Preferential electronic certificates of origin for exports under the free trade agreement require approval by an authorised issuing agency.
Preferential electronic certificates of origin for Indian exports to New Zealand are available through the Trade Connect ePlatform following the entry into force of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement on 20 October 2026. Applicants select "India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Agency issued)" and an authorised issuing agency notified by both parties. Following submission of a completed application and agency approval, the system generates a downloadable electronic copy bearing a QR code, digital signature, the issuing officer's specimen signature and the agency's stamp.

Preferential certificates of origin under the India-New Zealand trade agreement fall within designated agencies' product and jurisdictional authorisations.
Preferential certificates of origin under the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement are addressed by adding the agreement to the list in paragraph 2.88(a) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023 and including authorised issuing agencies in Appendix 2B of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade and its regional offices, and the Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies, are authorised for all products. Cochin, Falta, Kandla, MEPZ, Noida, SEEPZ and Vishakhapatnam special economic zones are listed as issuing agencies for all products of SEZ units and export-oriented units located within their respective zonal Development Commissioners' jurisdictions. The Kandla entry also covers Surat SEZ.

FATCA and CRS reporting requires intermediaries to integrate due diligence into onboarding and manage client certifications.
Registered intermediaries that qualify as RFIs must comply with Rules 238 to 240. Registered intermediaries must incorporate AEOI reporting and due diligence into customer onboarding and Know Your Customer frameworks, and maintain information needed to meet their obligations. Their procedures must capture self-certification validity indicators, identify controlling persons and their roles, and record account type and pre-existing or new status. Registered intermediaries must upload FATCA and CRS certifications obtained from clients to KYC Registration Agency systems.

Scheduled substances imported for non-insecticidal use require permits, with temporary bond-based release subject to end-use safeguards.
Interim facilitation applies for 90 days from 1 October 2026: eligible consignments declared for non-insecticidal use may be released on submission of an end-use bond. Importers must also undertake that the goods are imported for non-insecticidal use and will not be used, sold or supplied for insecticidal use, and provide the names and addresses of actual users. The facility covers consignments held solely for lack of a permit but excludes cases involving other violations or specific intelligence of diversion to insecticidal use.

GST rule omission clarification applies with necessary adaptations to state tax implementation, maintaining uniformity with central guidance.
Clarification on the omission of rule 96(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 applies, with necessary adaptations, to implementation of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The application is intended to maintain uniformity with the clarification issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on 26 October 2026. Any difficulty in implementing the clarification may be brought to the attention of the office of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra.

Export payment clarifications apply with necessary modifications under GST law to promote uniformity in implementation.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs clarifications dated 26 October 2026 on receipt of payment for exports of goods or services apply, with necessary modifications, in implementing the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Their application is intended to promote uniformity. The application is clarificatory. Implementation difficulties may be brought to the attention of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra.

Input tax credit for manufacturers' authorised vehicle sales agents is addressed through clarification applicable to GST implementation.
Input tax credit admissibility for authorised agents appointed by motor vehicle manufacturers to sell vehicles is addressed in connection with Circular No. 231/25/2024-GST of 10 September 2024. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued Circular No. 262/08/2026 on 26 October 2026 on this subject. For uniformity, the central circular applies mutatis mutandis in implementing the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

GST clarification on a central tax provision applies with necessary modifications in state tax implementation; difficulties may be reported.
For uniform implementation of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, CBIC Circular No. 261/07/2026, issued on 26 October 2026 and concerning section 17(4) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, applies with necessary modifications. Difficulties in implementation may be brought to the notice of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra.

Input Service Distributor clarifications apply with necessary adaptations under the applicable state GST law to promote uniformity in implementation.
Input Service Distributor clarifications issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on 26 October 2026 apply, with necessary adaptations, in implementing the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The approach is intended to promote uniformity in implementation. Difficulties in its implementation may be brought to the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra.

GST appeal pre-deposits are addressed through application of central clarifications with necessary modifications to state GST implementation for uniformity.
GST appeal pre-deposits paid under section 107(6) or section 112(8) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act are addressed through the application, with necessary modifications, of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Circular No. 259/05/2026 dated 26 October 2026 to implementation of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. This approach seeks uniformity in addressing the issues covered by the central clarification.

GST demand, adjudication and appeal clarifications apply with necessary modifications to state tax implementation for uniformity.
Maharashtra applies the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs' clarifications on demand, adjudication and appeal proceedings under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, mutatis mutandis in implementing the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. This application is intended to promote uniformity and is clarificatory in nature. Implementation difficulties may be brought to the notice of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra.

Central excise and service tax appeals concerning pre-GST matters are reassigned to designated officers for appellate orders.
Central excise and service tax appeals pending in the Bengaluru Zone, filed on or after 1 July 2017 and identified by appeal number, assessee name and registration number, are reassigned to designated officers for passing orders-in-appeal. The reassignment partially modifies Order No. 06/2025 dated 28 November 2025 and applies to appeals under section 35 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 or section 85 of the Finance Act, 1994.

Anti-dumping circumvention safeguards require provisional assessment and customs guarantees for rock breakers and alloy steel tools exported from Malaysia.
Imports into India of Alloy Steel Chisel/tool and Hydraulic Rock Breaker in fully assembled condition exported from Malaysia are subject to provisional assessment pending an anti-circumvention investigation and until the Central Government takes a decision under rule 27(3) of the Customs Tariff anti-dumping rules. Provisional assessment is subject to furnishing a guarantee considered appropriate by the proper customs officer for any anti-dumping duty that may become payable following the designated authority's recommendations and the Central Government's decision. The officer may obtain sufficient guarantees calculated on the CIF value at 162.50% for fully assembled hydraulic rock breakers and 29.21% for alloy steel chisels/tools.

Tariff-rate quotas for imported vehicles cover engine-capacity categories and goods carriers subject to specified import procedures.
For vehicles imported as completely built units and not registered anywhere before importation, the quota quantities are 6,000 for engines not exceeding 1,500 cc; 6,000 for petrol engines over 1,500 cc and up to 3,000 cc or diesel engines over 1,500 cc and up to 2,500 cc; and 12,500 for petrol engines over 3,000 cc or diesel engines over 2,500 cc. A separate quota of 2,750 applies to completely built motor vehicles for transporting goods, excluding electric and hydrogen-fuel vehicles. Imports of the specified vehicles are governed by the arrangements and procedure in Annexure VII of Appendix 2A to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.

Mutual fund cash-market settlement permits scheme-level netting of eligible transaction funds while preserving gross securities settlement.
Scheme-level net settlement of funds is permitted for outright cash-market transactions of mutual fund schemes from April 1, 2027, while securities continue to settle gross. Netting is confined to the same scheme and settlement cycle, with no adjustment between schemes or portfolios. Where eligible purchases exceed eligible sales, the scheme must fund the residual obligation. Excess eligible sale proceeds cannot be applied to non-outright purchase obligations, which remain separately funded on a gross basis.

Accredited investor status determined by managers is recognised within groups, while onboarding accreditation lasts for the scheme's life.
Manager determinations are valid for three years and recognised by managers in the same group; investment advisers and research analysts may rely on them but cannot determine status independently. A manager outside the group must determine status afresh on onboarding. The manager records and confirms the status, accreditation date and validity in writing. The agency route remains available, and a valid agency certificate must be accepted without fresh determination. Agency certificates also last three years from accreditation; existing certificates retain their unexpired validity. An investor accredited at onboarding retains that status for the scheme's remaining life.

Currency derivatives positions without underlying exposure face an aggregate limit, with separate conditions for foreign investors and domestic clients.
Domestic clients and foreign portfolio investors may take long or short positions in Indian rupee currency derivatives without establishing underlying exposure, up to a single USD 5 million equivalent in outstanding notional value, aggregated across all rupee currency pairs and recognised stock exchanges. Foreign portfolio investors must also keep their short positions across all foreign currency-rupee contracts and stock exchanges within USD 5 million. Their long positions above USD 5 million across those contracts require underlying exposure to Indian debt or equity securities, including units of equity or debt mutual funds.

Remote KYC for overseas individual clients permits digital onboarding from compliant jurisdictions subject to verification and security safeguards.
Digital onboarding and re-KYC are permitted for individual persons resident outside India, including non-resident Indians, Overseas Citizens of India and foreign nationals, when they are located in a Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-compliant country. Intermediaries may rely on another SEBI-registered intermediary's KYC through KRA records or another financial-sector-regulated entity's KYC through CKYCRR records, but retain ultimate KYC responsibility. In-person verification is required, with video verification used where physical verification is not feasible. Intermediaries must comply with the applicable cybersecurity framework and provide completed KYC information to the KRA within three working days.

Trade complaint tracking requires periodic portal updates accessible to complainants until the dispute is resolved or finally disposed of.
Indian Missions Abroad and the concerned Foreign Trade Divisions must periodically update the action taken and the status of each complaint on the DGFT portal. Updates must continue in a timely manner until the complaint or dispute is resolved, closed or otherwise finally disposed of in accordance with the prescribed procedure. Complainants must be able to access all such updates through the portal.

ATA Carnet procedures simplify temporary imports and re-exports through centralized processing, physical verification, manifest reconciliation and compliance monitoring.
Temporary admission under ATA Carnet permits duty-free import of goods for display, demonstration or use at fairs, exhibitions and similar events, subject to applicable customs notifications, the ATA Convention and prescribed procedures. No separate Bill of Entry is required; cargo particulars are entered to facilitate closure of the Sea Arrival Manifest. No separate Shipping Bill is required for re-export under ATA Carnet; cargo details and system-generated references support closure of the Sea Departure Manifest. Where goods are not re-exported within the stipulated period, including any permitted extension, the cell takes steps to recover duty and applicable interest.