Victor M R Vincent

Founder

Business

Architecture

Designing

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Sustainability Solutions

Complex & Dynamic Regulatory Environment

SUSTAINABILITY of business in today’s complex

& dynamic regulatory environment is a challenge

no business can afford to ignore. Liberalisation

and globalisation has brought new challenges and

opportunities and added a global dimension to

business operations. With greater sophistication of

business, the need for high-end professional

advice and regular guidance is greater than ever

before.

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Competitive Advantage

Transferring Proprietary Knowledge

CHRISVINC has ability to add value by transferring

its proprietary knowledge to impart competitive

advantage and differentiation to business. By

designing business architecture on regulatory

platform, it makes strategies operational for long

term business.

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Systemic Approach

Service Differentiator

CHRISVINC has ability to add value bytransferring its proprietary knowledge toimpart competitive advantage anddifferentiation to business. By designingbusiness architecture on regulatoryplatform, it makes strategies operationalfor long term business.

CHRISVINC is a differentiator in that it adopts a

systemic approach in providing integrated business

solutions, enhances profitability by professionally

managing tax and reducing costs, improves the

relative position of firm within its industry, shows

a new route to competitive advantage, explores

possibility of cost leadership with differentiation,

supports business with risk mitigating strategies

and proper litigation readiness plan.

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Multi-Sector Focus

Extensive Presence

Manufacturing International Trade Services

Business Process

Outsourcing Education

Legislative & Policy

Advocacy

Government

LiaisoningCorporate Seminar

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End-to-End Business Solutions

Wider Coverage

1• Complete Direct & Indirect Management

2• Customs Regulations & International Trade

3• Import & Export Management

4• Special Economic & Free Trade and Warehousing Zone

5• Logistics, Warehousing & Supply Chain Management

6• Customs Clearance & Freight Forwarding

7• Corporate & Financial Advisory

8• Project Management & Consultancy

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Integrated Approach

Holistic Control

Expert

Advice

Litigation

Readiness

Outsourcing

Support

Meticulous

Compliance

Risk

Management

1. Indian Customs Act, Rules and Regulations

2. Indian Customs Tariff Act

3. ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items

4. Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act & Rules

5. Foreign Trade Policy of India & Handbook of Procedures

6. Special Economic Zone Act & Rules

7. Central Sales Tax & State Value Added Tax Acts

8. Central Excises Act & Rules,

9. CENVAT Credit Rules

10. Central Excise Tariff Act

11. Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax Law)

12. Indian GST (proposed),

13. Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers

14. Rules of Country of Origin

15. International Tariff Preferential Treaties and Free Trade Agreements

16. Generalized System of Preferences

17. International Trade & Business Operations

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Complete Indirect Tax Management

Broad Spectrum

1. Advisory

2. Techno-legal Opinion

3. Compliance

4. Annual Retainer Service

5. Health Check

6. Transaction Review

7. Comprehensive Audit

8. Due Diligence, Merger & Acquisition

9. Dispute Resolution

10. Assistance during Departmental Audit and Investigation

11. Risk Management

12. Outsourcing of Tax and Import-Export Function

13. Turn-key projects, EPC contracts, Mega Projects

14. Vendor Management

15. Logistics, Distribution, Freight Forwarding

16. Customs Clearance/Broking

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Suite of Services

Unique Offerings

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Victor is a past master in the domain of Customs Regulations, Indirect Tax and International Trade with the combined

experience of Revenue administration, consultancy and industry. After serving Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax

Department for 23 years including a long stint with Directorate-General of Central Excise Intelligence under the Ministry of

Finance, Government of India he decided to play larger role in the economy by providing critical advice & guidance to the

industry operating under complex regulatory environment of India. He joined BDO, a multinational consultancy firm, as

Indirect Tax Director and implemented solutions for niche domestic and international clients. Then as Senior Vice President

& Head of Indirect Taxes & Regulatory, he provided complete regulatory solutions for the development and

operationalisation of India’s first state-of-the-art Free Trade & Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) and conceptualized new

business models, set up more than 100 trading and service units, established international trading & hubbing operations,

advised on Customs and Import-Export regulations & international trading operations, drafted India’s first FTWZ

Regulations and submitted to Ministry of Commerce for approval, set up Inland Container Depot, Domestic Distriparks,

obtained Customs permission for operating private container trains between Gateway Ports to FTWZ and Inland Container

Depot, created SOPs for FTWZ transactions, international trade operations, import, export, re-export, sale, re-invoicing,

Customs documentations, transshipment, Foreign currency transactions, value added activities, etc.

He is a hard core specialist in the realm of indirect taxes with deep theoretical knowledge and functional competencies in

customs, central excise, service tax, value added tax, import-export regulations, foreign trade policy and regulatory system

of India. On account of his vast industry exposure spanning manufacturing, trading, service and financial sectors, he can

contextualize any issue faced by industry and craft well grounded, authentic and implementable solutions.

Victor M R Vincent – Indirect Tax, Customs & International Trade

Leadership Credentials

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1. US-India Importers’ Council (USIIC) operating in close association with US Commercial Service

- Mentor for Indirect Tax, Customs Regulations & International Trade

2. Empanelled Expert with various foreign Universities and Trade Commissions

3. Advisor to several companies

- Central Excise, Customs, Service Tax, GST Transition & Implementation, Import-Export Regulations and Foreign

Trade Policy, Special Economic Zone, Free Trade and Warehousing Zone

Victor’s Membership in Professional Bodies

Professional Recognitions

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Indirect Tax

Team Structure

Senior Manager

Associate Director

Leader VMR Vincent

Indirect Taxes

Central

Excise &

Service Tax

VAT/CST/

Local Taxes

International

Trade

CustomsSEZ/FTWZ

/EOU

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Reliance Mutual Fund & Capital Asset Management

ICICI Mutual Funds

Optimix Asset Management

ING Asset Management

UTI Mutual Funds

AXIS Asset Management

Reliance Consumer Finance

Reliance General Insurance

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Reliance Capital Limited

HDFC Securities

JM Financial Group

Reliance Equities International

Tata Securities

Amarchand Mangaldas (Law Firm)

Great Offshore

Essar Telecommunication

Bajaj Electricals Ltd

Camlin

Universal Biofuels

Vedanta Group

Sahara Star Hotel

Renaissance Hotel

ACC Cement

Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd.

L&T

Suzlon

State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC)

Time Technoplast

Capricorn Logistics

Hypercity

LP (India) Logistics

Rolex Logistics

Titan Sea & Air Services

Hitkari Multifilters Ltd.

Riviera Glass

Vardhaman Exports

Adlab Entertainment

Strategic Metals

United Phosphorous

Clients Snapshot (Indian Companies)

Advisory on Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, 100% EOU, SEZ, FTWZ, FTP

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Rabo India Finance

Financial Planning Standards Board of US and India

Global Collect

Intellevate

Intercall (USA)

Augusta Westland (UK & Italy)

Rabo Bank (Singapore)

Clarks Shoes (UK)

Talaris (Australia)

CPA Global

Forbes Patvolk

Hamburg Sud (Germany)

Oriflame

Dow Chemicals

LG International

Ericsson

Lenovo

DELL

Rainmaker

Toll Group

BOSE

CISCO

GE India

Volkswagen

YCH

Walmart

Team Global

SPIG (Italy)

ZTE

Sinochem

Hurix

Li & Fung

Ingram Micro

GEA Process Engineering

Schwing Stetter

Lafarge

Soilmec Foundation Equipments

Geodis Overseas

Damco (Mersk)

Kerry Logistics

Diageo

Honeywell

Marks & Spencer

Deutsche Bank (for metal trading through LME)

Clients Snapshot (Multinational Companies)

Advisory on Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, 100% EOU, SEZ, FTWZ, FTP

Advisory, Consulting, Compliance, Litigation, Risk Mitigation, Outsourcing

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