PN 27/2018

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (II)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Public Notice No. 7 /2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 0% August, 2018

Subject: Amendment in Para 2.08 of the Handbook of Procedure 2015-2020.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the following provision in Para 2.08 and 2.14 of theHandbook of Procedure (2015-20) on Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) as under:

2.08 Application for LEC

• (a) Exporters / Importers shall file an | (a) Exporters / Importers shall file online application in online application in ANF 2A format ANF 2A format with applicable fee and requisite for grant of e-IEC with digital documents. signatures along with _ requisite documents and paying the applicable | (b) IEC will be system auto generated and fee. The facility of filing online applicant will be informed through e-mail and application for uv th available sms that a computer generated e-IEC is through e-biz portal o , available on its registered email id. Applicant

• (b) Deficiency in the application form has can also view and print jits e-IEC after to be removed by re-logging onto the completion of the submission process of “Online IEC application” on DGFT application by logging into the IEC module. website and resubmitting the form along with the requisite documents. (c)The applicant is required to submit online application with the following details /documents (scanned copies to be submitted/ uploaded) along with the IEC application:

  • (i) Cancelled cheque bearing entity’s preprinted name or Bank certificate in prescribed format ANF-2A(I) ;

(ii) Address proof of the applicant entity as | detailed in the application.

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(d) RAs would conduct post-verification of online IECs as per the guidelines.

2.14 Modification/Cancellation of IEC

• (a) Modifications in e-IEC’s/ IEC’s | (a) Modifications in ECs / e-IEC’s can be done can be done online only. Applicants online only. Applicants seeking modification in seeking modification in their IEC’s their IECs / e-[EC’s may log on to dgft.nic.in and may log on to dgft.nic.in and click on click on Importer Exporter Code (IEC) under Importer Exporter Code (IEC) under Quick Links and select “Modify your IEC” to Quick Links and select “Modify your amend their e-IECs and IECs in physical format IEC” to amend their e-IEC’s and with applicable fees and requisite documents. IEC’s in physical format by paying requisite fees and submitting requisite Applicant shall upload relevant document/s to documents to the concerned substantiate the changes sought to be made, jurisdictional RA, from where IEC besides uploading the signed copy of the was originally issued. List of RAs, modification application. The modification along with their jurisdiction is given application has to be signed by Proprietor/ in Appendix 1A. Managing Partner/ Designated Partner /Director / Company Secretary in case of companies or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing Trustee / Karta as the case may be, before uploading/submitting the online application. However, request for (i) Cancellation of existing numeric IEC and (ii) PAN change in existing numeric IECs has to be made to the concerned jurisdictional Regional Authority.

g the online application. However, request for (i) Cancellation of existing numeric IEC and (ii) PAN change in existing numeric IECs has to be made to the concerned jurisdictional Regional Authority. Once RAs have changed the PAN and the change is reflected on central server, such applicant can seek further modifications online, if any so desired.

• (c) RAs shall consider applications seeking

• (c) RAs shall consider applications modification in IEC (all numeric), involving seeking modification in IEC, change in PAN, by ensuring that liabilities of the involving change in PAN, by previous applicant/applicant firm are transferred to ensuring that liabilities of the the new applicant/applicant firm whose PAN will previous applicant/applicant firm are be reflecting in the modified IEC. transferred to the new ; applicant/applicant firm whose PAN . will be reflecting in the modified

IEC. RAs must also share the modified IEC, with the changed PAN (d) Deleted. incorporated in it, with all concerned authorities.

(d) RAs shall also take cognizance of the applications digitally signed by power of attorney holders/authorised signatories.

Effect of the Notification: Procedure for filling online application for IEC/ modification in IEC/eIEC is laid down. IEC will henceforth be system generated and applicant will have the facility of taking a print out of IEC. Further, requirement of Digital Signature for submitting IEC applications is done away. C Director(AlokGenMa ofgp ForeignlatesiDTrade E- mail: dgft@nic.in

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