Deductibility for charitable donations affirmed where payments to approved relief funds, even if CSR-driven, qualify under the donation deduction sche...
Mis-declaration in import descriptions must be deliberate to justify confiscation; withheld contemporaneous import documents invalidate value redeterm...
Liability for EPCG export shortfall: duty and interest sustained, but confiscation and penalties quashed where no fraud and causes beyond importer con...
The DGFT enlists 14 agencies as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies in Appendix-2G under para 2.52(c) of the HBP, 2023, and recognises them for online issuance of Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificates through the DGFT portal with effect from publication. It also permits two existing PSIAs to add approved instruments to their existing authorisations. The enlisted and updated agencies must maintain valid calibration certificates, a valid bank guarantee, correct instrument-to-area mapping where required, a registered office and operative bank account in India, and compliance with the FTP, HBP and DGFT guidelines.
The DGFT enlists 14 agencies as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies in Appendix-2G under para 2.52(c) of the HBP, 2023, and recognises them for online issuance of Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificates through the DGFT portal with effect from publication. It also permits two existing PSIAs to add approved instruments to their existing authorisations. The enlisted and updated agencies must maintain valid calibration certificates, a valid bank guarantee, correct instrument-to-area mapping where required, a registered office and operative bank account in India, and compliance with the FTP, HBP and DGFT guidelines.
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