Acting on exporters concerns of continuous delays in getting refunds on the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST), the Finance Ministry has asked them to file GSTR 3 B and table 6A of GSTR 1 on the GSTN portal and Shipping Bill (s) on Customs EDI System, which are the pre-requisites for sanction of payment.
The Finance Ministry also said that exporters must ensure that there is no discrepancy in the information filed in Table 6A of GSTR 1 and the Shipping Bill as these were the main reasons behind the delay or even rejection of refunds.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had last month begun processing IGST refunds to exporters after a special expert group under Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia reviewed the problem of delays in sanctioning them. It also clarified that the quantum of IGST refund claims as filed through Shipping Bills during the period July-October, was about Rs 6,500 crore. About Rs 30 crore was pending as refund of unutilised credit on inputs or input services.
Before the introduction of the GST, exporters were getting upfront tax exemption, but in the new tax regime, they need to pay taxes on the goods they manufacture or purchase. These taxes can be claimed as refunds only after the goods have been exported out of India. In October, India’s exports had declined for the first time in over a year, and were down 1.1% on year at $23.1 billion.
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