| Date: |
20-09-2021
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| Notification No: |
Trade Notice 18/2021-2022
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| Issuing Authority: |
DGFT
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| Type: |
Trade Notice
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| File No: |
File No. 01/02/30/AM-22/EG&TF |
| Subject: |
De-Activation of IECs not updated on the DGFT
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Trade Notice 18/2021-2022
Dated: 20th September 2021
To,
1. All IEC Holders/Members of Trade
2.
DGFT Regional Authorities
3. Export Promotion Councils/Commodity Boards/
other Industry Associations
Subject: De-Activation of IECs not updated on the
DGFT
This Trade Notice is being issued in reference to the Notification No.
58/2015-2020 dated 12.02.2021, 11/2015-2020 dated 01.07.2021 and 16/2015-2020
dated 09.08.2021 whereby it was mandated by DGFT to all IEC holders to ensure
that details in their IEC is updated electronically every year during
April-June period (for which no user charges will be borne by the IEC
holder). Based on representations received from the IEC holders who had not
updated their IECs, the period of updation was extended upto 31st July 2021 and
subsequently to 31st August 2021.
2. In continuation to the aforementioned
notification and as per para 2.05(e) of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), IECs
which are not yet updated shall now be de-activated. This de-activation
activity is being initiated in a phased manner.
3. All IECs which have not
been updated after 01.01.2005 shall be de-activated with effect from
06.10.2021. The list of such IECs may be seen at the given link (https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=dgft-ra ). The concerned IEC holders are
provided one final opportunity to update their IEC in this interim period
till 05.10.2021, failing which the given IECs shall be de-activated from
06.10.2021. Any IEC where an online updation application has been submitted
but are pending with the DGFT RA for approval shall be excluded from the
de-activation list.
4. It may further be noted that any IEC so de-activated,
would have the opportunity for automatic re-activation without any manual
intervention or a physical visit to the DGFT RA. For IEC re-activation after
06.10.2021, the said IEC holder may navigate to the DGFT website and update
their IEC online. Upon successful updation the given IEC shall be activated
again and transmitted accordingly to Customs system with the updated status.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
(Issued from File No. 01/02/30/AM-22/EG&TF)
Md. Moin Afaque
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
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