Above and beyond, normal channels of remittance to India from cross-borders (overseas jurisdiction), there are two more channels for receiving inward remittances, viz. Rupee Drawing Arrangement (RDA) and Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) are the most common arrangements under which the remittances are received into India. Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) is the most common…
ISO 20022 (pronounced ‘ISO twenty-oh-twenty-two’) or Universal financial industry message scheme (also called” UNIFI”) is a global standard for exchanging electronic messages between financial institutions. The ISO 20022 standard covers financial information transferred between financial institutions that include payment transactions, securities trading, and settlement information, credit as well as debit card transactions, Foreign Exchange transactions,…
On February 16, 2021 (Tuesday) RBI in a notification said AD Category – I banks may allow resident individuals to make remittances under LRS (Liberalised Remittance Scheme) to IFSCs (International Financial Services Centres) in India, set up in India under the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 subject to the following conditions: The remittance shall be…
In the Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies dated December 4, 2020, RBI announced greater flexibility to AD banks in the areas like Direct Dispatch of Shipping Documents, /“Write-off” of unrealized export bills, /Set-off of Export receivables against Import payables/ as well as ‘Refund of Export Proceeds of goods from India’. In terms of RBI…
RBI permits AD banks to Set-off outstanding export receivables against outstanding import payables from/to the same overseas buyer/supplier. In the Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies dated December 4, 2020, RBI announced greater flexibility to AD banks in the areas like Direct Dispatch of Shipping Documents, / “Write-off” of unrealized export bills,/ Refund of Export…
As announced in Statement on Development and Regulatory Polices dated December 4, 2020, RBI revised extant procedure and delegates the grater flexibility to AD banks in respect of “write-off” of unrealized export bills. The exporter other than the Status Holder Exporter may self-write off 5% of total export proceeds realized during the calendar year proceeding…
As announced in Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies dated December 4, 2020, RBI delegates more power to AD banks in the areas like Direct Dispatch of Shipping Documents, “Write-off” of unrealized export bills, Set-off of Export receivables against Import payables, Refund of Export Proceeds. Direct Dispatch of Shipping Documents: With a view to simplifying…
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways have issued a draft of the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020 with all updated International Maritime Organisation Conventions, to which India is a party and invited the public for their comments on the bill. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2020 has been drafted to promote the growth of the Indian…
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to discontinue the system-based automatic caution-listing of exporters in view of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While reading the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated 09.10.2020, RBI Governor Shaktikant Das said that “Exports have been adversely impacted by the…
Central Board of indirect revenue and customs, Ministry of Finance in its letter dated September 7, 2020, asked the Principal Chief Commissioner and Chief Commissioner to allow the facility of Auto Let Export Order (LEO) under the Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS), in order to facilitate exports by courier and to enhance the global competitiveness…