Overview
The team advises clients on a wide range of customs compliance matters, including the proper classification and valuation of imported goods, rules-of-origin, the establishment and operation of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) or Special Economic Zones (SEZ), duty entitlement and other export-import schemes and customs issues arising under the WTO Agreement. The team also offers advice on tax structuring for investment and tax optimization for ongoing businesses. We also provide assistance in relation to policy formation, tariff rationalization and government advocacy.
We also assist clients with complex valuation issues, including issues relating to under-invoicing and over-invoicing issues, royalty payments and licensing arrangements and circumvention issues.
Services
- Advisory on coverage under the regulations, and attendant compliances and/or procedures – this involves an analysis of the technical characteristics, end-use and/or end-user of the product, Customs HS codes, and precedents in terms of past license applications where available.
- Assistance with drafting, filing and follow up of applications and/or representations for clarification on coverage
- Assistance with applying for and obtaining export licences, where required, from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and/or the concerned Ministry and Department
- Review of business operations and transactions so as to identify risk areas (potential non-compliance) and suggest measures for risk mitigation
- Preparation of Standard Operating Procedure, including checklist for compliance, identification of broad approach for future risk assessment, outlining of decision process to be followed, and broad guidelines for supporting processes, including documentation and record keeping
- Advice and assistance on policy initiatives and representations before Governmental authorities
Thought Leadership
Liberalization of Export Control Policy: Exports of Telecommunication-related items, and Information Security ...
29 Mar 2024 |
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The Implementation of EU’s Restrictions on Third-country Processed Diamonds and Jewellery
11 Mar 2024 |
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Two-Year Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War: Heightened Enforcement of Sanctions
28 Feb 2024 |
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The European Union (the EU) and the United Kingdom (the UK) Restrictions ...
28 Sep 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Amendment to Appendix 3 [List of SCOMET Items] to Schedule- ...
30 Aug 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Amendments in the Hand Book of Procedure 2023 concerning Category ...
3 Jul 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Amendment to General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related ...
23 Jun 2023 |
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ELP's Trade Dialogue: CBAM Series, Episode 1- The EU’s CBAM Regulation
3 May 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Issuance of New Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms (ANF)
2 May 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Liberalization to the Export Control Policy Regulations concerning “Stock and ...
20 Jan 2023 |
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SCOMET Update: Amendment to Appendix 3 [List of SCOMET Items] to Schedule- ...
1 Dec 2022 |
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The India Post - August 2022
13 Sep 2022 |
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New directions and departures: Beyond ‘normal’ export control and sanctions
18 Apr 2024 |
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ELP Export Control Update - Liberalization to the Export Control Policy Regulations ...
14 Jun 2022 |
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The India Post - Volume 2
4 May 2022 |
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The India Post - Volume 1
15 Mar 2022 |
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Union Budget - An Analysis by Economic Laws Practice
1 Feb 2022 |
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ELP Knowledge Series – Part 2 of 2021
15 Sep 2021 |
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ELP - Knowledge Series – Part 1 of 2021
27 Apr 2021 |
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Union Budget 2021: An Analysis
2 Feb 2021 |
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