Govt permits commerce settlements in Re for export promotion schemes

The Centre Wednesday made adjustments to the Foreign Trade Policy to allow commerce settlement within the Indian Rupee for export promotion schemes. With this modification, invoicing, fee, and settlement of commerce can now happen within the Indian forex.

“The Government of India has made suitable amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures to allow for International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) i.e., invoicing, payment, and settlement of exports/imports in Indian Rupees. Accordingly, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had earlier introduced Para 2.52(d) vide Notification No. 33/2015-20 dated 16.09.2022 to permit invoicing, payment and settlements exports and imports in INR in sync with RBI’s A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.10 dated11th July 2022,” the announcement by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry mentioned.

“The updated provisions for Export Realisation in Indian rupees have been notified for, imports for exports (Para 2.46 of FTP), export performance for recognition as Status Holders (Para 3.20 of FTP), Realisation of export proceeds under Advance Authorisation (AA) and Duty-Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) schemes (Para 4.21 of FTP) and Realisation of Export Proceeds under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme (Para 5.11 of HBP),” it added. Accordingly, advantages/incentives/fulfilment of Export Obligations beneath the Foreign Trade Policy might be prolonged for realisations in Indian Rupees as per the RBI tips. “Given the rise in interest in the internationalisation of the Indian Rupee, the given Policy amendments have been undertaken to facilitate and to bring ease in international trade transactions in Indian Rupees,” the announcement mentioned.