India’s Specialist Customs, Trade & GST Law Firm | Delhi NCR
Firm Overview
RSA Legal Solutions is India’s leading specialist law firm for customs and trade law, GST litigation, foreign trade policy, BIS regulatory compliance, and allied indirect tax matters. Based in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, with an additional office in Kolkata, the firm advises multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies, exporters, importers, manufacturers, and leading Indian business groups on complex regulatory, compliance, and dispute-resolution matters across India.
RSA combines strategic advisory, regulatory compliance, investigations, and full-spectrum litigation capabilities up to the Supreme Court of India. The firm’s lawyers regularly assist clients in navigating India’s evolving trade and regulatory landscape — including customs disputes, foreign trade incentives, product regulatory approvals, BIS certification requirements, anti-dumping investigations, and GST controversies.
The firm is particularly recognised for its deep expertise in customs duty law, import-export compliance, and foreign trade matters, making it a preferred advisor for businesses engaged in cross-border trade and investment in India.
Leadership & Pedigree
RSA Legal Solutions distinguishes itself through a unique combination of government, Tier-1 law firm, and Big Four consulting experience.
The firm was founded by S.C. Jain (Advocate), Managing and Founding Partner, who brings over four decades of experience in indirect taxation and international trade laws — including approximately twenty years as a Customs and Central Excise Officer with the Government of India, followed by more than eleven years as a leading partner in the Customs and International Trade Practice of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan. His dual perspective — understanding how regulators think and what businesses need — defines RSA’s approach to every engagement.
The firm’s partner team has previously worked with leading institutions including Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Trilegal, PwC and KPMG. This blend of public sector, Tier-1 law firm, and Big Four consulting experience enables RSA to deliver commercially practical and technically robust solutions to complex legal issues. RSA’s approach is partner-led, ensuring senior-level involvement throughout each engagement. Clients benefit from direct access to experienced professionals who combine technical excellence with a practical understanding of business realities.
Core Practice Areas
International Trade & Customs Laws
RSA advises clients on the full spectrum of customs and trade law issues in India, including tariff classification, customs valuation, rules of origin, preferential trade agreements, import-export compliance, customs audits, investigations, and dispute resolution before various High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. The practice is anchored by S.C. Jain, whose government service background and decades of private practice experience make him an unparalleled strategic advisor on complex customs matters.
Shweta Jain (Advocate), a lawyer and qualified Company Secretary with over 19 years of experience and prior stints at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan and PwC, advises on customs classification, FTA compliance, SCOMET regulations, and FEMA, and regularly represents clients by filing and pursuing Writ Petitions before the various High Courts and CESTAT.
Rajat Dosi (Advocate), formerly of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan and Trilegal, brings additional depth in customs litigation, Special Valuation Branch (SVB) matters, and trade remedy proceedings, with a strong record of appearances before CESTAT and various High Courts.
The firm’s customs and import-export law practice encompasses:
Foreign Trade Policy & DGFT Matters
RSA is one of India’s most experienced trade compliance law firms in matters relating to India’s Foreign Trade Policy and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Abhishek Jain (Advocate), who brings prior experience from KPMG’s indirect taxation team, leads this practice. His particular strength lies in DGFT advisory, export licensing, Advance Authorisation and EPCG scheme implementation, MOOWR, AEO, C-TPAT, refund claims, and export promotion schemes — making him the firm’s specialist for businesses optimising cross-border supply chains and export incentive entitlements.
The firm regularly advises clients on:
The firm has played a pioneering role in complex authorisation matters and has been invited to participate in technical discussions and seminars organised by DGFT authorities.
Regulatory Compliance & Market Access (BIS & Legal Metrology)
India’s regulatory framework increasingly requires products to comply with mandatory technical standards before importation and sale. RSA has developed a specialised BIS certification and market access practice dedicated to helping foreign and domestic manufacturers enter the Indian market. Anshul Mittal (Advocate), an LL.M. holder in Corporate Laws and Indirect Taxation and a former Professor of Law at Symbiosis Law University, leads this practice. Her expertise in BIS certification, Legal Metrology requirements, and product compliance frameworks makes her an invaluable advisor for clients navigating India’s increasingly stringent product standards and QCO regime. Her expertise extends to assisting client in obtaining No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from concerned Ministries for restricted and sensitive goods, making her a key advisor for importers dealing with import licensing, restricted item clearances, and regulatory approvals beyond standard BIS/QCO requirements.
The firm advises on:
GST & Indirect Tax Litigation
RSA provides comprehensive GST advisory and litigation services across India, assisting clients in managing indirect tax risks and resolving disputes efficiently. Shweta Jain heads this practice — she has advised on GST matters since the tax’s inception and has authored several authoritative books published by Taxmann and Commercial Law Publishers. Rajat Dosi brings complementary strength in GST advisory and litigation. Anshul Mittal provides further advisory and compliance support, with deep core practical knowledge of GST law and the GSTN portal.
The firm’s GST and indirect tax experience includes:
Trade Remedies
The firm advises domestic industries, exporters, importers and foreign manufacturers in anti-dumping and trade remedy proceedings before the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). S.C. Jain leads this practice, bringing focused expertise in anti-dumping and safeguard investigations and a strong track record in adversarial proceedings.
Services include:
Environmental & Sustainability Compliance (EPR)
RSA advises businesses on India’s expanding environmental compliance obligations, with particular depth across all six EPR frameworks administered through the CPCB’s unified portal. Anshul Mittal leads this practice, having developed specialised expertise in waste management laws and EPR regulations across every notified regime — making her a leading specialist in this field in India.
The firm advises on:
Representative Experience
RSA has advised and represented multinational corporations and leading Indian businesses across a broad range of sectors. Representative engagements include:
Industries Served
Automotive & Auto Components — RSA has extensive experience advising leading automotive OEMs, component manufacturers, and aftermarket businesses on customs duty, GST, FTP, BIS and regulatory matters. Clients in this sector include Maruti Suzuki India, Suzuki Motorcycle India, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Toyota Tsusho India, JTEKT India, JTEKT Fuji Kiko Automotive India, Aisin Automotive Haryana, Musashi Auto Parts India, Furukawa Minda Electric, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Napino Continental Vehicle Electronics, Napino Control Systems, Apollo Tyres, Federal Mogul, Rico Auto, Subros, Uniparts India and Kobelco Construction Equipment India.
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences — RSA advises pharmaceutical manufacturers, API producers, healthcare companies and life sciences businesses on regulatory and indirect tax matters affecting cross-border operations. The firm has acted for GlaxoSmithKline, Sun Pharma, Teva API India, Jubilant, Pentax Medical India, Mahima Lifesciences, Zanon Lifesciences, and others.
Electronics, Electrical Equipment & Industrial Technology — The firm assists manufacturers and importers with BIS compliance, QCO adherence, customs classification, and import compliance obligations. Clients include Daikin Airconditioning India, Horiba India, Sugino Machine India, Whirlpool, Intex, Micromax, Oracle and Xerox.
Advanced Materials, Chemicals & Industrial Manufacturing — RSA supports engineering, chemicals, specialty materials, steel, capital goods, and industrial businesses in managing customs duty, trade and regulatory risks. Representative clients include Kuraray India, Polyplastics Industries India, Nagase India, Tosoh India, Jindal Saw, Jindal Steel, JK Lakshmi, POSCO India, Voestalpine, Corning, Atotech, Kohler India, Rockwell, Spirotech, Somany Tiles and DHL Logistics.
Consumer Goods & FMCG — The firm advises consumer product companies on import-export compliance, indirect taxation, product regulations and market entry strategies. Clients include Nestlé, PepsiCo, L’Oréal, Kameda LT Foods India, Godfrey Phillips, Modi Revlon, Oriflame, LT Foods and Raymond.
Publications & Thought Leadership
The firm’s professionals are recognised authors and contributors in customs law, GST and foreign trade policy. Key publications include:
The firm’s professionals regularly contribute articles to TIOL, Taxmann, ELT and Tax Guru, participate as speakers at industry conferences and DGFT/NACEN seminars, and conduct client-specific training programmes on customs duty law, GST, foreign trade policy, BIS compliance and emerging regulatory developments.
Recognition
Why RSA
RSA Legal Solutions is the specialist partner of choice for businesses navigating India’s complex customs duty, trade compliance, GST, and regulatory environment. Founded by a former senior Customs and Excise officer of the Government of India and built by professionals from India’s top law firms and Big Four consulting organisations, RSA brings a 360-degree perspective — understanding how regulators think, how tribunals decide, and what businesses need to stay competitive.
Whether navigating a customs classification dispute before the Delhi High Court or Supreme Court, securing BIS certification for Indian market entry, managing an anti-dumping investigation before DGTR, resolving a GST controversy, or building a cross-regime EPR compliance programme, clients find in RSA a team that is technically authoritative, practically focused, and genuinely invested in outcomes.
For businesses operating in or entering India from anywhere in the world — including Japan, Europe, the US, and the wider Asia-Pacific — RSA serves as the trusted trade and customs law firm of choice.
Engagement is straightforward. Contact the firm with a brief summary of your matter — tariff classification, customs dispute, GST controversy, BIS compliance, FTA eligibility, or trade remedy question. RSA will assess and propose an approach tailored to your situation, timeline, and budget.
The engagement follows a structured flow: (1) Initial consultation to understand your matter and business context, (2) Preliminary assessment and advice on strategy, (3) Proposal outlining scope, approach, estimated timeline, and fees, (4) Engagement begins upon your approval and mandate.
RSA maintains capacity for urgent matters and responds to time-sensitive issues — customs detentions, anti-dumping notifications, GST demands, compliance deadlines — within 24–48 hours of contact. For complex matters requiring investigation or litigation, timelines are discussed during the initial consultation.
For an initial assessment, RSA typically requests: (1) Nature of the issue and business context, (2) Relevant documents (import/export invoices, customs notices, GST notices, product specifications, FTA certificates), (3) Timeline and urgency, (4) Previous advisor engagement, if any, (5) Your internal stakeholders and decision-making process.
RSA works across multiple engagement models: (1) Advisory & Compliance — ongoing regulatory guidance and implementation support, (2) Project-Based Engagement — discrete advisory on specific matters (tariff classification, customs valuation, FTA eligibility), (3) Dispute Resolution & Litigation — representation in customs adjudication, CESTAT proceedings, High Court litigation, and appellate matters, (4) Retainer Arrangements — ongoing counsel for companies with regular trade, customs, or compliance needs.
Yes. RSA regularly collaborates with in-house legal teams, tax advisors, supply chain consultants, and international counsel. The firm coordinates seamlessly with your existing advisors and respects established working relationships.
For global clients, RSA serves as local India counsel — managing regulatory interactions, litigation, and compliance while coordinating with international legal and tax advisors. RSA handles all government engagement, regulatory correspondence, and court/tribunal representation in India, with regular updates to your global team and home counsel.
RSA offers flexible pricing: (1) Time-Based Billing — for advisory and litigation matters where scope is variable, (2) Fixed Fee Engagements — for defined advisory projects with predictable scope, (3) Retainer Arrangements — for ongoing counsel with monthly/quarterly fees. Fee discussions happen during the proposal stage and are transparent and upfront.
India’s trade and customs landscape involves frequent regulatory changes, complex tariff reclassifications, evolving export incentive frameworks, and mandatory product compliance requirements. Specialist advice ensures you: avoid cargo detentions and duty demand surprises, optimize export incentives and cost management, navigate FTA origin requirements correctly, meet BIS and product regulatory deadlines, and reduce regulatory and litigation risk through proactive compliance.
Common challenges include tariff misclassification and resulting duty disputes, customs valuation controversies, FTA origin compliance and certificate legitimacy, QCO (Quality Control Order) import requirements, DGFT authorisations and EPCG compliance, anti-dumping and safeguard duty investigations, and expanding EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) compliance frameworks.
Yes, extensively. RSA regularly assists foreign manufacturers with complete market-entry and expansion advisory: BIS certification and standards compliance, import duty and GST structuring for cost-efficiency, FTA eligibility assessments, entity and supply-chain structuring, customs and trade compliance frameworks, and ongoing regulatory monitoring. The firm has particular depth advising Japanese, European, and US multinationals in automotive, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and advanced materials sectors.
Contact RSA directly via sending email at info@rsalegalsolutions.com. Provide a brief description of your matter, preferred timing, and format (video call, in-person meeting at Delhi NCR or telephone discussion). RSA will confirm availability and send the meeting details promptly.
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