[DGFT Public Notice] : Online IEC applications: Operationalisation of the Public Notice No. 76 dated 27/11/2014.

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section (I)

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice. 83/ (RE-2013)/2009-2014

Dated the 30th January, 2015

Subject: Online IEC applications: Operationalisation of the Public Notice No. 76 dated 27/11/2014.

The operationalisation of the mandatory system of online applications for IEC with effect from 01/01/2015 was notified vide Public Notice 76 dated 27/11/2014. This was, however, kept in abeyance vide Public Notice No. 80 dated 6.1.2015.

2. Now, in exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2009-2014), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies operationalisation of the new system of applications for online IEC with effect from 01/02/2015. Applicants having access to net-banking facility with the following ten notified banks, namely, 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, can apply online in the format notified vide Public Notice No. 76 (RE-2013), dated 27/11/2014 as per detailed guidelines laid down in Public Notice No.79 dated 31/12/2014.

3. Applicants who do not have access to net banking through the above banks can submit manual applications for IEC as before (existing prior to 01/02/2015), in physical form in the existing format (ANF-2A) and procedure with documents as prescribed therein, until further notice.

4. Effect of this Public Notice: The new system of online applications for IEC as per the Public Notice No. 76 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated the 27 th November, 2014 will be operationalized with effect from 01/02/2015. The facility of submission of application in manual mode will, however, continue for those applicants who do not have access to net banking facility with the ten notified banks , as listed in Para 2 above. Applicants, applying for IEC in manual mode, may utilise the existing format (ANF 2A, as existing prior to 01/02/2015) and procedure to submit applications to RA’s office with documents as prescribed therein.

(Pravir Kumar)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E.Mail:dgft@nic.in

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