Import Export License Online
Upon the formation of company i.e, firm/company registration, if the company plans to do any import/export activities they can apply for Import Export license online or by obtaining Import Export Code (IEC Code – Import Export License) is mandatory. Without an import-export license (IEC), the firm cannot perform any import/export activities.
Import Export License Fees
The Import Export License (IEC) is issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). The firm/company require obtaining the Import-Export License (IEC) from their local Foreign Trade office which is called the regional/local authorities. The following are the list of regional authorities (local authorities) of foreign trade offices in India. It is Mandatory to pay the Import Export License Fees to obtain IEC.
| Sl. No. | Local Authority | Area Covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director General of Foreign Tade, New Delhi | All over India |
| 2 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Central Licensing Area (CLA), New Delhi | Iimport export license needs to be filed by the companies located at Delhi, Haryana (Districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon), Uttar Pradesh (districts of Meerut, Ghazidabad, Bulandhashar) |
| 3 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Jaipur | IEC Code online application needs to be filed by the companies located at all districts of Rajasthan |
| 4 | Joint Director of Foreign Trade, Ludhiana | Companies located at all districts of Punjab apart from Amristar, Roop nagar (rropar) and SAhibzada Ajit singh nagar |
| 5 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Kanpur | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Uttar Pradesh apart from the places covered by JDGFT (CLA, New Delhi) and Varnasi and panipat |
| 6 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Varanasi (UP) | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of varnasi, mizapur, ghazipur, azamargh, Bellia, Deoria, Gorakpur, Basti, Jaunpur, Sonebhadra, Mau and Sidharthanagar |
| 7 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Moradabad | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of Bijanur, Moradabad, Rampur, Jyotiba Phuley Nagar, Barielly, Shahjahanpur, Badain and Pillibhit of UP |
| 8 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Amristar | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Amristar district-2 |
| 9 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Chandigarh | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Himachal Pradesh, Union Teritory of Chandigarh, Ropar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh nagar and Panchkula |
| 10 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Panipat (Haryana) | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Haryana apart from Faridabad, Gurgaon, panchkula and districts of UP (Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar) |
| 11 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Jammu | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Jammu and Kashmir |
| 12 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade,Dehradun | Application online application (import export license) needs to be filed by the companies located at Industrial area of Patel Nagar, Dehradun |
| 13 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai | Online application needs to be filed by the companies located at All Maharastra apart from the local area of JDGFT, Pune and JDGFT Nagpur (Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli) |
| 14 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Ahmedabad | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at All Gujarat apart from local area of JDGFT Rajkot, Baroda, Surat and Development commissioner KFTZ |
| 15 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Pune | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Districts of Maharastra (Pune, Ahmed Nagar, Jalna, Beed, Kolhapur, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Prabhani, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Sidhudurg and Nashik |
| 16 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Vadora | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Districts of Gujarat (Vadora, Kheda, Panchahal and Broach) |
| 17 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Bhopal | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at All area of Madhya Pradesh apart from the places covered by JDGFT, Nagpur |
| 18 | Deputy Director General (DDG) of Foreign Trade, Panjim, Goa | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at all places of Goa |
| 19 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Rajkot | Import export license needs to be filed by the companies located at Diu in the union territory of Daman and Diu and districts of Gujarat Saurashtra apart from kutch |
| 20 | 1. Deputy Director General (DDG) of Foreign Trade, Raipur | IEC Code online application needs to be filed by the companies located at all places of Chhatisgarh |
| 2. Deputy Director General (DDG) of Foreign Trade, Nagpur | Companies located at districts of Akola, Amravari, Buldhana, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondiya, Hingoli Nagpur Wardha, Washim and Yavatmal. Districts of Madhya Pradesh – Balaghat, Betul, Chhindwara and Seoni | |
| 21 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Kolkata | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at West Bengal, Sikkim, Tripura and Union Territory of Andaman and Nciobar |
| 22 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Cuttack | Import export license needs to be filed by the companies located at Orissa |
| 23 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Gauhati | IEC Code online application needs to be filed by the companies located at Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur |
| 24 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Patna | Companies located at Bihar and Jharkhand |
| 25 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Shilong | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Meghalaya and Mizoram |
| 26 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Chennai | Companies located at all places of Tamilnadu apart from JDGFT – Madurai, JDGFT – Coimbatore and JDGFT – Pondicherry |
| 27 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Bangalore | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Karnataka |
| 28 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Kochi | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at all places of Kerala apart from districts of Trivandrum, quilon, pathanamthitta and Lakshadweep |
| 29 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Trivandrum | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of Trivandrum, Quilon and Pathanamthitta |
| 30 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Hyderabad | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at all places of Andhra Pradesh apart from JDGFT Vishakapatnam |
| 31 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Coimbatore | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Periyar, Salem, Karur and Namakkal |
| 32 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Madurai | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Ramnad, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Trinelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari |
| 33 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Pobdicherry | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at Union Territory of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam and Districts of Ramaswamy Padayachiyar and South Arcot of Tamilnadu |
| 34 | Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Vishakapatnam | Application needs to be filed by the companies located at districts of Srikakulam, vizianagaram, visakapatnam, east Godavari and west Godavari |
Documents required to file the Import Export License Online Application (Pre-requisite to apply IEC):
- ANF 2A Application (online form needs to filled using digital key from DGFT)
- LLPIN /CIN/ Registration Certification Number (whichever is applicable)
- Copy of the company PAN copy
- Copy of PAN of Proprietor/ Partners/ Directors/ Secretary or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing Trustee of the entity
- Photo of the Proprietor/ Partners/ Directors/ Secretary or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing Trustee of the entity
- NOC from other Partner/ Directors
- Bank Certificate in the name of applicant
- Applicants id proof (i.e. PAN, Aadhar card, Etc) of Proprietor/ Partners/ Directors/ Secretary or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing Trustee of the entity
- Partnership deed/ Incorporation certificate/ Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association (whichever is applicable)
- VAT/ SSI/ RCMC/ Service tax registration (whichever is applicable)
- Address proof of the company (i.e. Telephone Bill, EB bill)
Procedure to apply online:
Step 1 : Need to file an application as per Aayaat Niryaat Form 2A (ANF 2A) format to the respective Regional / Local Authority of the DGFT for IEC code online application (import export license).
Action-1: Need to upload the completed IEC code online application form online at the DGFT official Website (https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/d236622e-7bb1-4bf4-baa8-9cc079d45c2f/ANF%202A_New.pdf) along with the documents required.
Action-2: Keep the scanned copy of the following in gif format ready and the gif file cannot be beyond 300 KB:
- Applicant’s photograph
- PAN (both sides)
- Bank Certificate
Please Click on the Link to Apply for New IEC
Answers for some of the most frequent questions for IEC Code
a. Pre-requisites for IEC code online application.
Scan copy (Softcopy) of the documents are required. Accepted format of the files are only “GIF” and “PDF” format (Other file formats are not accepted to upload).
| Document type | Soft copy of the file type |
| Document type: Photograph, PAN card and passport | GIF |
| Sale deed, Bank Certificate, Registration Certificate, Memorandum of understanding, partnership deed and declaration document | |
| Voter ID, Driving License, Aadhaar Card and Cancelled Cheque | PDF / GIF |
b. Steps to upload documents for IEC code online application (import export license)
- Applicant needs to ensure that all details are correct and match with its documents
- DGFT, RA is selected as per it’s jurisdiction / location
- Requisite fee is deposited
- Create a check list and review the checklist before submission
- Physical Copy is signed manually by applicant and uploaded