PN 9/2017

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-I, Section-I) Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-11O 011 Public Notice No. 0 ( /2015-20 New Delhi dated ~ 1 June, 2017

Subject: Modification in para 2.07 (b) of Handbook of Procedure (2015-20) -regd.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby modifies para 2.07 (b) (Handbook of Procedure)

• IEC Number Exempted Categories as under:

-'-Eollowing_pennanenLlEC_Immber-S-Shal_I---be_us€G_by__nen--ceInm€Jc-ial-P-SlJ-s-and categories or importers / exporters mentioned against them for import / export purposes: Sr. Existing Revised Permanent Categories of Importer / No. Permanent IEC IEC numbers Exporter 1 0100000011 AMDCG0111E All Ministries / Departments of Central Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them. 2 0100000029 . ADSGA0129E All Ministries / Departments of any State Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them. 3 0100000037 DCUN00137E Diplomatic personnel, Consular officers in India and officials of UNO and its specialised agencies. 4 0100000045 IABBR0145E Indians returning from / gomg abroad and claiming benefit under Baggage Rules. 5 0100000053 IIHIE0153E Persons /Insti tutions /Hospitals importing or exporting goods for personal use, not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture. 6 0100000061 IIEGN0161E Persons importing/exporting goods from /to Nepal

sti tutions /Hospitals importing or exporting goods for personal use, not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture. 6 0100000061 IIEGN0161E Persons importing/exporting goods from /to Nepal

• 7 0100000100 IDNBG1100E Director, National Blood Group 0100000070 IIEGM0170E Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Myanmar through Indo-Myanmar border areas 8 IIEGB0180E Persons importing/exporting goods from /to Bhutan 9 0100000096 ATAEF1096E Importers importing goods for display or use in fairs/ exhibitions or similar events under provisions of ATA camet. This IEC number can also be used by importers importing for exhibitions/fairs as per Paragraph 2.63 of Handbook of Procedures 10 11 0100000126 Individuals /Charitable Institution ICIRN1126E !Registered NGOs importing goods, which have been exempted from Customs duty under Notification issued by Ministry of Finance for bonafide use by victims affected by natural calamity. 12 0100000134 IIEGC1134E Persons importing/exporting permissible goods as notified from time to time, ,from /to China through Gunji, Namgaya Shipkila and Nathula ports, subject to value ceilings of single consignment as given in Paragraph 2.07 (a) above NCIEE1169E Non-commercial imports and exports by entities who have been authorized by Reserve Bank of India. 13 0100000169 2. Effect of Public Notice: The Permanent IEC numbers to be effective fro have been revised as above to migrate to alpha-numeric format. . (A.K.Bhalla) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft[ at]nic[ dot] in [F.No.01/931l80/07/AM-18/ PC-2(B)]