We advise you on the rules your supply chain must follow. Then we prepare every paper, from licences to customs entries, so your goods clear first time.
Goods under a quality order cannot clear without the manufacturer's BIS licence. They can be sent back or destroyed.
We check your product's approvals against its HS code before it ships.
The port now checks EPR for plastic packaging on almost every import. Without it, the goods wait.
We ask for your EPR, BIS and other registrations before the goods sail. Then we match them to the goods.
A wrong code means the wrong duty. Customs can ask for the difference with interest and a penalty.
We agree the code with you before the first shipment. Then we use the same code every time.
Your IEC must be updated every year. Miss the window and customs blocks your Bills of Entry and shipping bills.
We track your IEC and LUT renewals and remind you well before each one is due.
Under Advance Authorisation or EPCG you must export enough in time. Miss it and you pay back the duty you saved, with interest.
We count each shipping bill against your licence. You see what is left and how long you have.
The refund stops when the shipping bill and your GST return disagree. One wrong character is enough.
We prepare your shipping bill from the same invoice you report in GST, so the two match.
Free days at the port are few. The line charges you for every day after, even when customs caused the hold.
We get your Bill of Entry in before the ship arrives. Then we bring the container to our warehouse fast.
Our customs team and the trade experts we work with keep every licence, entry and obligation in step.
What each paper is, and who issues it. We keep them all filed against your shipments.
The seller's bill for the goods. Customs values them from it.
From your supplierWhat is in each package, with its weight and marks.
From your supplierThe carrier's receipt for the goods, and your right to collect them.
Issued by the shipping line or airlineProof of where the goods were manufactured. It lets you pay the lower duty under a trade agreement.
Issued in the exporting countryCover for the goods while they travel.
From your insurerThe ship's list of cargo, filed before it arrives.
Filed by the shipping lineThe line's notice that your cargo has landed, with the charges to pay.
From the shipping lineYour declaration to customs: what the goods are, what they are worth and the duty due.
Filed at customs for youProof that you paid the duty online.
Paid on ICEGATEThe customs order that releases your goods.
Issued by customsThe line's release, so the container can leave the terminal.
Issued by the shipping lineThe terminal's pass that lets your container out once it is cleared.
Issued by the port or terminalPasses the goods to you while they are still at sea.
Signed by the seller and youWhat you sold, to whom, and how it is packed.
Prepared by youLets you load and seal the container at your own factory.
Granted by customsThe weighed weight of your loaded container. The line needs it before loading.
Declared by you to the lineYour declaration to customs for export. It also carries your refund and drawback claims.
Filed at customs for youThe customs permission to load the goods.
Issued by customsThe carrier's list of what it took on board. Your IGST refund waits for it.
Filed by the shipping line or airlineThe carrier's receipt. Your buyer needs it to collect the goods.
Issued by the shipping line or airlineProof that the goods were manufactured in India, so your buyer pays the right duty.
Issued on DGFT's platform or by a chamber of commerceNeeded for plants, food and animal products in many markets.
Issued by plant quarantine or export inspectionProof that wooden packing was treated.
From an approved agencyThe record that your buyer paid. Refunds and export benefits need it.
From your bank, through DGFTYour code for any import or export. You update it every year.
Issued by DGFTYour bank's code, registered at the port, so export money comes back to you.
From your bank, registered with customsYour login for customs filings and duty payments.
Set up on ICEGATEYour GST registration in each state where you hold stock.
Issued by the GST departmentLets you export without paying IGST. You file it every financial year.
Filed on the GST portalMembership of your export promotion council. Most scheme licences ask for it.
Issued by your export promotion councilTrusted trader status, with faster clearance and fewer checks.
Granted by customsSigns your filings on the DGFT and customs portals.
Issued by a certifying authorityYour written go-ahead, with your KYC, for the broker who files for you.
Signed by youLets you import inputs duty free for goods you export.
Issued by DGFTLets you import capital goods duty free, against an export obligation.
Issued by DGFTLets your plant work as a bonded warehouse, with the duty put off.
Granted by customsYour promise to pay the duty on goods held in bond.
Signed by you with customsThe security some licences and bonds ask for.
From your bankThe letter that says your export obligation is met. It frees your bond and guarantee.
Issued by DGFTGets back the duty on inputs used in your exports.
Paid by customsNeeded where the import policy restricts an item.
Issued by DGFTSome steel, metal, chip and paper imports need it before they ship.
Filed on the government portalYour sale, or your transfer to another state.
Prepared by youMoves goods that are not a sale, such as stock sent to a job worker.
Prepared by youTravels with the goods on the road above the value limit.
Generated on the e-way bill portalYour invoice registered on the government portal, once your turnover passes the limit.
Registered on the invoice portalThe transporter's receipt for the load.
From the transporterOur count of what came into the warehouse.
Prepared by usSigned by your buyer when the goods arrive.
Signed by your buyerThe mark or registration many goods need before they are imported or sold.
Issued by BISRegisters you as a producer of plastic packaging, e-waste, batteries or tyres.
Issued by the Central Pollution Control BoardRegisters you as an importer or packer of packed goods.
Issued by Legal MetrologyNeeded for goods with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or another radio.
Issued by the Department of TelecommunicationsNeeded to import, store or sell food.
Issued by FSSAINeeded to import drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.
Issued by CDSCOThe energy label on listed appliances.
Issued by BEELets grains, pulses, seeds and wood packing into India once they pass inspection.
Issued by plant quarantineLab reports for the product, and the safety data sheet for each chemical.
From the manufacturer or a labWe prepare each application with our trade experts. It goes in with your digital signature.
The licence is registered at each port you will use it at, so customs can draw on it.
Every shipment is set against the right licence, so the balance stays right.
Returns and renewals go in before they fall due.
Once the obligation is met, the licence is closed and your security comes back.
Pick your industry to see what customs and the regulators check. We look at these papers before your goods ship.
Most electronics need the manufacturer's BIS registration. Many appliances need the ISI mark under a quality order.
You register as a producer. The port checks the registration.
Anything with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth needs its approval filed with the Bill of Entry.
Fridges, ACs, ceiling fans, TVs and other listed appliances carry a star label before they are sold.
Cables, wires, switches, breakers and fans need the manufacturer's ISI licence.
LED lamps, luminaires and drivers need the manufacturer's BIS registration.
Lamps and fans carry e-waste EPR. Cables and wires also carry EPR for their copper and aluminium.
Ceiling fans and LED lamps need a star label before they are sold.
The importer needs a central FSSAI licence. Food clears only at ports with an FSSAI officer.
Officers check the label and the shelf life left. They may also test a sample.
Grains, pulses, spices and nuts need a plant quarantine release. Dairy and meat need an animal quarantine permit.
Packed food needs plastic EPR, and each pack carries the importer's details.
Your Indian agent registers the foreign site and each drug with CDSCO. Then you take an import licence.
Drugs come in only through the ports that CDSCO lists.
The CDSCO port office checks the licence, the label and the test report.
The warehouse that stores the stock needs its own drug licence. Ours hold one, with a qualified person named on it.
Some chemicals still need the manufacturer's BIS licence. Many orders were withdrawn, so we check each code.
Importers of plastic raw material must show their EPR registration at the port.
Many chemicals carry an anti-dumping duty that depends on the country and the manufacturer. The certificate of origin decides what you pay.
We read each product's safety data sheet before it comes in.
Solar modules, inverters and storage batteries need the manufacturer's BIS registration.
You register solar and wind imports on the government's portal before they arrive.
Many projects may use only modules and cells on the approved list.
Batteries, and equipment with a battery inside, need battery EPR.
Textile imports need a lab certificate that the dyes are not banned. Without it, customs tests a sample.
Most footwear needs the manufacturer's ISI licence.
Size, price, importer and country of origin go on each pack.
Goods packed in poly bags need plastic EPR.
Every toy needs the manufacturer's ISI licence under the toys quality order.
Electronic toys need e-waste and battery EPR. The packaging needs plastic EPR.
The importer's details and the price go on each pack.
Toys carry a high customs duty, so the HS code and the value must be right.
You register every imported cosmetic with CDSCO before it ships.
The use-before date must leave enough time to sell in India.
The label carries the importer's name and registration.
Tubes, bottles and jars need plastic EPR.
Tyres, wheels, rims and other parts under quality orders need the manufacturer's ISI licence.
Safety parts such as lamps, glass and brake parts need approval from a testing agency.
Batteries, tyres and lubricants each carry their own EPR.
To pay the lower duty under a trade agreement, you need the right certificate of origin.
A chartered engineer's report on the machine's condition and value goes with it.
EPCG waives the duty on a new machine. MOOWR puts it off.
Motors, pumps or breakers inside may need their own BIS approval.
Wooden crates and skids need a treatment mark, or quarantine holds them.
Most devices need a CDSCO import licence, held through an Indian agent.
The CDSCO port office checks the licence and the label.
The warehouse needs a drug licence or a device registration to store them.
Devices with electronics or a radio may also need BIS or WPC approval.
Answer three questions for a first answer. Our trade experts then check it against your numbers.
What does your business do?
Where do you sell?
What do you import?
How long does your stock wait before it sells?
Duty on your imported raw materials and parts waits until your goods are sold in India. There is no interest on it.
Your plant runs as a bonded warehouse. It keeps a stock record and files a return every month.
Duty on the capital goods you import waits while they work in your bonded plant. There is no interest on it.
Your plant runs as a bonded warehouse. It keeps a stock record and files a return every month.
Duty on your imported inputs and capital goods waits until your goods are sold in India. There is no interest on it.
Your plant runs as a bonded warehouse. It keeps a stock record and files a return every month.
Raw materials and parts for your exports come in duty free. On inputs you paid duty on, you claim drawback.
The licence carries an export obligation. You export enough, in time, to close it.
The capital goods you buy abroad come in duty free.
You export several times the duty you saved, within the period the licence sets.
Inputs for your exports come in duty free. So do the capital goods you buy abroad.
Each licence carries an export obligation. You export enough, in time, to close it.
MOOWR puts off the duty on your inputs, with no export target. Advance Authorisation waives it on inputs for what you export.
The licence carries an export obligation. MOOWR asks for a stock record and a return every month. Many plants use both.
MOOWR puts off the duty on your capital goods, with no export target. EPCG waives it if you export enough.
EPCG asks you to export several times the duty you saved. MOOWR asks for a stock record and a return every month.
MOOWR puts off the duty on inputs and capital goods, with no export target. Advance Authorisation and EPCG waive it on what you export.
The licences carry an export obligation. MOOWR asks for a stock record and a return every month. Many plants use both.
Your stock sells fast, so no scheme is needed. You pay duty at clearance and take the IGST back as input credit.
Nothing beyond the usual import papers. We clear the goods and bring them to our warehouse.
Your stock waits in our zone with no duty and no interest until it enters India.
You pay duty only on what you clear into India, lot by lot.
Goods pass through our zone with no Indian duty. You send them abroad again without paying any.
If you already paid duty on goods you export again, you can claim most of it back as drawback.
Goods wait in our zone with no Indian duty and no interest, however long they stay.
The zone holds them until you ship them out or sell them on to another buyer.
Hold one stock in our zone. You pay duty only on what you clear into India, and the rest leaves with none.
Each lot for India clears on its own Bill of Entry.
One stock serves both, with no interest while it waits. You pay duty only on what enters India.
Goods you send abroad from the zone pay no Indian duty.
Duty paid at the port locks up cash in stock that has not sold. Each of these routes lets you pay it later, as the goods go out.
Your imported goods wait in our zone until you need them, with nothing paid yet.
Your plant works as a bonded warehouse. Imports come in with no duty paid yet.
We clear your cargo at the sea ports on both coasts, at inland container depots and at the big airports.
Stock in our warehouse counts as your place of business under GST. Here is how we keep it in order.
Your GST registration must list our warehouse before your first truck arrives. We give you the details and papers for it.
Each load carries its invoice or delivery challan and its e-way bill.
Stock moving to another state goes on a tax invoice, as a transfer between your own registrations.
We keep your stock and its records apart from other clients', as the law asks of a warehouse.
Our food warehouses hold an FSSAI licence. Our sites for medicines hold a wholesale drug licence.
Invoices, Bills of Entry, e-way bills and certificates sit with each shipment, ready for any check.
No port storage from late papers, and no duty paid before you need to. Each shipment costs you less.
We check the papers, licences and product rules before arrival. Your containers leave the port without holds or queries.
Our FTWZ and MOOWR keep your cash out of stock that has not sold.
The team that clears your goods also stores and delivers them. Nothing falls between vendors.
Your invoice, customs entry and stock record come from one team, so they match.
We track your licence balances, export obligations and renewals. You hear from us before a date falls due.
