Time Limit for Deferred Payment Arrangements for Import of Goods and Services

RBI has issued amendment in Time Limit for Deferred Payment Arrangements for Import of Goods and Services.
1Notification Date21/11/2022
2SubjectRBI amendment in Master Direction For Import of Goods and Services
3Brief descriptionImport of Goods and Services into India is being allowed in terms of Section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), read with Notification No. G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3, 2000 viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transaction) Rules, 2000. These Regulations are amended from time to time to incorporate the changes in the regulatory framework and published through amendment notifications. Time Limit for Deferred Payment Arrangements. RBI has recently amended Time Limit for Deferred Payment Arrangements.
4Additional information

* Any deferred payment arrangements (including suppliers’ and buyers’ credit) entered into, for up to three years in case of import of capital goods and up to one year or the operating cycle whichever is less, in case of import of non-capital goods, shall be treated as trade credits for which the procedural guidelines as laid down in the Master Direction on External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations.

Prior to modification it read as “Deferred payment arrangements (including suppliers’ and buyers’ credit) up to five years, are treated as trade credits for which the procedural guidelines as laid down in the Master Circular for External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits may be followed.”

Complete circular attached here

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