Circular No.ES/15/2018-19 April 12, 2018
To: Members of the Council
Sub: Launch of facility to check status of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) application made to DGFT
Dear Member,
The Council is pleased to inform you that the O/o DGFT has issued Trade Notice No. 02/ 2018- 19 dated 11th April, 2018 informing about the creation of a new facility for members of Trade to check status of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) application made to DGFT.
O/o DGFT has noticed that in some cases, even after issuance of IEC by DGFT, the IEC data though transmitted by DGFT to ICEGATE (Customs) is not accepted by ICEGATE (Customs) due to some transmission errors. As a result, the IEC holder is unable to export/ import using this IEC.
Members may please note the following;
S No |
Status |
Action to be taken |
1 |
Application has been received in the DGFT |
Wait for 4 days for processing by RA |
2 |
IEC application rejected |
Please re-submit the application after complying with the deficiencies raised by the RA. There will be no need to pay the fee again. |
3 |
IEC transmitted to ICEGATE, yet to be accepted by ICEGATE |
Wait for 3 days for IEC to be successfully accepted by ICEGATE |
4 |
IEC successfully registered at DGFT and accepted by ICEGATE |
IEC ready for use |
This is for your information.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR