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export & import license

KUMAR SWAMY MASNA (accountant) (103 Points)

28 November 2018

what & how to get a export & import licence and what is the requirements of this

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Nivedita (SME - Finance) (758 Points)
Replied 28 November 2018

With a registered entity - Apply online for IEC – Importer Exporter Code with DGFT, and pay fee of Rs. 250 through electronic money transfer.

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Nabin Raj Uprety (Manager @ CA Parmeswaran & Co. ) (168 Points)
Replied 28 November 2018

Please go to DGFT website and click on Apply for IECode and it's a very easy steps. Please keep ready 1. Scan Copy of Cancelled cheque and 2. Proof of address of the company. You have to upload these documents and pay fee of Rs 500.

You will get the IECode within minutes.

Thank You

ARUN KP (Partner - PEAK bcs) (22 Points)
Replied 28 November 2018

Import Export Code (IE Code) is a code issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for the purpose of transacting goods and services to outside countries. The government or concerned authorities regulate all kind of foreign transaction through these IE Code. So every persons who have Export / Import business must take the IE code as part of the statutory compliance.

First you Obtain a Import Export Code (IEC).

Apply IEC by Online at DGFT Website.

Document Required