Rule 3(3)(a) of the Customs Valuation Rules, 2007 provides that where the buyer and the seller are related, the circumstances surrounding the sale will be examined
Shipments to China rose by over 1,400 per cent to $524 mn in June from just $35 mn in the same month last year
Country may see current account surplus for the second quarter in a row in Q1 of FY21
The specific provision under the Customs Act, 1962 is Section 26A that allows refund of import duty if the imported goods are found defective
Tough talk on Chinese goods in FY20 leads to lower imports, narrowing trade gap
Prices of some grades of PPE have crashed by over 65 per cent in the last one and a half months owing to glut in the domestic market.
Apex exporters body warns blanket ban on Chinese goods will hurt Indian industry, pushes for FTAs blanket bans
Exports were happening on humanitarian grounds but with necessary permission
From toys and plastic goods to sports items, and furniture - goods worth $127 billion - could be placed under restrictions
During April-May 2020, the exports fell 47.54 per cent to $29.41 billion, while imports shrank by 5.67 per cent to $39.32 billion
If we turn protectionist, I don't know how can we be an exporting power. Self-sufficient exporting powerhouse is an oxymoron," he said.
Several exporters can now be classified as MSMEs and avail 5% rebate under interest equalisation scheme
Apart from exports, imports too, tumbled 58.7% in April, with all major import products seeing a contraction.
The country has been perennially struggling with huge current account deficits.
According to data released by the commerce and industry ministry, exports stood at just $21.4 billion in March, as massive broad-based decline plagued all major foreign exchange earning sectors.
Trade deficit narrowed to $9.76 billion in march this year from $11 billion in the same month last year.
. According to the second government estimate, the country is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains
The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at 51.8 in March, after February's 54.5 - much below the eight-year high of 55.3 in January.
India is involved in 15 disputes at the WTO, mostly against the US: Minister tells Parliament.
What is unusual about the current period of slow growth is that it has come without an exogenous driver, unlike all previous periods of slowdown, going back 50 years, writes T N Ninan