The Directorate General of Foreign Trade vide its notification dated 25th June 2020 has undertaken an initiative to revamp its service delivery mechanisms to promote and facilitate foreign trade. As a part of the initiative it has decided to launch a new digital platform on 13th July 2020 to provide services related to the IEC issuance, modification, amendments etc.
The IEC is mandatory for companies and businesses to start a business that deals with import and export and the Access to the services would be through a username and password-based system. Digital Signature (DSC)/Aadhaar based e-Sign will be required for applying and modifying IEC or adding or updating the IEC-linked users.
The new platform is designed for the smooth migration of legacy (older) data of DGFT and its stakeholders. The existing data will be used for the online processing of the previous applications henceforth. The users will be able to monitor the status of their applications and the pending obligations thereof.
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