Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110 011

Notification No. 34/2015-2020

New Delhi, Dated the 29^th January, 2016

Subject: Amendment in para 2.05 (c) of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20)

S.O. (E): 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:

1. 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).
      
2. 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)
      
3.  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.

(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in

[Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/20/AM-13/PC-2 (B)]