With an aim to give relief to exporters, the government has extended Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and compensation cess exemptions for goods procurement under certain export promotion schemes till March 2020. These exemptions have been extended for exporters buying inputs domestically or importing for export purposes under export oriented unit (EOU) scheme, Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme and advance authorisation.
The move is aimed at giving relief to exporters as they do not have to pay IGST at the initial point itself. In the GST regime, they have to pay the indirect tax and then seek refund, which is a cumbersome process. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said that exemption from IGST and compensation cess under advance authorisation scheme, EOU, and EPCG scheme of foreign trade policy 2015-20 is extended up to March 31, 2020.
Besides, exports grew 8.85% to $298.47 billion, while imports rose by 9.75% to $464 billion during April-February of the current fiscal year. The trade deficit has widened to $165.52 billion during the 11 months of the current fiscal from $148.55 billion compared to the year-ago period. EPCG is an export promotion scheme under which an exporter can import certain amount of capital goods at zero duty for upgrading technology related with exports. On the other hand, advance authorisation is issued to allow duty free import of inputs, which is physically incorporated in export product.
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