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Exporters served a GST interest demand can now dispute it without a pre-deposit.
Bombay High Court: the 10% applies to disputed tax and penalty, not to interest alone.
Recovery stays under Section 112(9). Pull your GSTAT file, ask counsel for the stay.

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Seafood exporters to the EU and UK must file catch certificates on MPEDA's portal.
Amended EU rules ask for gear used, licence holder, voyage details, licence validity.
The EU and UK took $1.6 billion of marine products in 2025-26. Check your fields.

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A 50,000-net-ton ship on your US route would owe $2.5 million in port fees from January 9.
USTR extended the suspension from November 9, covering Chinese-owned and Chinese-built vessels.
Ask your carrier which tonnage your US service uses before you quote.

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GST tribunal orders Rs 55.99 crore refund to a firm billing overseas group companies.
On 30 October it ruled support work for group firms is an export, not intermediary service.
If your ITC refund was denied as intermediary, cite this order and claim interest.

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Exporters to the Mediterranean and North Africa pay $1,600 more per 40-foot box from 25 November.
CMA CGM's peak season charge is $800 per 20-foot and $1,600 per 40-foot on Asia cargo.
It sits on top of ocean freight. Re-price quotes loading from that date.

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Exporters shipping on MSC from Chennai face a broker boycott from 15 November.
They object to empty-container charges collected through third-party yards, not billed by the line.
Ask your CHA if it is joining. Line up a backup carrier for loadings after 15 November.

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Black mass exporters just lost their overseas market.
DGFT moved ITC HS code 85491400 from Free to Prohibited on 10 November, immediate effect.
The bar is on unsorted material. Check how your cargo is declared.

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Exporters to Jeddah get a direct Nhava Sheva shuttle from this month.
Emirates Shipping split its Red Sea network into two loops, two vessels each, also calling Aqaba, Sokhna and Sohar.
Ask your forwarder for the SRS sailing instead of routing via a hub.

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Meat exporters to Egypt get three more months before i-CAS-Halal becomes mandatory.
The deadline is now 9 February 2027 under DGFT notification 48/2026-27 of 9 November.
Check with your buyer which halal certifiers Egypt has accredited so far.

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Rice exporters to Europe outside the EU and UK can skip the EIC inspection certificate until 1 April 2027.
The certificate stays mandatory for the EU, UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Check your buyer's country before you book the inspection.

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A Nhava Sheva to New York container now costs $12,000. It was $1,800.
Jebel Ali has moved to $4,500. Leather exports fell 3% in the five months to September.
Reprice every open US quote on this week's freight, and quote FOB.

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Empty-box handling at Mundra now costs $51 per 20ft, up from $23.
Maersk's new lo-lo rates apply from 1 November, plus local taxes.
Ask your CHA who bills it, and put it in your next quote.

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Solar cells and modules shipped to the US now carry a 123.04% anti-dumping duty.
The order applies from 9 November and the cash deposit rate is 107.17%.
It also covers entries made on or after 28 April 2026, so past shipments are exposed.

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Exporters shipping to US East and Gulf coasts now pay a $3,850 peak season surcharge per container.
Maersk's revised PSS applies from 8 November; cargo from south and east India ports pays $4,200.
Houston is excluded. Ask your forwarder which date fixes your rate.

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Knitwear exporters in Tiruppur are getting enquiries from American buyers as Bangladesh struggles.
Tiruppur Exporters' Association expects 10-15% growth if the enquiries convert.
Send your cost sheet and capacity plan to US buyers before next season is booked.

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Charges a foreign bank deducts from your export proceeds are not a service tax you owe, CESTAT Chennai held.
It set aside demands of Rs 19,89,043, Rs 2,61,420 and Rs 51,227 on three garment exporters on 4 November.
If you have a reverse charge demand, cite this order.

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Manual shipping bill exports can claim the IGST refund from Customs, not the GST office.
Madras High Court: Rule 96(3) puts it with the proper officer, to be settled in four weeks with interest.
Take the order to the refund section if your claim was bounced.

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Exporters billing in dollars just lost 54 paise to the rupee.
It closed at 93.87, an eight-month high, from 94.41 the session before, as Brent fell nearly 20% in a week.
Book forward cover on receivables and re-run margins on open quotes.

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Exporters shipping 20ft boxes above 22 tonnes to Europe just got a surcharge cut to zero.
Contract bookings from Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Pipavav and Hazira qualify from 7 November.
Check your PCD. It runs off the first water leg, not the booking date.