Key points to become a successful merchant exporter

Following are some important point to become a successful merchant exporter. 1.       Study the exporter product in detail. Exporter should have the details knowledge of the features of the products, its technical specification, a variety of the product and uses of the product. 2.       The merchant exporter should evaluate the supplier/manufacture of in totality.  He … Read more

Refund of Service Tax

Section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 makes certain provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (CEA) applicable to service tax. Section 11B of CEA provides for refund which is also applicable to refunds of service tax. Claim of refund of service tax should be filed in the prescribed format; i.e. in Form R to … Read more

All about H Form for exporter

What is H form?  H form is the certificate issued by Sales tax/ VAT department as proof of export. Who can apply H form? Only register dealer who exports the goods outside Indian can get H form. What is use of H form? State sales tax is applicable when goods sold in the state. Central … Read more

How to find international buyer?

Finding the international buyer is the challenging work for the new exporter.  When the person is in export business; he is not only competing with other exporter of his country but; also the exporters of the other countries. There are the different methods of finding the international buyer; which are listed below: 2.       Correspondence: Correspondence … Read more

Anti-dumping duty on imports of phenol, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and USA for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, that is, 16th May, 2014

TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]                                                            GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)   Notification No. 43/2014-Customs (ADD)   New Delhi, the 30th September, 2014               G.S.R.       (E). – Whereas,  in the matter of Phenol (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 of the … Read more

How merchant exporter can negotiate successfully with local suppliers and also with international buyer?

Price is the most important factor for the merchant exporter; as international market is most competitive market. In trading business you do not get what you deserve; but you get what you negotiate. It is very important that merchant exporter should develop the skill of negotiation for procurement of goods with competitive rate from the … Read more

Order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, regarding the extension of due date of tax audit for A.Y. 2014-15

F.No.153/53/2014-TPL (Pt.I) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) **** North Block, TPL Division New Delhi, the 26th September, 2014 Order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 („the Act?) read with rule 6G of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 („the … Read more

Amendment to Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 – Trade Circular No. 18T of 2014

In order to give effect to the Additional Budget 2014-15 proposals and pursuant to the enactment of the Maharashtra Act No. “XXVII of 2014, certain amendments in the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules,2005 have been carried; out by the Government vide Notification No.VAT-1514/CR-62/Taxation-1 dated 13.08.2014. Government also issued Notification No.VAT-1514/CR-29/Taxation-l dated 23rd July 2014 to … Read more

Meaning of merchant exporter and difference between manufacture exporter and merchant exporter

“Merchant Exporter” means a person who is engaged in trading activity and exporting or intends to export the goods. Merchant exporters purchase the material from manufacturer and export the same. Manufacturing exporter means a person who manufactures the goods and export or intend to export the goods. The following points show the difference between the manufacture exporter and merchant exporter. … Read more

Problems and solutions of merchant exporter in procurement of goods

As we have seen in last article that merchant exporter if fully depends upon the manufacture for the goods. There are several problems to the merchant exporters for procurement of the goods, which are listed below: 1.      Price Fluctuations : Issue:  Merchant exporter quotes the overseas buyer after obtaining the rate from the manufacturer of … Read more