Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110 011
Public Notice No. 76(RE-2013)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated the 27th of November, 2014
Subject: Amendment in ANF 2A of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms), 2009-2014.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (2009-2014), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends the ANF
2A [ Application Form for Issue / Modification in Importer Exporter Code Number
(IEC)] Handbook of Procedure Vol. I (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms),
2009-2014 and further notifies that:
- The existing form ANF 2A is being replaced by another format as attached
herewith. The existing form exists in physical format as well as in online
format. Application for new Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) w.e.f. 01.01.2015 will
have to be filed in online mode only, along with all requisite documents.
- After receipt of applications complete in all respects, the decision
regarding grant or refusal of IEC will be taken and communicated by the
concerned Regional Authorities (RA) of DGFT within two working days.
- The facility of filing online application for IEC will also be available
through e-biz portal of DIPP, after its integration with DGFT’s system.
2. Effect of Public Notice:
The existing form ANF 2A, is being replaced by another format, online filing of
which along with all requisite documents will be mandatory w.e.f 01.01.2015, and
decision regarding grant or refusal of IEC will be conveyed within two working
days by the concerned jurisdictional RA. Facility of filing online application
for IEC will also be available on the e-biz portal of DIPP, after its
integration with DGFT’s system.
(Pravir Kumar)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E.Mail:[email protected]
[F.No.01/93/180/20/AM-13/ PC-2(B)]
ANF 2A
APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUE/MODIFICATION IN IMPORTER EXPORTER
CODE(IEC) NUMBER
Part A
- Please read the detailed guidelines before filling up this form. Click
here to read the guidelines.
- Click here for information about requisite documents to be
uploaded.
The documents should be uploaded in digital format–GIF, JPEG size not
exceeding 5MB.
- Ensure that the requisite documents are legible before uploading.
Applicant Details |
i. Name of entity in whose name IEC is required
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ii. Address: (Registered
Office Address is required in case of Companies/ Head Office Address is
required for all other categories)
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/Locality:
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State:
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District:
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City:
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PIN Code:
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iii Landline telephone no.,
if any (with area code)
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iv Mobile No.
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Primary Mobile No.
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Other Mobile No, if any |
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v Email ID / Website Address:
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Primary Email ID
(for correspondence with DGFT): |
Alternate Email ID, if any: |
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Website (if any): |
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FAX No.(if any, with area code) |
vi Nature of concern / entity (Please
tick relevant category):
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o Proprietorship
o Partnership
o Limited Liability
Partnership
o Private limited
o Public Limited
o Govt. undertaking
o Section 25 Company
o Registered Society
o Trust
o HUF
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vii:(a) Preferred Activities :
(Please tick the relevant category)
vii.(b) Others (please
specify):
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Merchant Exporter
Manufacturer Exporter
Service Provider
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1. Name of the account holder
2. Account Number:
3. Name of the Bank:
4. Branch address of the Bank:
5. IFS Code : |
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SUBMIT HERE TO PROCEED FURTHER |
Enter Registration Code: (As received on mobile/ email provided as above) and
continue: |
Part B : Branch Details
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i Enter number of Branches/ Divisions/Units/Factories located in
India and abroad:
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ii Address of Branches, Divisions, Units, Factories located in India
and abroad
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/Locality:
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State:
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District:
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City:
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PIN Code:
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Part C : Please fill in the following details:
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Part C 1 In case the entity is a Proprietor firm :
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1.a) Name of Proprietor
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b) Residential Address
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/Locality:
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State:
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District:
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City:
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PIN Code:
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c) Aadhar Card Number, if available:
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Part C 2: In case the entity is Partnership firm
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1.PAN details of the entity
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Name as in PAN
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Date of Incorporation (DD/MM/YYYY)
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PAN
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2. Enter the number of partners in the Partnership Firm :
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3. Fill in the following details for each partner:
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a. Name as in PAN
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b Father’s name
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c. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
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d. Residential Address of the Partner:
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/ Locality:
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State:
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District:
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City:
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PIN Code:
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e. Mobile No.
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f. PAN:
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g. Aadhar Card Number, if available
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Part C 3: In case the entity is a Limited Liability Partnership/
Private/ Public/Govt. Undertaking / Section 25 Company:
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1.PAN details
of the firm:
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Name as in PAN
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Date of Incorporation
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PAN
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2. LLPIN /CIN (whichever is applicable)
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3. Registration Certification No.
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4. Enter the number of Partners/Directors in the Firm/Company :
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5. Fill in the following details for each Partner/Director: |
a. Name |
b PAN |
c. Director Identity Number
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d. Aadhar Card Number, if available
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Part C 4: In case the entity is a Registered Society/Trust**
**( Individuals
/Charitable institutions/ Registered NGOs importing goods, which have
been exempted from Customs duty under Notification issued by the
Ministry of Finance for bonafide use by victims affected by natural
calamity may refer to the para 2.03 of handbook of procedure and use
Permanent IEC No 0100000134) |
1. PAN details
of the Society/Trust:
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Name as in PAN
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Date of Incorporation
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PAN
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2. Registration Number:
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3. Details of the Secretary/ Chief Executive of the Society; or
Managing Trustee of the Trust
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a. Name as in PAN
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b. Residential Address
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/ Locality:
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State:
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District
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City
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PIN
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c. Aadhar Card No. if available
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Part C 5: In case the entity is a HUF
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1. PAN details
of the Entity:
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Name as in PAN
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Date of Incorporation
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PAN
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2.Details of the Karta
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a. Name as in PAN
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b. Residential Address
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Flat/Plot/Block No.:
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Street/Area/ Locality:
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State:
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District
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City
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PIN
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3. Aadhar Card Details, if available
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Part D: DECLARATION/UNDERTAKING
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I/We hereby certify that :
A. the entity for whom the application has been made have not been
penalized under any of the following Acts (as amended from time to
time):
(i) The Customs Act, 1962,
(ii) The Central Excise Act 1944,
(iii) Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, and
(iv) The Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999;
(v) The Conservation of Foreign Exchange, Prevention of Smuggling
Activities Act, 1974
B. none of the Directors / Partners /
Proprietor / Karta / Trustees of the company /firm /HUF/Trust, (as the
case may be), is/are a Director(s) / Partner(s) / Proprietor / Karta /
Trustee in any other Company/ firm / entity which is on the Denied
Entity List (DEL) of DGFT;
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C. neither the Registered Office of the company / Head Office of the
firm / nor any of its Branch Office(s)/ Unit(s)/ Division(s) has been
declared a defaulter and has otherwise been made ineligible for
undertaking import / export under any of the provisions of the Policy;
D. we have not obtained nor applied for issuance of an Importer
Exporter Code Number in the name of our Registered / Head Office to any
other Licensing Authority
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I/We undertake to abide by the provisions of the Foreign Trade
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended from time to time,
the Rules and Orders framed there under, the Foreign Trade Policy, the
Handbook of Procedures and the ITC (HS) Classification of Export &
Import Items.
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3.
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I/We fully understand that if any information furnished in the
application is found incorrect or false will render me/us liable for any
penal action or other consequences as may be prescribed in law or
otherwise warranted.
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4.
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I/We hereby declare that the particulars and the statements made in
this application are true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge
and belief and nothing has been concealed or withheld therefrom.
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I hereby certify that I am authorized to verify and sign this
declaration as per Paragraph 9.06 of the Foreign Trade Policy.
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Tick the box as acceptance of declaration/ undertaking and fill in the
details below.
Place:
Date:
Name of the applicant*:
Designation:
Official Address:
Telephone/Mobile No:
Email of the applicant:
PAN of the signatory applicant*:
CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD DOCUMENTS AND THE APPLICATION FORM
Part E:
1. Click HERE to review the information submitted and check the documents uploaded. Ensure that all requisite columns are filled in and legible copies of requisite
documents have been uploaded.
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2. Click HERE to pay the fees.
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3. Select the Jurisdictional RA to submit the IEC application :
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4. Click HERE to digitally sign* and submit the application form online to Jurisdictional RA.
OR
Click HERE to print the filled up application form.
The print out of the application form duly signed* may then be
submitted either, through post or handed over physically in the office
of the concerned Jurisdictional RA’s office.
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Note* Application has to be signed by Proprietor/ Managing Partner/ Designated Partner /Director/Secretary or Chief Executive of the Society/ Managing Trustee / Karta as the case may be.
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DETAILED GUIDELINES FOR ISSUE / MODIFICATION OF IMPORT EXPORT CODE NUMBER (IEC)
I Who needs to apply: All who intend to import/export, are required to have an
IEC. However certain categories of Importer/ Exporter are exempted from those
obtaining IEC. The list of such categories of such categories is at paragraph
2.03 of Handbook of Procedure.
Click Here to see the exempted categories
II Application Process:
Step 1
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Click on the link "Online IEC application" on DGFT website
http://dgft.gov.in.
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Step 2
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Fill up Applicant Details in Part A
and submit.
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Step 3
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Registration Code will be sent at the email and / mobile number
provided by the applicant. It will enable the applicant to fill further
details in the Application form. Remember or write down the Registration
Code at any safe place. This may be required in case of deficiency note
requiring refilling of information/documents.
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Step 4
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Fill in relevant columns in Part B and C.
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Step 5
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The Declaration/Undertaking as in Part D may be read carefully and the box underneath it may be ticked as token of having read and accepted the
Declaration/ Undertaking. The details of the signatory applicant may also be filled thereafter.
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Step 6
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The digital photograph, requisite documents (as detailed below) and the application form may then be uploaded.
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Step 7
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In Part E,
review the information submitted and check to ensure that documents
uploaded are legible and then pay the application/modification fee.
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Step 8
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Select the concerned Jurisdictional Regional Authority. Details of appropriate Regional Authority are also available at http://dgft.gov.in/
exim/2000 /map. html.
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Step 9
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Filing application along with the requisite documents ‘online’ is mandatory. Those with digital signatures can sign the application form digitally and submit it
to Jurisdictional RA.
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OTHERS
Take a print out of the complete form. The duly signed application form is then
required to be submitted through post or handed over in the office of the
concerned Jurisdictional Regional Authority. |
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Step 10
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On submission of the form, a confirmatory message/sms of receipt
would be sent on the registered email/ mobile number.
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Step 11
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After processing of documents/details an e–IEC will be generated and
sent through e-mail.
Or a deficiency letter would be sent on
e-mail.
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Step:12
NOTE
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Deficiency can be removed by re-login onto the "Online IEC
application" on DGFT website and filling the form afresh with
appropriate application fee.
Applicants seeking modification in IEC, please check instructions in
Para (VI) of the detailed guidelines.
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III. IEC application fee for new IEC OR amendment in existing IEC is Rs.500/-
IV Mode of Payment of application fee:
• For payment of fee the applicant can use the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT
from the bank account of the applicant) mode or pay through his credit /debit
card.
• For Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), the Applicant should have a Net Banking
Account with one of the following designated banks:
i. HDFC Bank
ii. ICICI Bank
iii. Bank of India
iv. State Bank of India
v. Central Bank of India
vi. Punjab National Bank
vii. IDBI viii. Axis Bank
ix. Union Bank of India
x. Oriental Bank of Commerce
V: Tick and upload the requisite documents as detailed below:
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A
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Proprietor-ship
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• Digital Photograph (3x3cms) of the Proprietor.
• Copy of PAN card of the
Proprietor.
• Copy of Passport (first & last page)/Voter’s I-Card/ Driving Licence/UID (Aadhar card) (any one of these).
• Sale deed in case business
premise is self-owned or
Rental/Lease Agreement, in case office
is rented/ leased.
• Bank Certificate as per Annexure-I / Cancelled Cheque bearing
pre-printed name of applicant and A/C No.
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B
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Partnership firm
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• Digital Photograph (3x3cms) of the Managing Partner.
• Copy of PAN card of
Managing Partner.
• Copy of Passport (first & last page)/Voter’s I-Card /UID (Aadhar
Card) /Driving Licence (any one of these) of the Managing Partner.
• Copy of Partnership Deed.
• Sale deed in case business premises is self-owned or Rental / Lease
Agreement, in case office space are rented/ leased.
• Bank Certificate as per Annexure-I /Cancelled Cheque bearing
pre-printed name of Managing Partner & A/C No.
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C
Government Undertaking
Public Limited Company
Private Limited Company
Section 25 Company
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Limited
Liability Partnership
Firm
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• Digital Photograph (3x3cms) of the Designated Partner.
• Copy of PAN card of
Designated Partner in case of LLP firm/Director of the Company signing
the application.
• Copy of Passport (first & last page)/Voter’s I-Card /UID (Aadhar
Card) /Driving Licence (any one of these)
of the Managing Partner/Director
signing the application.
• Registration certificate of the firm/Company
• Sale deed in case business premises is self-owned or Rental / Lease
Agreement, in case office space is rented/ leased.
• Bank Certificate as per Annexure-I /Cancelled Cheque bearing
pre-printed name of Designated Partner/ Director of the company signing
the application & A/C No
• Memorandum of Articles of Association in case of Section 25
Company.
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Registered Society
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• Digital Photograph (3x3cms) of the signatory applicant/Secretary or
Chief Executive.
• Copy of PAN card of the Secretary or Chief Executive signing the
application.
• Copy of Passport (first & last page)/Voter’s I-Card /UID (Aadhar Card) /Driving Licence (any one of these) of the Secretary or Chief Executive/ Managing Trustee signing the application.
• Sale deed in case business premises is self-owned or Rental / Lease Agreement, in case office space is rented/leased.
• Copy of the Trust Deed/ Memorandum of Association
• Registration Certificate of the Society /Trust
• Bank Certificate as per Annexure-I /Cancelled Cheque bearing
pre-printed name of the Secretary or Chief Executive signing the
application and A/C No.
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Trust
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E
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HUF
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• Digital Photograph (3x3cms) of the Karta.
• Copy of PAN card of the Karta.
• Copy of Passport (first & last page)/Voter’s I-Card/ Driving
Licence/UID (Aadhar card) (any
one of these) of the Karta.
• Sale deed in case business premise is
self-owned or
Rental/Lease Agreement, in case office is rented/ leased.
• Bank Certificate as per Annexure-I/ Cancelled Cheque bearing
pre-printed name of applicant and A/C No.
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VI Modification in Import Export Code (IEC) number*
(*Before seeking modification in IEC, kindly carry out necessary modifications
in other requisite/supporting documents, and these documents may be uploaded as
requisite proof of changes made.)
1. For Modification, enter the IEC Number :
2. Click here, to modify and update the existing details as in Part A,B and C
3. Declaration /Undertaking as in Part D may be accepted and details there under
may be filled. Thereafter, the requisite documents and the application form may
be uploaded.
4. In Part E,
(i) Review the information submitted and check the documents uploaded.
(ii) Pay application fee of Rs 500/- for modification in the IEC number.
(iii)Select the Jurisdictional RA to submit the form.
(iv)Digitally sign and submit the application form online to Jurisdictional RA
OR
Print the filled up application form.The duly signed printed version of the
filled up application form may then be submitted either, through post or handed
over physically in the office of the concerned Jurisdictional RA’s office.
FORMAT OF BANK CERTIFICATE FOR ISSUANCE OF IEC
(To be issued on the official letter head of the Bank)
Ref No. ...........................
To
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(Name and address of the issuing authority)
Sir/ Madam
…………….......................................................................................
(Name of the bank/branch) certify that
M/s...................................................................... (Name
and Address of the account holder) is/ are maintaining a Savings Bank Account /
Current Account (tick whichever is applicable) No. ........................ with
us, since .................. ...
Affix
Passport
Size
Photograph of the applicant
Note: The photograph as affixed and attested is of the account holder.
(Signature of the issuing authority)
(Not below the rank of Manager)
Name ...............................
Designation ………………
IFS Code of the issuing bank:
Date: ...................
Place: ...................
(Banks’ Stamp)
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