Bio

Sweta Rajan is an Associate Partner at ELP and has been part of the firm’s Indirect Tax and Customs practice since 2010. In her nine years at ELP, Sweta has gained extensive experience in matters relating to GST, customs and foreign trade policy, central and state excise, service tax, VAT, entry tax and entertainment tax. She has been engaged in providing advisory and litigation services to various clients in the Indirect tax and trade law space and regularly represents clients before various judicial and quasi-judicial forums as well as in assessment proceedings. She has also been actively engaged in undertaking review exercises relating to various Indirect tax laws for multinational corporations. Sweta has also been involved in making representations to various Government authorities, including the Ministry of Finance, DGFT, FSSAI etc. in relation to various tax and trade policy matters for companies and industry associations. Sweta has worked successfully with clients across various sectors including oil and gas, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, electronics, consumer goods, banking and financial services and the entertainment sector. In addition to indirect tax and customs, Sweta has been involved in a wide range of trade-allied advisory work including FSSAI law, Hazardous Wastes and E-wastes regulations and BIS regulations. Sweta is an advocate with a BSL.LLB degree from ILS Law College, Pune.