Importer Exporter Code Number IEC Code is unique 10 digit code issued by DGFT — Director General of Foreign Trade , Ministry of Commerce, Government of India to Indian Companies. To import or export in India, IEC Code is mandatory. No person or entity shall make any Import or Export without IEC Code Number. Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT issued a for New System for issuance of Importer-Exporter Code Number. Eligibility condition and Legal Provisions are given for IEC Code Number Application in Ministry of Commerce, Notification No. GSR 791 E , dated 30-12-1993. Only one IEC would be issued against a single PAN number. Any proprietor can have only one IEC number and in case there are more than one IECs allotted to a proprietor, the same may be surrendered to the Regional Office for cancellation. The application can be download Form in PDF or Word. Along with IEC Code Number Application Form it is necessary to submit Attested by Applicant's Banker in his letter head with two passport size photo. You can find the list of Foreign Exchange Control Department of the RBI as given in. If an IEC holder does not wish to operate the allotted IEC number, he may surrender the same by informing the issuing authority. On receipt of such intimation, the issuing authority shall immediately cancel the same and electronically transmit it to DGFT for onward transmission to the Customs and Regional Authorities. Application Fee : Rs 250. Specified fee shall be paid for making an application under any provision of the. The scale of fee, mode of payment, procedure for refund of fee and the categories of persons exempted from the payment of fee are contained in Every application, unless otherwise specified, shall be submitted to the Regional Authority of Directorate General Foreign Trade, as per the territorial jurisdiction of the Regional authorities indicated in Application can be filed online in DGFT website, details of online links are given below. An incomplete application is liable to be rejected giving specific reason for rejection. However in case of manual applications, the applicant would furnish a soft copy of the application in MS word format. The applicant shall furnish a self addressed envelope of 40 x 15 cm with postal stamp affixed on the envelope as follows for all documents required to be sent by Speed Post: a Within local area Rs. However, the exemption from obtaining Importer-Exporter Code IEC number shall not be applicable for the export of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipments and Technologies SCOMET as listed in Appendix- 3, Schedule 2 of the ITC HS except in the case of exports by category ii above. Note: Commercial Public Sector Undertaking PSU who have obtained PAN will however be required to obtain Importer Exporter Code number. The permanent IEC number as mentioned above, shall be used by non-commercial PSUs. If it is provided it will facilitate faster communication. In case of applications submitted electronically. However in cases where applications are submitted otherwise, hard copy of Part 1has to be submitted. DGFT Online IEC Code Number Application View Your IEC Status : IEC Status at Custom BIN :.
