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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce Industry
Directorate General
of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Trade Notice No. 02/2018-19
Date: 11th April, 2018
To
1. All Regional Authorities of Directorate General of Foreign Trade
2.
Members of Trade
Subject: Launch of facility to check status of Importer Exporter Code (IEC)
application made to DGFT
Importer Exporter Code (IEC) is appliedl modified through online portal for
IEC application. It has come to notice of DGFT 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 exportl import using this lEC.
Therefore, for early detection of such cases and timely resolution of such
cases, a facility has been created to check the current status of IEC
application and status of IEC transmission to ICEGA TE. The status query is
based on PAN used in IEC application made to DGFT. The facility to check status
of Import Export Code(lEC) application can be accessed from DGFT website using
Online Application -> IEC -> Know your IEC Status or directly from
http://164.100.128.145:8100/lecStatusReport/ link.
PAN Number and first three letters of Firm Name can be entered to check the
status. Based on the status displayed, action to be taken as mentioned below
| SNo |
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 a DGFT and accepted by ICEGATE |
IEC ready for use |
If status at Sl no 4 is not indicated, the applicant is requested to check
the status of IEC at ICEGA TE 3 days after the transmission to ICEGA TEat the
following link https://www.icegate.gov.inlEnqMod/ and report the problem to
Contact@DGFT, if required.
IEC holders may please note that IEC is ready for Import/ Export of goods
only after IEC details get successfully registered at DGFT and accepted by
ICEGATE(Customs).
File No. 01l021701AM-18/EDI
(K.P Singh)
Deputy Director General of
Foreign Trade
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