Shanthi Iyer

Experience

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  Varsa Industries

  May 1989 - Aug 1994

  Assistant Accountant
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  G Amphray Laboratories Pvt Ltd

  Jan 1995 - Nov 1999

  Import Export Executive
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  Flamingo Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  Nov 1999 - now

  General Manager Commercial

  Key Functional Areas • Imports-Exports • Foreign Trade Policies• Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Rules and Regulations• Departments related to EXIM (SEEPZ, DGFT, Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, GST, Narcotics, FDA,CDSCO, Banks, EPC’S, etc) • Legal matters (DGFT, SEEPZ, DGCI, CERA, DRI, Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, CESTAT,GST, FDA, any other departments related to EXIM) Liasion/ Coordination• Coordinating with government and semi government authorities & external authorities’ viz. Customs, Banks, Excise, CHA’s, Central Bureau of Narcotics, Drug Controller for smooth functioning of export & import activities• Ensuring timely applications to various departments for claiming various export incentives. • Liaising with the concerned authorities/ banks for timely opening of letter of credit for import/ export documentation and keeping track of the Credit Limit availed through various bankersDocumentation/ Statutory Compliance• Vetting various pre and post shipment documents of import and export.• Preparing & maintaining requisite documentation for compliance with regulatory requirements of Customs, Central Excise, DGFT, and SEEPZ, ADC’s, CDSCO, Narcotics, FDA and other government departments.Notable Contributions • Converted the manufacturing units of the firm from DTA into an EOU independently by obtaining NOC from all government departments resolving all pending demands, liabilities.• On acquiring a land for the manufacturing unit in SEZ, solely handled all the legal matters and permissions of the MIDC and SEEPZ and other related departments.• Single handed establishment of the overall process of on-line tracking of various Licence utilisation status for both imports & exports transaction resulting in closure of Licences with DGFT.• With the help of SVLDRS-2019 announced by Finance Minister in September 2019, successfully cleared all pending matters with CESTAT and departmental demands upto June 2017. (Pre-GST regime). Show less