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GST Refund Fortnight For Exporters Ends Today

GST refunds amounting to over Rs 7,500 crore already sanctioned in this drive
GST refunds amounting to over Rs 7,500 crore already sanctioned in this drive

The two-day extension of GST (Goods And Services Tax) refund fortnight is set to end today. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) tweeted on its official handle urging exporters not to miss the June 16 deadline. "Please check the status of your refund on the ICEGATE website and visit the concerned custom house for rectification of error, if any," reads the CBIC twitter handle.

To be able to know the status of shipping bill, one can log into http://www.icegate.gov.in/iceLogin/loginAction? and register if not already done, to know the status of your shipping bill.

The GST refund fortnight had, in fact, kicked off on May 31, and was supposed to end on June 14. The deadline was given two-day extension for the benefit of trade, tweeted CBIC.

The government had extended the special fortnight-long drive on Tuesday to process pending GST  refunds. The government statement said that the refunds amounting to over Rs 7,500 crore were already sanctioned as a part of this drive till now compared to Rs 5,350 crore sanctioned in the earlier drive which lasted from March 15 to 29.