Led by a former senior officer of India's Customs administration
India's trade regulations, navigated by people who helped run them.
SEZ, EOU, FTWZ, DGFT, Customs and GST advisory for exporters, manufacturers and global companies entering India — approvals won, incentives claimed, disputes resolved.
No obligation. You speak with a senior advisor — never a call centre.
Regulatory & trade advisory
Resolve, manage and optimise trade compliance — end to end.
When an approval stalls, a benefit is questioned or a consignment waits on a decision, most businesses scramble between vendors. TBA brings advisory, structuring and representation into one engagement — so your approvals move, your benefits hold and your business stays in control.
- Approvals argued before UAC, BOA and DGFT committees by people who sat on them
- FTP scheme benefits claimed precisely — and defended when questioned
- Customs, GST and FEMA positions handled by one team, not three vendors
- Compliance calendarised so benefits never leak back as demands
- Disputes resolved with regulator-grade preparation, up to CESTAT
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First response from a senior advisor — guaranteed
One firm, whole problem
Nine practice areas. One owner for the outcome.
SEZ, EOU, FTWZ, DGFT, Customs, GST, FEMA — the questions arrive tangled together, so the advice should too. Every TBA engagement runs through one senior team that sees the whole board.
SEZ · EOU · FTWZ · DGFT · Customs · GST9
Specialised practice areas under one roof
Founding PartnerR. K. Jain, IRS (Retd.)
30+
Years inside India's regulatory system
Why choose TBA
For thirty years, he sat on the other side of the table.
Three decades inside India's Customs, Excise, GST and SEZ administration — including policy, adjudication and senior field postings with the Indian Revenue Service and the Ministry of Commerce. He now puts that insider understanding to work for the businesses the system regulates.
Regulator-grade preparation
One firm, whole problem
Senior advisors only
Fixed-scope, transparent fees
Mumbai-based, India-wide
Advisory backed by representation
“We don't hand you an opinion and leave. We own the outcome.”Learn our story
Serving exporters, manufacturers and global companies across India's trading sectors
Client names and logos are published only with written permission — coming soon.
30+
Years inside India's regulatory system
9
Specialised practice areas
100+
Businesses guided
<1 day
First response, guaranteed
The problem we solve
Where trade compliance breaks down.
A notice lands. A licence quietly lapses. An approval defers for the third time. Most businesses have a freight forwarder, a CA and a lawyer — each holding one piece of the puzzle, with no one owning the regulatory outcome.
- Customs and DGFT notices arrive with no clear next step
- Scheme benefits leak back as demands years later
- Applications get deferred because they weren't built for how committees decide
- Export obligations lapse silently until penalties surface
- Foreign entrants discover a rule only after it bites
“Trade problems compound while ownership stays fragmented.”See how we fix it →
Cargo stuck is money burning₹0
Your first consultation is free — no obligation
How TBA is different
Advisory that behaves like ownership.
100%
Of matters handled by senior advisors — never juniors
01
Regulatory + operational depth
We argue the law and understand the cargo. Notifications, circulars and case law on one side; ports, zones and supply chains on the other.
02
Single-window ownership
Customs, GST, DGFT, SEZ and FEMA questions answered inside one engagement — one owner for the whole regulatory outcome.
03
Outcome-focused approach
Engagements are scoped to a result — an approval granted, a licence redeemed, a dispute closed — not to hours billed.
Our expertise
Depth across every dimension of cross-border trade.
Our process
From problem to protection.
No long explanations, just clarity — one owner across every moving part.
01
Understand
We map your operations against the regulatory position and quantify the real benefit or exposure.
02
Structure
Entity, zone and scheme structuring aligned with how approvals are actually granted.
03
Represent
We prepare and argue your case before UAC, BOA, DGFT committees and CESTAT.
04
Protect
Calendarised compliance so benefits never leak back as demands.
Fastest way to reach us
Scan, say hello, and a senior advisor replies.
Point your phone's camera at the code to start a WhatsApp conversation — or call +91 96191 02025. A senior advisor replies within one business day — not a call centre.
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Case studies
The situations we're brought into.
Anonymised, representative matters. Detailed case studies with quantified outcomes are published as clients approve them.
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What working with TBA feels like.
“They took over a stalled SEZ exit and closed it without a single fresh demand.”
CFO, electronics manufacturer
“Our EPCG position was heading for default. TBA restructured it and we redeemed cleanly.”
Director, engineering exporter
“As a foreign company entering India, we needed one advisor across customs, GST and FEMA. This is that firm.”
Country head, global logistics group
Illustrative of typical engagements — attributed client testimonials are published as consent is received.
Insights
What's moving in India's trade rules.
Credentials
The background behind the advice.
No borrowed badges — just a verifiable service record.
Indian Revenue Service
IRS (Retd.) — Government of India
Career revenue service, superannuated in senior grade
Customs, Central Excise & GST
30+ years of administration
Policy, adjudication and field leadership postings
SEZ & export promotion
Inside the approval machinery
The committees and audits that zone units answer to
Representation
UAC · BOA · DGFT · CESTAT
Forums where we prepare and argue matters today
Discuss your matter with a former IRS officer — free.
A senior advisor replies within one business day — not a call centre.