Online filing · IEC
Get your Import-Export Code.
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About the business
A few essentials to file your IEC on the DGFT portal. Document collection follows by email.
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Business
Legal name of the business
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PAN
Business PAN
For a proprietorship, this is the proprietor's personal PAN.
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Address
Registered business address
iv.
Activity
What will you import or export?
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Entity
What type of entity is the business?
Why we ask this
The Import Export Code is a 10-digit identifier issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). It's mandatory for any cross-border trade — customs won't clear a shipment without one, and banks won't process foreign remittances either. The code carries life-time validity but must be confirmed once each year on the DGFT portal, otherwise it gets deactivated. The IEC is tied to the business PAN, so the legal name, PAN and basic business details are what the application needs first.
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