Import Export Code ready for trade
Get the business, bank and address records aligned for a PAN-based DGFT identifier—and understand what must still happen before the first shipment.
- Professional fee
- From ₹1,769
- Working timeline
- Confirmed after record and validation review
- Government charges
- Shown before payment
Built for
Commercial importers and exporters
Best when
Goods will cross India's border
Do you actually need
an IEC?
Goods trade usually does. Service exports and product approvals need a more careful answer.
Importing goods
Commercial goods imports ordinarily use IEC across customs and banking records.
Exporting goods
IEC identifies the exporter before product, port and shipment requirements are completed.
Exporting services
IEC is generally needed only where a Foreign Trade Policy benefit or another requirement calls for it.
Adding export registrations
APEDA e-RCMC, AD code and regulated-product approvals are separate steps built on the IEC.
IEC
One PAN-based trade identity.
IEC is an identifier—not permission for every product.
Restricted or regulated goods can still need licences, testing, customs registration, export-council membership and destination-country approvals.
What you receive,
ready to use.
We check whether IEC is actually needed, align the applicant, bank and address records, prepare the online application and explain the annual confirmation that keeps it active.
ready for trade.PAN · IEC · DGFT
IEC applicability and exemption check
DGFT profile and current application preparation
PAN, bank and address validation review
Electronic submission support
IEC certificate and annual-update guidance
What must be
in place.
An Indian business constitution with a valid PAN and identifiable principal place of business.
A bank account in the applicant entity's name capable of DGFT/PFMS validation.
A valid email and mobile number for the DGFT profile and OTPs.
Aadhaar e-Sign or suitable digital signature for authentication, depending on the applicant and filing method.
Commercial import or export of goods, or a service-export situation where IEC is required for a Foreign Trade Policy benefit.
DGFT may validate the bank account or business address after submission and controls the final issue and status of the code.
Start with the transaction
IEC and the registrations that follow depend on what crosses the border and why.
| Decision | Goods import | Goods export | Service export |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC position | Ordinarily required | Ordinarily required | Generally not, unless claiming FTP benefits or specifically required |
| Typical next layer | Customs and product controls | AD code, product and export-council rules | Banking, tax and contract records |
| Core evidence | PAN, bank, address, activity | PAN, bank, address, activity | Service and benefit context |
From matched records to
trade identity.
Clean PAN, bank, address and signatory data keeps a simple electronic filing from becoming a correction exercise.
Need and dependency check
Step 1
We handle
Confirm whether IEC is needed and identify later licences such as APEDA, FSSAI, BIS or AD code.
You provide
Share the goods or services, destination, entity type and intended trade route.
Record matching
Step 2
We handle
Check PAN, constitution, address, signatory and bank information for consistency.
You provide
Correct mismatches before the application is authenticated.
DGFT application
Step 3
We handle
Prepare the current online application and review declarations.
You provide
Complete OTP/e-Sign or DSC authentication and approve the information.
Validation and issue
DGFT controlled
We handle
Track status and respond to correctable deficiencies.
You provide
Support bank or address verification if requested.
Activate the trade stack
After issue
We handle
Explain annual confirmation and any product, customs or council registration next steps.
You provide
Keep the IEC profile current and obtain shipment-specific approvals.
A checklist without
the back-and-forth.
We ask only for records or data relevant to your application, review, or audit scope.
- Entity PAN and legal-name details
- Constitution and registration identifiers
- Authorised signatory identity and contact details
- Aadhaar or DSC access for authentication
Before you begin
Use clear PDF, JPG, or PNG files.
Keep address records recent and readable.
Choose the support
you actually need.
Every total separates professional fees, GST, and stated government charges. State stamp duty and exceptional filings may vary.
Standard
Recommended3-5 days
payable now, GST included · + ₹500 government fee at filing
- Professional fee
- ₹1,499
- GST @ 18%
- ₹270
- Payable now
- ₹1,769
- Government charge — at filing
- ₹500
- Full cost of this filing
- ₹2,269
- Eligibility check with a chartered accountant
- Documents prepared, reviewed and filed
- Certificate handed over with the next steps
Not included automatically
- — DGFT government application fee
- — Digital signature, notarisation or record-correction costs
- — AD code registration with a customs port
- — APEDA, FSSAI, BIS, product or restricted-goods authorisations
Costs that can repeat
- — Annual online confirmation or update of IEC details
- — Profile modification when bank, address, branches or ownership details change
- — Reactivation work if IEC is deactivated
- — Separate shipment, customs and product-compliance costs
Lifetime code,
annual confirmation.
IEC does not expire routinely, but its details must be confirmed or updated in DGFT's notified annual window to avoid deactivation.
IEC confirmation/update
Each financial year in DGFT's notified window
Confirm the details even when nothing changed; verify the live deadline before filing.
Profile modification
When particulars change
Keep address, bank, branch and contact information aligned with source records.
Reactivation
If deactivated
Complete the pending update and any required validation before relying on the IEC.
Got questions?
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