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Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) Advisory

Expert advisory on export incentives, DGFT licences, Free Trade Agreements and customs compliance for businesses in international trade.

The Foreign Trade Policy is issued by the Ministry of Commerce and regulated by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). It governs export incentives, import-export licences, EOU and SEZ operations, and a wide array of schemes that can significantly reduce the landed cost of imports and improve export competitiveness. Our team has extensive experience across all major FTP schemes and provides comprehensive advisory and implementation support.

Export Incentives and Benefits Advisory

Identification and optimisation of all export incentives available under central and state government schemes, including RODTEP, RoSCTL and duty drawback.

  • Eligibility assessment for all applicable export schemes
  • Identification of missed benefits via holistic compliance review
  • Duty drawback, RODTEP and RoSCTL optimisation

DGFT Licence Assistance

End-to-end support for obtaining and managing export and import licences from DGFT.

  • Advance Authorisation (AA) licence applications
  • EPCG (Export Promotion Capital Goods) licence applications
  • Licence utilisation planning and export obligation management
  • EPCG redemption and closure support

Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Advisory

Review and advisory on leveraging India's FTAs to reduce import duty costs and improve supply chain economics.

  • Rules of Origin analysis and preferential tariff planning
  • Certificate of Origin procurement and compliance
  • FTA-related risk identification and mitigation

EOU, STPI, SEZ and FTWZ Compliance

Specialist advisory and compliance review for units operating under export-oriented or special economic zone frameworks.

  • Review and advisory on monthly and annual returns
  • Compliance gap identification and remediation
  • GST, customs and DGFT intersection advisory

Documentation, SOP and Litigation Support

Comprehensive documentation review and dispute resolution services for export-import businesses.

  • Review of export project documentation
  • SOP and compliance checklist preparation including documentation and recordkeeping
  • Drafting replies to customs, GST, SEZ and EOU notices
  • Representation before all judicial forums
  • SCOMET, restricted items and packaged commodities advisory

FTP Health Check

A comprehensive review of your current FTP compliance posture — identifying missed benefits, non-compliance risks, and optimisation opportunities across all applicable schemes.

  • Wholistic identification of non-compliance areas
  • Quantification of missed export incentives
  • Actionable recommendations report

Maximise your export incentives

Talk to our FTP specialists to identify every benefit your business is entitled to under the current Foreign Trade Policy.

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