With exporters continuing to face delays in getting refunds on the integrated goods and service tax (IGST), the Finance Ministry on Wednesday asked them to file GSTR 3B and table 6A of GSTR 1 on the GSTN portal and Shipping Bill(s) on the Customs EDI System, which are pre-requisites for sanction of payment.

“The Government of India is seized of the issue of exporters complaining about delay in grant of refunds pertaining to IGST paid on goods exported out of India and similarly Input Tax Credit (ITC) on exports,” it said in a statement.

It also clarified that the quantum of IGST refund claims as filed through Shipping Bills during the period July to October 2017, is approximately Rs 6,500 crore. Similarly, About Rs 30 crore is pending as refund of unutilised credit on inputs or input services.

The Government has taken various measures to alleviate the difficulty and is fully committed to providing speedy disbursal of refunds due to exporters, it further said.