1. Lakshmi Venkataraaman
Exim Expertise
LVRR Exim Associates
Consultants, Advisors, Trainers, Research, legal practitioners and DueDiligence Auditors
9821092485/9870992485
Mumbai
Ms. Nazema
Chennai
Mrs. Sangeethaa V
Goa
Ms. CA Vanita
Vasudev Naik
Gujarat
Mr. J.P. Bhatt
C-302, Vasant Smruti, 90
Feet Road, Thakur
Complex, Kandivili(East),
Mumbai 400 101.
2A Sri Sai, Ramanujam
Cross Street,
Chitlapakkam,
Chennai 600 064
Shop No. 2, Jayanti
Building, Behind
Burye Petrol Pump,
Tisk Honda Sattari,
Goa 403 506
2nd
Street, Kansarwad,
(opp. Mahalaxmi
Temple),
Killa Pardi – 396125,
Gujarat.
022-32575854/
28700624
8080592485
044-22230628
9566048168
9552612276 9909952275
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2. Exim Expertise
Profile
Exim Expertise is an organisation promoted by a group of dynamic professionals drawn
from diverse background lead by Mr. Lakshmi Venkataraaman. The services modules are
designed to suit the need of both corporate and non-corporate clients as a one stop shop
for any taxation issues.
Clients seek out Exim Expertise’s advice to increase their international business through
reducing transaction costs, best documentation practice, legal compliance, risk
management, and access to new markets. We deliver complete solution to corporate
challenges with a strategy backed by strong compliance. With dedicated expertise in each
of the areas faced by companies trading in international market, Exim Expertise provides
advice on the full range of international trade issues. We take pride to work with the
clients as their experienced partner by sharing our skills in pursuit of their objectives.
Our USP,
 UNDERSTAND. Each client's unique concerns— technical, regulatory, and
operational issues (both external and internal factors).
 STUDY. Both technical and business requirements, the hurdles in their growth
path, their future plans, and put work to create the complete solutions.
 PLAN & DELIVER. Flexible project delivery options from start-to-finish.
The group firmly believes in providing
 Legally tenable the most feasible  cost effective and  Commercially viable and
acceptable business solutions in connection with both regulatory and non-regulatory
aspect of international trade.
Policy
This Company believes that in the field of consultancy only a strong knowledge base
coupled with conceptual clarity and execution skills can assure desired results for the
clients.

3. Services offered
1. Consultancy on
Exim Policy and Procedures
Customs and Excise Law and Procedures relating to exports & imports
Exchange Control and Banking matters relating to imports and exports
Customs Valuation and WTO issues.
Service Tax Issues
2. Liaison with DGFT/Customs/Excise/Development Commissioner
Obtaining various permissions/licenses/clearances from licensing office/
Development commissioner
Regularisation of defaults under various export promotion schemes
Excise duty/TED/Service Tax/Drawback/Rebate/POE/CST Applications and receipt
of proceeds
Fixation Brand Rates and Special Brand Rates
Closure of various Licenses with JDGFT/Customs
Bond redemption
International trade and legal issues
SVB Registration, Finalisation of provisional assessment/Refund of deposit from
Customs
3. Management consultancy
• System study and audit
• TQM implementation
• Project management
• Project feasibility studies
• Selection of unit and industry
• Merger and acquisition

4. 4. Training (incl. In-house)/teaching on select subjects related to:
 Imports & exports,
 Excise and Service Tax
 Exchange Control,
 UCP 600, ISBP,
 How to reduce Transaction Costs
 Best Documentation Practice
 How to selection of industry type, place, business model etc.,
5. Due-diligence Study /Audit to find out
• Whether export incentives are correctly availed or not
• Whether all the statutory compliances are fulfilled
• To verify whether there is any scope to improve error free documentation.
• Ways of reducing transaction costs in LC transactions, Logistics, Shipping,
• Managing various types of risks
• Explore possibilities of availing maximum benefits.
6. Business Process Outsourcing
 We run the indirect departments of various clients by placing our qualified and
experience staff and submit compliance and MIS to the management.
 Taking specific tasks by the organisation as well as end to end tax on various
indirect and Exim matters
7. Legal Services
 We provide comprehensive legal solutions on various stages of litigations
faced by the client which includes;
o Drafting replies against departmental audits
o Drafting replies against SCS issued by AC, DC, Commissioner,
Comm. (Appeals) and preparation of appeal papers upto Appellate
Stage
o Appear before various departmental officers upto Tribunal.
o Handling hearings before Special Valuation Cell etc.,

5. 8. Miscellaneous Services
 Registration of Company Assisting in setting up branch offices in India, in case
those companies don’t want to open regular branch offices (we can act as their
liaison offices for a nominal fees).
 Inland Revenue related (PAN Card)/Importer Exporter Code Number (IEC)/RCMC/
Excise registration etc
 WOS/JV/FIPB approval from Reserve Bank of India (if required) Advice on Foreign
Trade Policy issues (Foreign Trade Policy of Government of India) which will
facilitate effective decision making at the Strategic managerial level. We will also
help forecasting Foreign Trade Policies of government of India for facilitating future
investment and operations in Indian Sub-continent.
 Industrial License/IEM/Factory License/ and any other clearances/Permissions like
Environment/Pollution Control Licenses (if required)
 Registration of Unit in TAX FREE ZONE like EOU (Export Oriented Unit)/Bio-
Technology Park (BTP) Units/ Business Process Operations (BPO)Units/ STP
(Software Technology Park Units/ Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP)
Units/ Units in Special Economic Zone with Approval from Ministry of Commerce,
Ministry of Finance and any other Local Government Authority in India (if required)
 Representing foreign manufacturers against Anti-Dumping Petitions before
Director General of Anti-Dumping by filing of Defending Petitions and assisting
Indian manufacturers against investigations by other Governments on trade related
issues.
 Special Economic Zones/FTWZ We can assist you from the stage of preparation of
project reports/follow-up for approval in Ministry of Commerce, Related State
Government, and Ministry of Finance etc. in a time bound manner.
 Pure Retainer-ship basis consultancy We also provide our consultancy on a on-
going basis to any company who enrolls them on retainer-ship basis on a mutually
acceptable monthly fees.

6.  Transfer pricing issues and related party imports, SVB registration, provisional
assessments, Finalisation of provisional assessments, appearance and order
receipt of SVB order valid for 3 years and renewal thereof.

7. Brief Profile
1 Name - Lakshmi Venkataraaman
2 Date of Birth - 05/04/1963
3. Address - Mumbai
C-302, Vasant Smruti, 90 Feet Road, Opp. St. Lawrence High School, Thakur Complex
Kandivili (East), Mumbai - 400 101
Tel: 32575854 /28700624; Mobile:9821092485/9870992485
Chennai Office
77-78, GST Road, Sanatorium, Opp. Anjaneyar Temple, Chennai - 600047. Tel:
9840044360/9444407122 – Mr. Murali or Mrs. Sangeetha
Email
exim.expertise@gmail.com, eximexpertise@yahoo.com, nvenkat5463@gmail.com
Web: www.eximexpertise.com
4 Qualification M.Com, MBA, BGL, MS (Operation Research)
5 Professional Experience
19 years industrial Experience in the fields of Commercial, Projects, Finance &
Accounts, indirect taxation etc with Saint-Gobain Glass Ltd, ONYX Ltd, Maersk,
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd, Aruna Sugars Ltd.
14 years’ experience as a
 freelance consultant on indirect taxation/management issues,
 due diligence audits,
 writing books on indirect taxation,
 visiting faculty to various management institutes and colleges,
 Merger and acquisition matters for various companies.

8. 6 Area of Specialization
Consultancy in
 Export and import policy and procedures
 Customs, Excise & Service tax provisions
 Brand rate of drawback fixation
 Customs valuation and Transfer Pricing issues
 Excise relating to imports and exports
 Exchange control regulations
 Project Management & Execution
 EOU audits covering EOU provisions
 Indirect Tax audits covering all indirect tax provisions
 Due diligence audit on import and export transactions, indirect taxation,
UCP, reconstruction and amalgamations.
 Management consultancy
 TQM
 System Audits
 Merger and acquisitions in India and abroad
Exim Team
1. Lakshmi Venkataraaman – Resource Head – 35 years of experience
2. JP Bhatt – Leader (Gujarat) – 40 years of experience
3. Mrs. Vanita CA – Leader (Goa) – 5 years of experience
4. Ms. Sangeethaa V – Admin – 23 years of experience
5. Ms. Mohimtule Nazema – Consultant – 10 years of experience
6. Mr. Devdutt Kulkarni – Consultant/Liaison – 10 years of experience
7. Mr. Venkatesh Iyer – System & Marketing – 23 years of experience
8. Mr. Murali Yadav – Marketing – 15 years of experience
9. Mr. Mumtaz Aalam – Assistant – 5 years of experience
10. Ms. Pooja Jha – Assistant -
11. Mr. Vinay Yahav – Management Trainiee – 2 years of experience

9. List of clients who avail & availed our services.
1) Reliance Industries Ltd
 Consultancy and audit to find out the causes to find delay in negotiating the
export documents with the bank
 Reducing the bank charges
 Faster turn around
 Reducing the delay and best documentation practices
 Training and creating awareness among the staff
 Creation of Check lists and standard operating procedures
2) Tata Steel Ltd
 Audit of EPCG licenses obtained
 Creation of Exim Cell and regularisation of Licenses
 MIS
 Advise on availing best benefits under import of Capital Goods
 Preparation and apply for closure of licenses on a periodical basis
 Resolution of queries raised by various Govt. agencies
 Plant visit and submission of report to EPCG Committee
 Assist the company in their Anti-dumping and Safe guard duty enquiry by
US Tax authorities
 Control Licenses, certificates and Record keeping
 Certification by CA and advise on deviation & exceptions
 Consultancy on various import and export issues
 Issues relating to Group Company imports and resolution
3) Mahindra & Mahindra – Auto & Farm Equipment Sector
 Application of Brand Rate of Drawback for Tractors exported
 End to end assignment from
o Downloading data from SAP
o Preparation of application
o Certification

10. o Co-ordination with excise for verification of Data
o Defacing of documents and assisting preparation of report to Asst.
Commissioner
o Appearing for PH
o Receipt of Brand Rate letter
o Submission of documents as Customs at the port of export
o Receipt of drawback amount
o Finalisation of assessments, Order acceptance, Resolution etc.,
o Consultancy on retainer basis with Auto sector on FTP, Custom,
Excise and Service Tax
4) Godrej Industries Ltd
 Feasibility study of EOU operations
 EOU audit and compliance assistance
 Preventive audit for DTA unit
 Consultancy on FTP and indirect Tax matters
 Audit of Group companies
5) Watson Pharma Pvt. Ltd
 Conversion of two DTA units in to EOU
 Application and receipt of approvals from Development Commissioner
 Bonding of units u/s 58 and 65 of Customs Act
 Periodical approvals, renewals, addition of products, addition of inputs for
duty free procurement
 Incorporation of additional locations in the existing Letter of Permission
 Submission of periodical returns to DC
 Concurrent and periodical audit of the EOU units at Goa and Ambernath.
 Consultancy on indirect tax, FTP and compliance issues
6) Owens Corning India Ltd
 Due diligence audit on compliance issues
 Consultancy on retainer basis on all indirect tax issues, FTP and Customs
provisions

11.  Reply to the Show cause notices and appearing before various Government
authorities upto Tribunal
 Outsourcing operation of Excise transactions by our staff.
 Documentation and preventive audits
7) Alembic Ltd
 Closure of EPCG Licenses
 Consultancy on indirect taxes
8) Cipla Limited
 Audit on various mandates specified by management at regular intervals
9) Fomento Ltd
 Consultancy on FTP
10) Solvay Specialties India Pvt. Ltd
 Due diligence audit
 Consultancy on retainer basis
11) Marico Ltd
 Due Diligence Audit
 Consultancy on specific issues
12) Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies Ltd
 Due diligence audit
 Consultancy on retainer basis
 Handling preventive cases
13) Cummins India Ltd
 Consultancy on indirect and FTP provisions

12. 14) Suzlon Energies Ltd
 Consultancy on indirect taxes and FTP issues
15) Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd
 Due diligence audit of EOU unit
16) Indoco Remedies Ltd
 Consultancy in indirect taxes and FTP issues
17) Mahindra Inter trade Ltd
 Handling SVB cases on import from related parties
18) Rolls-Royce Marine India Pvt. Ltd
 Training programs
19) Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd
 Handling SVB cases on import from related parties
20) Mahindra Forgings Ltd
 Closure of EPCG Licenses
21) Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
 Due diligence audit
22) Hindustan Platinum Ltd
 Due diligence audit
 Consultancy on retainer basis
 Drafting replies to SCNs

13. 23) Rubamin Ltd
 Due Diligence Audit
24) Mahindra Univeg Pvt Ltd
 Consultancy on FTP, Custom, Excise, Service tax & Exchange control
regulations
 Handling final assessment with SVB connected to import from related party
25) IOCL
 Consultancy on deemed export benefits
26) GE Logistics
 Consultancy on indirect tax issues
27) Areva T & D India Ltd
 Consultancy on retain basis
 Handing licensing issues with Excise and Tribunal
28) Poly-one Polymers India Pvt. Ltd
 Consultancy on indirect tax issues
29) Marubeni India Private Ltd
 Consultancy on Exim related matters
30) DCW Ltd
 Consultancy in indirect tax issues and licensing issues

14. 31) Godrej Saralee Limited
 Consultancy on specific issues
32) Intercat Equipments India Pvt. Ltd
 Consultancy on specific issues
33) Salva Resources Pvt. Ltd
 Consultancy on specific issues
34) Shreiber Dynamix Dairies Ltd
 Consultancy on retainer basis
35) Umicore Anandeya India Private Limited
 Feasibility study on debonding from EOU to DTA
 Consultancy on retainer basis
 Handling the litigations upto CESTAT and appearance
36) Rexam Cans BTW India Ltd.
 Consultancy on retainer basis
 Handling the litigations upto CESTAT and appearance
37) Syngenta Ltd.
 Feasibility study on debonding from EOU to DTA
38) Excel Industries Ltd.
 Consultancy on specific issues