DGFT · India
DGFT Trade Notice No. 15/2026-27 (5 Aug 2026) removes the need to submit physical duty-payment challans when closing Advance Authorisation and EPCG cases. For voluntary duty paid on or after 1 Aug 2026, licence-wise payment data flows automatically from ICEGATE into DGFT's system via API, cutting paperwork and closure delays.
DGFT Public Notice No. 18/2026-27 (1 July 2026) automatically extends the validity of FY2025-26 TRQ authorisations for duty-concession gold imports under the India–UAE CEPA from 30 June 2026 to 30 September 2026. No fresh application, fee or endorsement is needed. Holders should complete imports before the new cut-off.
DGFT Notification No. 30/2026-27 amends FTP 2023 so that eligible export proceeds realised in Indian rupees through prescribed banking channels count fully towards export incentives, benefits and export-obligation fulfilment — removing a long-standing ambiguity for rupee-settled trade.
RCMC (Registration-Cum-Membership Certificate) explained for exporters: what it is, its legal basis in FTP 2023 Para 2.57, and the crucial distinction clarified by DGFT Trade Notice 19/2024-25 — it is required for FTP authorisations like Advance Authorisation and EPCG, but not for post-export remission schemes (RoDTEP, RoSCTL, Duty Drawback). Covers validity, the ANF 2C application, council selection and compliance.
A 2026 guide to India's SEZ framework under the SEZ Act 2005 and SEZ Rules 2006 (as amended): the customs, GST and operational benefits; the positive Net Foreign Exchange compliance obligation and monitoring; the step-by-step exit process; and the latest 2025–2026 changes including the Budget 2026-27 one-time DTA-sale concession and semiconductor land-norm relaxations.
A complete guide to India's Foreign Trade Policy 2023 — the shift to an open-ended dynamic policy, its legal framework under the FTDR Act, ITC (HS) classification, duty exemption and remission schemes, and the 2026 amendments every exporter should know, including the Export Promotion Mission's consolidation of IES and MAI.