The document discusses the role of Victor M.R. Vincent and his firm, Chrisvinc, in providing business architecture and sustainability solutions within a complex regulatory environment. It emphasizes the firm's ability to impart competitive advantage through proprietary knowledge and a systematic approach across multiple sectors. Services offered include compliance management, advisory on customs and tax regulations, and comprehensive risk management solutions.

1. Victor M R Vincent
Founder

2. Designing
Business
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3. 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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4. 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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5. Systemic Approach
Service Differentiator
CHRISVINC is a differentiator in that it adopts a
systemic approach in providing integrated business
CHRISVINC has ability to add value by
solutions, enhances profitability knowledge to
transferring its proprietary by professionally
managing competitive
costs, improves the
impart tax and reducing advantage and
relative position to business. industry, shows
differentiation of firm within its By designing
a new route to competitive on regulatory
business architecture advantage, explores
platform, of cost leadership with differentiation,
possibility it makes strategies operational
for long term business. mitigating strategies
supports business with risk
and proper litigation readiness plan.
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6. Multi-Sector Focus
Extensive Presence
Manufacturing
International Trade
Services
Business Process
Outsourcing
Education
Legislative & Policy
Advocacy
Government
Liaisoning
Corporate Seminar
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7. End-to-End Business Solutions
Wider Coverage
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• Complete Direct & Indirect Management
• Customs Regulations & International Trade
• Import & Export Management
• Special Economic & Free Trade and Warehousing Zone
• Logistics, Warehousing & Supply Chain Management
• Customs Clearance & Freight Forwarding
• Corporate & Financial Advisory
• Project Management & Consultancy
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8. Integrated Approach
Holistic Control
Expert
Advice
Meticulous
Compliance
Litigation
Readiness
Risk
Management
Outsourcing
Support
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9. Complete Indirect Tax Management
Broad Spectrum
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Indian Customs Act, Rules and Regulations
Indian Customs Tariff Act
ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act & Rules
Foreign Trade Policy of India & Handbook of Procedures
Special Economic Zone Act & Rules
Central Sales Tax & State Value Added Tax Acts
Central Excises Act & Rules,
CENVAT Credit Rules
Central Excise Tariff Act
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax Law)
Indian GST (proposed),
Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers
Rules of Country of Origin
International Tariff Preferential Treaties and Free Trade Agreements
Generalized System of Preferences
International Trade & Business Operations
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10. Suite of Services
Unique Offerings
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Advisory
Techno-legal Opinion
Compliance
Annual Retainer Service
Health Check
Transaction Review
Comprehensive Audit
Due Diligence, Merger & Acquisition
Dispute Resolution
Assistance during Departmental Audit and Investigation
Risk Management
Outsourcing of Tax and Import-Export Function
Turn-key projects, EPC contracts, Mega Projects
Vendor Management
Logistics, Distribution, Freight Forwarding
Customs Clearance/Broking
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11. Leadership Credentials
Victor M R Vincent – Indirect Tax, Customs & International Trade
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.
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12. Professional Recognitions
Victor’s Membership in Professional Bodies
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
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13. Team Structure
Indirect Tax
VMR Vincent
Leader
Associate Director
Senior Manager
Indirect Taxes
Central
Excise &
Service Tax
VAT/CST/
Local Taxes
International
Trade
Customs
SEZ/FTWZ
/EOU
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14. Clients Snapshot (Indian Companies)
Advisory on Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, 100% EOU, SEZ, FTWZ, FTP
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
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15. Clients Snapshot (Multinational Companies)
Advisory on Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, 100% EOU, SEZ, FTWZ, FTP
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)
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16. Thank You…
Advisory, Consulting, Compliance, Litigation, Risk Mitigation, Outsourcing