What happens to the money and the paperwork after the goods leave — realisation, bank advice, eBRC, EDPMS, and why three records of the same shipment disagree.
From 1 April 2026, approved manufacturers can clear imports first and pay customs duty by the 1st of the following month (31 March for March). Who qualifies, how to apply, and what it does to cash flow.
Verified 13 October 2026Nhava Sheva Customs has told exporters that RoDTEP scroll-out is suspended for 850 IECs that did not file the Annual RoDTEP Return for FY 2023-24. How to check your IEC, what to file, and who removes the alert.
Verified 13 October 2026From 1 October 2026 a new set of RBI regulations governs export payments: nine months to bring the money home on goods, a fixed deadline for services declarations, and a rule for payments left unrealised.
Verified 8 October 2026Your FIRC or credit advice shows one exchange rate and no explanation of it. How to check that rate against the day's public reference rate, and read the SWIFT message behind it to see what your buyer sent, what reached your bank, and who was meant to pay the transfer fees.
Verified 15 September 2026Every export shipping bill sits as an open entry in the RBI's monitoring system until your bank matches the money against it. What keeps entries open, why your records and the bank's disagree, and what happens if one stays open too long.
Verified 8 October 2026