{"id":6913,"date":"2026-08-11T11:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6913"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:59:02","slug":"what-is-the-export-promotion-capital-goods-epcg-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-export-promotion-capital-goods-epcg-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement of submitting physical duty payment challans while applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODC) under the Advance Authorisation and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>trade promotion scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> implemented by the Indian government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It allows the duty-free import of capital goods for the purpose of export production in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first<\/span><b> operationalized on 1 April 2015.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective of the scheme is to facilitate import of capital goods for producing quality goods and services and <\/span><b>enhance India&#8217;s manufacturing competitiveness.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EPCG scheme is administered by the <\/span><b>Directorate General of Foreign Trade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DGFT) and is governed by the Foreign Trade Policy of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPCG Scheme allows import of capital goods for <\/span><b>pre-production, production and post-production at zero customs duty.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>covers manufacturer exporters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with or without supporting manufacturer(s), merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturer(s) and service providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Second-hand goods of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> any nature <\/span><b>will not be permitted under the EPCG scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2297013&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme is a trade promotion scheme implemented by the Indian government. 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