Trade Updates
CBIC extends IGST exemption on COVID vaccines till March 2026 · Anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass — effective Dec 2025 · DGFT updates SION norms for engineering goods exporters · New BIS mandatory certification for 47 electronics categories · Customs duty on gold revised to 6% — Finance Ministry notification · ICEGATE portal upgraded — new e-filing interface live from Jan 2026 · FTA duty benefits extended to 12 new product categories under ASEAN · Container dwell time at JNPT reduced to 3.2 days — APSEZ report · CBIC extends IGST exemption on COVID vaccines till March 2026 · Anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass — effective Dec 2025 · DGFT updates SION norms for engineering goods exporters · New BIS mandatory certification for 47 electronics categories · Customs duty on gold revised to 6% — Finance Ministry notification · ICEGATE portal upgraded — new e-filing interface live from Jan 2026 · FTA duty benefits extended to 12 new product categories under ASEAN · Container dwell time at JNPT reduced to 3.2 days — APSEZ report ·

Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)

Notification 236/1989-Customs · in force since 1989-09-01

147
HS codes with concessions
5
Fully duty-free lines
34
Partner countries

Certificate of Origin requirement

Claiming preferential duty under this agreement requires a valid GSTP Certificate of Origin presented at the time of Bill of Entry filing, and is subject to origin verification under CAROTAR 2020. Rules of origin (value-addition and tariff-shift criteria) are agreement-specific.

Partner countries

ArgentinaBangladeshBoliviaBrazilChileCubaEcuadorEgyptGhanaGuyanaIndonesiaIranIraqLibyaMalaysiaMexicoMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanPeruPhilippinesSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanTanzaniaThailandTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaVenezuelaVietnamZimbabwe

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