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OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

6TH FLOOR, RESHAM BHAVAN, LAL DARWAJA, SURAT 395003

TRADE NOTICE NO.1 Dated 10th October, 2014

Attention of members of Trade and Industry is invited that oGFT has made a
provision of online IEC application to smoothen the process of applying IEC.
However there are certain common deficiencies found in the IEC applications
submitted online and manually. In order to expedite the issuance of IEC in a
smooth way the trade may kindly go through the followinq suggestions to get
their IEC without any deficiencies.
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SI. Common Deficiencies Suggestions

No.
1. The name of the firm and It is should ensured that the name of
address mentioned in Col. 2 is the firm and address should be
not correct exactly, as mentioned in the Bank
certificate Appendix-18 A

2 Complete details of the Applicants should ensure that full

applicant not mentioned, in Col. details of the applicant namely father's
3 of application name, residential address with PIN
code and telephone Nos should be
mentioned.
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3 If the applicant is a Partnership Many instances have come to the

firm or limited company then notice of this office in which all the
NOC from the other partners or partners or directors are not aware that
directors IEC application has been applied.
Hence a NOC from all the partners/
directors may be furnished along with
the applications.
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4 At times address of the factory Whenever factory address is

is mentioned in Col No. 2(iii) mentioned then the .applicant should
without submitting copy of. ensure that copy of registration
registration certificate issued by certificate issued by the DIC should
the olC also be submitted.
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5 Photograph on the Bank The applicant should ensure that the
Certificate is not photograph on the Bank Certificate is
signed/attested by the Bank duly signed/attested by the Bank
Manager along with his name Manager indicatinq his name,
and Code No. designation and Code No.

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 6 At times PAN Card's image To ensure this, the applicant should
and' Bank' certificates image is preview the same before uploading.
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so small that the same is not
readable

7 In a few cases, applicant's The applicant should ensure that

address falls outside Surat application is made at the Surat office
office jurisdiction. having its jurisdiction at the following
Districts of Gujarat

i. Surat,
• ii. Valsad and

iii. Dangs

8 The applicant does not tick
, against Col No. 5(i), (ii) and (iii)
in Part D of ANF 2A indicating
non-resident interest.
Applicants should ascertain that they
tick mark correctly on 5(i), (ii) and (iii)
in Part D of ANF 2A and in case of
non-resident interest, furnish the RBI
approval details as required.

9 Sometimes the details of the Applicants should ensure that as

IEC is not correctly- mentioned soon , as they receive the IEC
in the IEC data certificate they should verify the
details of the IEC from DGFT
website www.dgft.gov.in and
ICEGA:rE to avoid any future
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problems while clearance from the
customs.

It ls herewith hoped that the above suggestions will help the applicants to
file lEG applications in a proper and deficient free way.

c-.-t:..-~-;? 1~ t ol'}Cl Lf"

( S.A.Chavan )
• Dy.Director General of Foreign Trade

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