American Chamber of Commerce in India
Apex Chamber of US Industry in India
Advocacy
The communication to the government is spearheaded by AMCHAM committees and representations are made after extensive consultation with member companies. Copies of AMCHAM’s formal communication to the government can be viewed here.
Communication to Government
Request to grant exemption for Medical Devices and Equipment’s for Quality Control Order
AMCHAM's Medical Technology Working group has requested to grant exemption for Medical Devices and Equipment’s for Quality Control Order (S.O. 4353(E), dated 4th December 2019) - effective by 1st June 2020 by one year till 1st June 2021 (Reg Plugs and Socket outlets...
Price Regulations of Medical Devices
AMCHAM’s Medical Technology Working group has recommended price regulations of Medical Devices to Ms. Shubra Singh, Chairman, NPPA on 1st May 2020.
Recommendation on the Health Cess
AMCHAM's Medical Technology Working group has appealed to reconsider the burden on Imported Devices for better patient Affordability to Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary, DPIIT, along with Invest India too on 1st May 2020.
Recommendations on Draft Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020
AMCHAM’s CSR Committee submitted suggestions on the Draft Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020 to the Ministry of Corporate affairs through the MCA’s feedback portal on April 10th, 2020. Read More
Member’s Concerns on the equalization levy provisions introduced by the Finance Act, 2020
AMCHAM shared member's concern to Mr. Kamlesh Varshney, Joint Secretary (TPL-1), Ministry of Finance, on the equalization levy provisions introduced by the Finance Act, 2020 (Act) on March 27, 2020 and which are sought to be brought into effect from April 1, 2020....
Recommendations on Existing Provisions of Law
AMCHAM's recommendations to Ministry of Corporate Affairs on a consultation paper to Examine Existing Provisions of Law. These recommendations are to make suitable amendments therein to enhance audit independence and accountability. Read More
Representation on Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2020
AMCHAM has made a representation to the Minister of Finance seeking extension of time line of 31st March 2020 prescribed in Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020. Read More
AMCHAM ICT Committee recommendation on Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
AMCHAM ICT Committee reached out to all the members of AMCHAM to present their views on the National Personal Data Protection Bill that was tabled in 2019. A working group has been formed of 20 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha Members and the working group...
Post Budget Recommendations for 2020-21
AMCHAM India has submitted recommendations on the Union Budget 2020-21 to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, with suggestions compliled from the Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee members. Direct Tax recommendations for...
Pre Budget Recommendations for 2020-21
AMCHAM India has compiled and submitted proposals for the Union Budget 2020-21to the Ministry of Finance in November 2019. The recommendations compiled with suggestions obtained from AMCHAM Members for changes in the duty structure, rates and broadening...
FTI Consulting White Paper prepared for the office of The National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC)
After months of deliberations, research and meetings, AMCHAM along with FTI Consulting has created a White Paper prepared for the office of The National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC), Government of India which provides recommendation for the India’s National Cyber...
AMCHAM Submission on the Draft National e-Commerce Policy
AMCHAM submission on the draft national e-commerce policy on 29th March 2019, to Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India, New Delhi. Read More Letter Mr. Rmesh Abhishek
Submission on the Draft Amendment to Intermediary Guidelines
On 31st January, AMCHAM India sent a submission on the Draft Amendment to the Intermediary Guidelines to Mr. Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics &...
Inputs on GST provisions
On 18 December, AMCHAM India had submitted inputs on GST Provisions, to the Commissioner – GST Policy Wing, CBDT, Mr. Upender Gupta. Read More Letter to Mr. Upender Gupta
Pre-Budget Memorandum 2019 – 20
On 14th December, AMCHAM submitted suggestions, a Pre-Budget Memorandum: 2019-2020 was sent to the Hon’ble Finance Minister , Mr. Arun Jaitley. Read More Indirect Taxes Direct Taxes Pre Budget Memorandum 2019-20 Direct Tax - Revised
Suggestions for Inclusions under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 – 2% CSR Spend
On 14th December, AMCHAM submitted suggestions for inclusions under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 - the 2% CSR spend to Mr. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Read More
Views on Intermediary Services in the ITeS Sector Under GST
On 6th December, AMCHAM submitted views on intermediary services in the ITeS sector under GST Act 2017 based on inputs received from members of the Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs and ICT Committee, to Mr. John Joseph, Member (Budget), Ministry of Finance. Read...
Feedback on Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018
On 10th October, AMCHAM submitted a response to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) as per inputs received by members. The recommendations were aimed to make regulatory regime for data...
Inauguration of Bengal Silicon Valley Hub 13th August 2018
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Recommendations on Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018
AMCHAM submitted recommendations on the Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018 to the Department of Telecommunications on June 1st, 2018. The recommendations were based on the inputs received from members. Read More
Post Budget Submissions
AMCHAM's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee presented post budget recommendations to Mr. Arun Jailtely, Minister of Finance and Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary (Finance) in the Ministry of Finance on March 5th, 2018. Similar letter were also sent to other from...
Pre-Budget Memorandum on Direct and Indirect Taxes 2018-19
AMCHAM's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee presented the Pre-Budget Memorandum 2018-19 to the Chairman, CBDT, and his team in the Ministry of Finance on December 7th, 2017. Read More Read the pre-budget presentation on indirect taxes
U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions to Mr. Arvind Kumar, Ministry of Electronics and information Technology Read More
Representation on Sixty Days of GST – Implementation Challenges
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee sent a representation to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, on the implementation challenges for the first sixty days of GST. A copy of the letter was also sent to Mr. Alok Shukla, Joint Secretary...
Recommendations Relating to the IT Industry
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the IT industry to Mr. Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. Read More Letter to Mr. Ajay Sawhney
Suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy to Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Read More Letter to Ms. Aruna Sundararajan
AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan End-to-End Solution by Member Companies
AMCHAM’s Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee submitted the AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan --- an end-to-end solution by member companies --- to Mr. Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister with copies marked to Dr. Shrikar Pardesi, Director, Smart...
Representation on Clarification Related to Final Guidelines for Establishing ‘Place of Effective Management’ (POEM) in India
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to Mr. Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, seeking clarification related to final guidelines for establishing ‘Place of Effective Management ‘(POEM) in India. Similar...
AMCHAM Representation on Goods and Services Tax w.r.t. Anti-Profiteering
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation on GST w.r.t. anti-profiteering to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, Government of India. Read More
Request for Notification of Direct Selling Guidelines
AMCHAM requested for the Notification of Direct Selling Guidelines. Request for Notification of Direct Selling Guidelines
AMCHAM’s Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee Representation On Goods and Services Tax
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to the Finance Minister, Revenue Secretary, and Chairman, CBEC. AMCHAM Representation On Goods and Services...
AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on New Medical Device Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham-AdvaMed provided comments on the new medical device rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 29th December 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure). ...
AmCham Defense Committee Recommendations on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham's Defense Committee made recommendations to Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister, GOI, on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP on 22nd December 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure). ...
AmCham Submitted Pre-Budget Proposals on Direct and Indirect Taxes to the Ministry of Finance
Pre-budget proposals on direct and indirect taxes were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Ministry of Finance. AmCham's Pre-Budget Memorandum 2017-18 (Direct Taxes) AmCham's Pre-Budget Memorandum 2017-18...
AmCham-AdvaMed Submitted Recommendations on the Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham and AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations on Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E) to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 16th November 2016. (This document is not for public...
AmCham Recommendations on Issues Affecting the IT Sector Under Model GST Tax Law
AmCham recommendations on key issues affecting the Information Technology service sector under model GST Tax Law by the Ministry of Finance on June 14th 2016. Read More
AmCham Submitted Pre Budget Recommendations for the Medical Devices Sector
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham's Medical Devices Committee submitted pre-budget recommendations for the medical devices sector to Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on 10th November 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure). ...
AmCham Submitted Recommendations on Issues Concerning Medical Devices Industry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham submitted recommendations on issues concerning the medical devices industry to Prof. Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Directorate General Health Services (DGHS) on 7th October 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure)....
AmCham – AdvaMed Submitted Comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] AmCham jointly with AdvaMed had submitted comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on 30th August 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure). ...
AmCham Submission on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements
AmCham's Agriculture and Food Processing Committee submitted comments on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements to Mr. Shobhana Pattanayak, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, GOI, on 19th August 2016. Read...
AmCham Recommendations to the Vivek Rae Committee
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Defense Committee to the Vivek Rae Committee on 16th August 2016. Read More AmCham Recommended MoD Procurement Organisation
AmCham’s Note on Model Law of GST Bill
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on 2nd August 2016. The note was also sent to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of India, Mr....
AmCham’s Suggestions on Mandatory Quoting of PAN
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on 27th June 2016. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. Arun Jaitley
AmCham submitted comments on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Similar Biologics to Drugs Controller General India (DCGI)
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AmCham Representations on MAT for IndAS
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, on 10th May 2016. Read More Letter to Chairman CBDT
AmCham-AdvaMed Joint Submission on Gazette Notification GSR 1011(E)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and AdvaMed to the Under Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on 12th February 2016. Read More
AmCham’s Comments on GSR 237(E)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee to Sh. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on 11th February 2016. Read More
AmCham Recommendations to Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)...
AmCham’s Recommendations on the Income Computation & Disclosure Standards (ICDS)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Mr. Arun Kumar Jain, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Director, Tax Policy & Legislation, Central...
