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AMCHAM India takes up issues and concerns that impact American business in India. Operational challenges faced by U.S. companies are regularly addressed too ministries and departments of both the government of India and the U.S. government.

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.

AmCham’s Recommendations on Most Contentious Legal Tax Issues

Nov 10, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Central Technical Committee (CTC) set up by CBDT, Ministry of Finance, on 10th November 2015. Read More

AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 (Direct Taxes)

Nov 6, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 was submitted to the Ministry of Finance on 6th November 2015. Read More AmCham's Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 (Indirect Taxes) AmCham's Suggestions Relating to Aerospace and Defence for Budget 2016-17 Cover Letter to Mr....

AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP

Oct 12, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP on 12th October 2015. Read More

AmCham Submission on Inverted Duty Structure

Aug 13, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee submitted comments on the issue of inverted duty structure to Mr. Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Revenue on 13th August 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Shri Shaktikanta Das

AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft Gazette Notification GSR 449

Jul 17, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Mr. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on the Draft Gazette Notification GSR 449(E) on 17th July 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. K L Sharma

AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft National Medical Devices Policy 2015

Jul 14, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals on the Draft National Medical Devices Policy on 14th July 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Dr. VK Subburaj

AmCham Submission on Rules for Sale and Distribution of Medical Devices in India

Jun 27, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

[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] Prepared by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and submitted on 27th June 2015, as part of a sub group constituted by CDSCO, Ministry...

AmCham Representation on GST CAB

Jun 14, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 14th June 2015....

AmCham’s Submissions on MAT

Jun 5, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 5th June 2015 to Ms. Anita Kapur, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes and to Justice A.P. Shah, Chairman, Expert Committee on MAT. Read More Cover Letter to Ms. Anita Kapur...

Policy and Implementation Issues Regarding India’s Offset Policy

Jun 2, 2015 | Defense Committee

[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]As the Government of India considers the formulation and amendment to the next iteration of the Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP),...

AmCham’s Recommendations on DPP 2013 Standard Contract Document Matrix (with DPM article references)

Jun 2, 2015 | Defense Committee

[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]Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee and submitted on 2nd June 2015, this is a tabular representation with language changes in the...

Recommendations for Amendments to Existing Clauses (including Offset Contract) of Defense Offset Guidelines Appendix D to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013

Jun 2, 2015 | Defense Committee

[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]Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham has submitted detailed recommendations to the 11 member appointed DPP Expert Committee...

AmCham’s Request for Consultation Regarding the National Telecom M2M Roadmap

May 26, 2015 | Information and Communication Technology Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s ICT Committee and submitted on 26th May 2015 to Mr. Rakesh Garg, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Read More

AmCham’s Note on Ease of Doing Business in India – Challenges and Recommendations for IT Sector

May 14, 2015 | Information and Communication Technology Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s ICT Committee and submitted on 14th May 2015 to Mr. Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Committee on Ease of Doing Business in India. Read More

Amcham-AdvaMed Letter to Secretary, DoP

Apr 16, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted to Mr. V. K. Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on 16th April 2015. Read More

Representation on GST

Apr 15, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham submitted comments and suggestions to Mr. Mani, Chairman, Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST Read More Cover Letter to Mr. K.M. Mani

Post Budget Memorandum

Apr 7, 2015 | Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Amcham’s Post Budget Memorandum has three sections: direct taxes, indirect taxes and annexure 1 (which includes the submission made in the Pre-Budget Memorandum). Read More Cover Letter to Finance Minister

Comments on National Health Policy

Mar 30, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

The National Health Policy is the first step in achieving universal health coverage by advocating health as a fundamental right, whose “denial will be justiciable”. The inclusion of Non Communicable Diseases NCDs) in the policy for the first time is a very significant...

AmCham TAA Document

Mar 28, 2015 | Defense Committee

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham submitted a document seeking clarifications on pending TAA issues on 28th March 2015. (This document is not...

AmCham Comments on Draft M2M Roadmap

Feb 28, 2015 | Information and Communication Technology Committee

AmCham’s ICT Committee made recommendations on the draft M@M Roadmap to the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology submitted on 25th February 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. R.M. Agarwal

Letter to Chairman of NPPA

Feb 24, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted on 24th February 2015 to Mr. Injeti Srinivas, Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, requesting an extension of timelines to submit price data from medical devices companies. Read More

Letter to Shri Arun Jaitley from AmCham Medical Devices Committee

Feb 10, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted to the Minister of Finance prior to the budget session in February 2015. Read More

AmCham Submission on Draft National IPR Policy

Feb 2, 2015 | Intellectual Property Rights Committee

AmCham’s suggestions on the Draft National IPR Policy was submitted in February 2015 to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Read More

AmCham’s Pre-Budget Submission to Minister Gajapathi Raju, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Feb 1, 2015 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made pre-budget recommendations to the ministry on priority fiscal issues pertaining to the civil aviation sector in February 2015. Read More

AmCham High Level Recommendations on D&C Bill 2015

Jan 2, 2015 | Medical Devices Committee

AmCham submission to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on D&C Bill 2015 was sent to Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Director (Drugs), Department of Health & Family Welfare Read More Cover Letter to Dr. Shailendra Kumar

Comments by AmCham India on Draft Internet of Things (IoT) Policy

Dec 1, 2014 | Information and Communication Technology Committee

AmCham’s ICT Committee made recommendations to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 1st December 2014. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. R.S. Sharma

AmCham’s Submission to Ministry of Civil Aviation for Level Playing Field for Indian Industry

Oct 1, 2014 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on removal of VAT and service tax in October 2014. Read More

AmCham’s Paper to Secretary, Ministry Civil Aviation on India as MRO Hub

Sep 1, 2014 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on key action steps to make India a favorable MRO hub in September 2014. Read More

AmCham’s Post-Budget Recommendations to Minster Ajit Singh, Ministry of Civil Aviation

May 8, 2014 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on priority issues, procedural as well as policy related in May 2014. Read More

AmCham’s Submission to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, on High Level List of Key Manufacturing Investment by U.S. Companies in India

Mar 1, 2014 | Aviation Committee

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]AmCham’s Aviation Committee submitted this list in March 2014. (This document is not public.)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

AmCham’s Submission to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, on Investment by U.S. Companies in India in the Aviation Sector

Mar 1, 2014 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Recommendation to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Feb 1, 2014 | Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on priority issues, procedural as well as policy related in February 2014. Read More

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