(Ex-Bond Bill of Entry/Courier Bill of entry are now considered as evidence of physical import) An importer in India has to submit one of the following records as proof of physical import of goods Exchange Control copy of the Bill of Entry for domestic consumption or Exchange Control copy of the Bill of Entry for warehousing…
The salient features of the framework for Rupee denominated bonds overseas under External Commercial Borrowing policy are as follows. Eligibility to borrow: All corporate or corporate body, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (REITs) are eligible to borrow under ECB policy. Investors in bonds: Any investor from a Financial Action Task Force…
In simple terms, External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) means commercial borrowings availed (in the form of bank loans, trade credits, and securitized instruments) from external sources (from abroad) with a minimum average maturity of three years. The borrowings under ECB take place in two channels namely automatic route and approved routes. Eligible borrowers like Corporate Importers,…
The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed rules for rescheduling/restructuring of ECBs by permitting an increase in the total cost of borrowing offshore. In suppression of earlier provisions, this year the banking regulator has delegated powers to the designated AD category-I banks to allow changes/modification in the draw-down and repayment schedules notwithstanding the average maturity period or…
The recognized overseas ECB lenders who are able to mobilise Indian Rupees may extend Rupee denominated loans to Indian companies. The lenders may enter into back-to-back swap transaction with AD-Category-1 banks to facilitate Rupee denominated lending. The recognized non-resident lender (financier from abroad) approaches his overseas bank with a request for a swap rate for…
As a measure of liberalization and to simplify the procedure, RBI in its circular of May 14, 2015 advised that it has been decided to dispense with the requirement of declaring the export of Goods /Software in the SDF in case of exports taking place through the EDI ports, as the mandatory statutory requirements contained…
(Generally, there are eight parties involved in letter of credit transactions, out of which four principal parties involved in any transaction. This article briefs about four principal parties and other four ordinarily involved in letters of credit transactions). Definition of Letter of Credit: Letter of credit (LC) is an undertaking letter issued by the importer’s…
(This post explains about LC on Sight Payment and LC on Usance terms, LC (Inland) and LC (Foreign), Freely negotiable and Restricted Letters of Credit, Uniform Customs and Practice (UCP) for Documentary Credits.) Definition of Letter of Credit: Letter of credit (LC) is an undertaking letter issued by the importer’s (buyer’s) bank wherein the seller…
A Standby LC is a form of irrevocable guarantee for a payment. Since American Banks are prevented from giving the guarantee in that country, the concept of ‘Standby LC’ came into existence. Standby Letter of Credit is an agreement wherein the buyer’s bank promises full payment of goods/services sold by him if the buyer fails to…
The government of India vide Gazette notification no.26011/01/2014-IC-I dated 9.1.2015 notified that all the existing ‘Person of Indian Origin’ (PIO) card holders shall be deemed to be Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders under Indian Citizenship Act of 1955. Now let us find out what it means to foreigners of Indian origin. Meaning of…