciplinary action, while Joint Commissioners (Executive), Zonal Additional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners are assigned monthly reporting, monitoring and review responsibilities.
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