PN 32/2025 IN FORCE

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[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-l, Section-|]

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

Public Notice No. 32 /2025-26 New Delhi, Dated: 20° November, 2025

Subject: Amendment to Para 2.08 of the Handbook of Procedures-reg.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Para 2.08 of the Handbook of the Procedures 2023 with immediate effect.

The details earlier required to be filed in ANF-1A have now been incorporated in the ANF-2A. Accordingly, ANF-1A stands deleted and ANF-2A is revised with immediate effect. The revised ANF-2A is attached as Annexure|

2, Para 2.08 (c) of the HBP 2023 is amended as follows:

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|The applicant|is required|to submit||online|The details submitted in the IEC application|
|application|with|the|following|shall be validated through online integration||
|details/documents (scanned|||copies|to belwith<br>records<br>maintained<br>by_<br>relevant|
|uploaded) along with the||IEC application;<br>|Ministries/Departments/Organisations/Banks,|||
|||||herever feasible.<br>Further,<br>the applicant<br>is|
|||||required<br>to<br>submit<br>the<br>following|
|||||details/documents<br>(scanned<br>copies<br>to<br>be|
|||||uploaded), unless specificallyexempted by the|
|||||*__|system during the online application process:|
|ee<br>iThe gu**i**delines for the conduct of post-<br>aenaBealPonisiecages °lverificat on of Online IECs will be issued by<br>R<br>g<br>;<br>DGFTHeadquartersfromtimetotime.|||||

Para 2.08(c) (i) and 2.08(c) (ii) of the HBP 2023 remain unchanged.

enaBealPonisiecages °lverificat on of Online IECs will be issued by R g ; DGFTHeadquartersfromtimetotime.|||||




Para 2.08(c) (i) and 2.08(c) (ii) of the HBP 2023 remain unchanged. 

Effect of the Public Notice: ANF-1A has been merged with the revised ANF-2A, and Para 2.08 (c) and Para 2.08(d) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 is amended to enable electronic verification of details submitted in the IEC aoplication, post verification of Online IECs, and to update the corresponding document submis-ion requirements. 

pee Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in 

[File No.01/93/180/20/AM-13/PC-II (B)/ [E-5200] 

Annexure-l 

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ANF —- 2A 

Application form for issuance/ Updation of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) Please Note: The process of application for IEC is completely electronic and paperless. Applicant(s) may please navigate to the DGFT Website (https://dgft.gov.in) 0 Apply for IEC or Update IEC links to apply for a new IEC or update an existing IEC. The given ANF-2A is provided here for refe ence purposes. No paper copies or scanned copies of this ANF form are to be submitted to any Office(s) of DGFT. Caii.[Address:][(Registered][Office][ Address] aT is required in case = of|AddressLine2) | Companies/Head Office Address is| | —=«PINCode_ required for all other categories) City, | | [111

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## |o_ Proprietorship 

o Limited Liability Partnership 

o Govt. Undertaking 

o Foreign Limited Liability Partnership 

Date 

Number. 

Rs. Lakhs Lakhs Texi. (a)Category of Exporter: Se ee ¢« Merchant Cum Manufacturer Exporter o Service Provider 

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(b)Others (please specify): Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? femeromteneay [oe Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme, SeeElectronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme, Software Technology Park (STP) BTP) scheme)? Se ii. AddressUnits, Factoriesof Branches,located inDivisInd **i** ons,a: GSTINNumber: Ta Line1: Address Line Zz Code: cw [bodeDistrict: | | | | LT I Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? iii. Whether the branch is located in i ee iv. Whether the branch is located in Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme, Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme, Software Yes [] Technology Park (STP) Scheme or BioTechnology Park (BTP) scheme)? v.lsActive Branch? —OOCCSC‘CS Details of Proprietor/Partner/Director/Karta/Managing Trustee(s): OOSO—OOOCOCOCSCSCSC“CSCSCSCSCSC i, Date ofbithasperPAN | WwName OS[O™OCCOCSC“C(#SCN#CW] C—CSSSC“‘“CRNOOOOOOOCOCOCOCSCSC*‘YS WPAN case of Compan vii. Director Identity Number (DIN) (in a National? haix. ResidentialcelicaAddress AddressitllLineieee1: | te ‘Address Line2 [SSC~—SCSY Code: ome eae: | | LI TI x. Mobile Number Lo 

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## Bank Account(s) Details of the Applicant Entity: (Please provide all bank account details associated with the PAN 

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|Other|Details|(Preferred|sectors|of|operations)|
|Import|
|o|Chemicals|or|Allied|Products|
|o|Leather|Products|
|o|Wood|and|articles|
|o|Paper|and|paperboard|&|articles|
|o|Textile|&|Apparel|Products|
|o|Electronic|Products|
|o|Engineering|Products|
|o|Automobiles,|Aircrfts|and|other|transport|equipment|
|o|Medical|or|surgical|instruments|
|o|Arms|&|ammunition|
|o|Miscellaneous|Products|
|o|Distribution|Services|
|o|Education|Services|
|o|Entertainment|services|including|Audio-visual|services|

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||o|Environmental Ser ‘ices|
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||o|Healthcare services including services by nurses,|
|||similar products|
|||Services/Management services|
||o|Printing and Publishing services|
||o|Research and Development (R&D) services|
|Export|||
||o|Fish or Marine Products|
||o|Mineral and Petre shemical Products|
||o|Chemicals or Allied Products|
||o|Pharmaceutical Products|
||o|Plastic and Allied Products|
||o|Textile<br>& Apparel Products|
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||o|Stone, ceramic, glassware, etc.|
||o|Mechanical and electrical Equipment|
||o|Electronic Products|
||o|Engineering Prod cts|
||o|Automobiles,Aircraftsandothertransportequipment|

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o	Advertising Services
o	Construction and related Engineering services
o	Consultancy Services
o	Environmental Services
o	Healthcare services including services by nurses,
	physiotherapists and paramedical personnel
	similar products<br>__
o	Maintenance, Rey air and Installation Services
o	Marketing Research and Public Opinion Poiling
	Services/Management services
o	Printing and Publishing services
o	TourismandHospitalityServices

Others (Please Specify)

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Others (Please Specify)

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A. the entity for whom the application has been made does not have any penalty(s) due under any of the following Acts (as amended from time to time):

(i) The Customs Act, 1962, (ii) The Central Excise Act 1944, (iii) Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, and (iv) The Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999. (v)The Conservation of Foreign Exchange, Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (vi) Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (vii)State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (SGST Act) (viii) Integrated Goods and Service, Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act) (ix) Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (UTGST Act) B. (Where the application is for a new IEC) None of the Directors / Partners / Proprietor //theKartaPartner(s)Denied/ TrusteesEntity/ ProprietorofList the(DEL) Company/ Kartaof DGFT./ Trustee/ Firm/ Entity,in any other(as the Company/ case mayfirm be),/ is/areentity a which Director(s)is on

C. Neither the Registered Office of the company / Head Office of the firm / nor any of its

Branch Office(s)/ Unit(s)/ Division(s) has been declared a defaulter and has otherwise been made ineligible for undertaking import / export under any of the provisions of the Policy. ,

D. we have not obtained nor applied for issuance of an Importer Exporter Code Number in the name of our Registered / Head Office to any other Licensing Authority

the provisions of the Policy. ,

D. we have not obtained nor applied for issuance of an Importer Exporter Code Number in the name of our Registered / Head Office to any other Licensing Authority

I/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended from time to time, the Rules and Orders framed there under, the Foreign Trade Policy, the Handbook of Procedures and the ITC (HS) Classification and the Export & Import Policy.
I/We fully understand that if any information furnished in the application is found incorrect or false will render me/us liable for any penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in law or otherwise warranted.
\We hereby declare that the particulars and the statements made in this application are true and correct to the best of my/ot: knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed or withheld there from.
| hereby certify that | am authorized to verify and sign this declaration as per Paragraph 11.06 of the Foreign Trade Policy.
| hereby certify that | have added all the bank accounts linked under the PAN.

] Tick the box as acceptance of declaration/undertaking and fill in the details below:

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DETAILED GUIDELINES FOR ISSUANCE / UPDATION OF IMPORTER EXPORTER CODE (IEC

|. | Who needs to apply: All who intend to import/export, are required to have an IEC. However certain categories of Importer/ E ‘porter are exempted from those obtaining IEC. The list of such categories of such categories is at paragraph 2.07 of Handbook of Procedure.

o have an IEC. However certain categories of Importer/ E ‘porter are exempted from those obtaining IEC. The list of such categories of such categories is at paragraph 2.07 of Handbook of Procedure.

Please refer to Para 2.07 of the Handbook of Procedures to see the exempted Categories.

ll. Application Process Please refer to the DGFT Website ( Learn for Help and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on IEC application and modification.

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FORMATOFELECTRONICIMPORTER-EXPORTERCODE(e-IEC)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOFCOMMERCE&INDUSTRY OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE a er eR ee SARE

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC IMPORTER-EXPORTERCODE(e-IEC)

[This is a computer-generated certificate. The authenticity of this certificate may be verified by clicking on the link “View your IEC” on the DGFT’s website (http://dgft.gov.in) and filling in the e-lIEC number and minimum three letters of the name of the e-IEC holder.

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