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GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
NEW DELHI
NOTIFICATION
NO. 34/2015-20, Dated: January 29, 2016
Subject:
Amendment in para 2.05 (c) of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20)
In
exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with
paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from
time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the existing para 2.05 (c)
of Foreign Trade Policy(2015-20) and introduces a new provision, part (d) under
para 2.05. The existing para reads as under:
2.05 Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
(c) Briefly, following are the
requisite details /documents (scanned copies) to be submitted/ uploaded along
with the application for IEC:
(i) Details of the entity seeking
the IEC:
(1) PAN of the business entity in
whose name Import/Export would be done (Applicant individual in case of
Proprietorship firms).
(2) Address Proof of the applicant
entity.
(3) LLPIN /CIN/ Registration
Certification Number (whichever is applicable).
(4) Bank account details of the
entity. Cancelled cheque bearing entity’s preprinted name or Bank certificate
in prescribed format ANF-2A (I).
(ii) Details of the Proprietor/
Partners/ Directors/ Secretary or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing
Trustee of the entity:
(1) PAN (for all categories)
(2) DIN/DPIN (in case of Company
/LLP firm)
(iii) Details of the signatory
applicant:
(1) Identity proof
(2) PAN
(3) Digital photograph
2.
After amendment para 2.05 (c) would read as under:
2.05 Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
(c) Only the following are required
to be uploaded along with the application for IEC with immediate effect:
(1) Digital photograph of the
signatory applicant;
(2) Copy of the PAN card of the
business entity in whose name Import/Export would be done (Applicant individual
in case of Proprietorship firms);
(3) Cancelled cheque bearing
entity’s pre-printed name or Bank certificate in prescribed format ANF-2A(I)
3.
The new insertion, part (d) under Para 2.05 would read as under:
(d) Only online application for IEC
/modification in IEC can be made by applicants through digital signature
(Class-II or Class-III) with effect from 1.4.2016.
4.
Effect of this Notification: From the date of this notification only two
documents are required to be uploaded /submitted along with the digital
photograph while applying for IEC. Further, applications for IEC/ modification
in IEC can be made only in online mode by applicants through digital signatures
with effect from 1.4.2016.
[F.No.01/89/180/20/AM-13/PC-2 (B)]
(Anup
Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade