प्रक्रिया पुस्तिक के पैरा 2.08 में संशोधन के संबंध में।
DGFT public notice · 20 Nov 2025
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[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I]
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 32 /2025-26 New Delhi, Dated: 20ᵗʰ November, 2025
Subject: Amendment to Para 2.08 of the Handbook of Procedures-reg.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Para 2.08 of the Handbook of the Procedures 2023 with immediate effect.
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The details earlier required to be filed in ANF-1A have now been incorporated in the ANF-2A. Accordingly, ANF-1A stands deleted and ANF-2A is revised with immediate effect. The revised ANF-2A is attached as Annexure - I
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Para 2.08 (c) of the HBP 2023 is amended as follows:
| Para No. | Existing Provision | Revised Provision |
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| 2.08 (c) | The applicant is required to submit online application with the following details/documents (scanned copies to be uploaded) along with the IEC application; | The details submitted in the IEC application shall be validated through online integration with records maintained by relevant Ministries/Departments/Organisations/Banks, wherever feasible. Further, the applicant is required to submit the following details/documents (scanned copies to be uploaded), unless specifically exempted by the system during the online application process: |
| 2.08 (d) | RAs would conduct post-verification of online IECs as per the guidelines. | The guidelines for the conduct of post-verification of Online IECs will be issued by DGFT Headquarters from time to time. |
Para 2.08(c) (i) and 2.08(c) (ii) of the HBP 2023 remain unchanged.
Effect of the Public Notice: ANF-1A has been merged with the revised ANF-2A, and Para 2.08 (c) and Para 2.08(d) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 is amended to enable electronic verification of details submitted in the IEC application, post verification of Online IECs, and to update the corresponding document submission requirements.
(Ajay Bhadoo) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[File No.01/93/180/20/AM-13/PC-II (B)/ [E-5200]
Annexure-I
| ANF – 2A | ||||||||||||||
| Application form for issuance/ Updation of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) | ||||||||||||||
| Please Note: The process of application for IEC is completely electronic and paperless. Applicant(s) may please navigate to the DGFT Website (https://dgft.gov.in) □ Apply for IEC or Update IEC links to apply for a new IEC or update an existing IEC. The given ANF-2A is provided here for reference purposes. No paper copies or scanned copies of this ANF form are to be submitted to any Office(s) of DGFT. | ||||||||||||||
| Applicant Details | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Name of the Concern/ Firm | |||||||||||||
| ii. | Address: (Registered Office Address is required in case of Companies/Head Office Address is required for all other categories) | Address Line 1: | ||||||||||||
| Address Line 2: | ||||||||||||||
| State: | District: | |||||||||||||
| City: | PIN Code: | |||||||||||||
| iii. Mobile No. | ||||||||||||||
| Landline No. | ||||||||||||||
| iv. Email ID | ||||||||||||||
| v. Nature of concern / Firm (Please tick relevant category): | o | Proprietorship | ||||||||||||
| c | Partnership | |||||||||||||
| o | Limited Liability Partnership | |||||||||||||
| o | Private Limited | |||||||||||||
| o | Public Limited | |||||||||||||
| o | Govt. Undertaking | |||||||||||||
| o | One Person Company | |||||||||||||
| o | Registered Society | |||||||||||||
| o | Trust | |||||||||||||
| o | HUF | |||||||||||||
| o | Foreign Limited Liability Partnership | |||||||||||||
| o | Foreign Company Registered (in India) | |||||||||||||
| o | Others | |||||||||||||
| vi. Permanent Account Number (PAN) of Concern/ Firm | ||||||||||||||
| vii. Name as per PAN Database | ||||||||||||||
| viii. Date of Birth / Incorporation Date | ||||||||||||||
| ix. CIN / LLPIN | ||||||||||||||
| x. GSTIN Number (Mandatory) | ||||||||||||||
| □ I don't have GSTIN Number. | ||||||||||||||
| Turn Over Details for the preceding three financial years: | ||||||||||||||
| Financial Year | Annual Domestic Turnover (Rs. Lakhs) | Annual Export Turnover (Rs. Lakhs) | ||||||||||||
| xi. (a)Category of Exporter: (Please tick the relevant category) | o | Merchant Exporter | ||||||||||||
| o | Manufacturer Exporter | |||||||||||||
| c | Merchant Cum Manufacturer Exporter | |||||||||||||
| o | Service Provider | |||||||||||||
| o | Other | |||||||||||||
| (b)Others (please specify): | ||||||||||||||
| Whether the firm is located in Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? | Yes [] | No [] | ||||||||||||
| Whether the firm is located in Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme, Electronic Hardware | Yes [] | No [] | ||||||||||||
| Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme, Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme or Bio- Technology Park (BTP) scheme)? | ||||||||||||||
| Branch Details | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Enter number of Branches/Divisions/Units/Factories located in India: | |||||||||||||
| ii. | Address of Branches, Divisions, Units, Factories located in India: | GSTIN Number: | ||||||||||||
| Address Line1: | ||||||||||||||
| Address Line 2: | ||||||||||||||
| State: | District: | |||||||||||||
| City: | PIN Code: | |||||||||||||
| iii. | Whether the branch is located in Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? | Yes [] | No [] | |||||||||||
| iv. | Whether the branch is located in Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme, Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme, Software Technology Park (STP) Scheme or Bio- Technology Park (BTP) scheme)? | Yes [] | No [] | |||||||||||
| v. | Is Active Branch? | |||||||||||||
| Details of Proprietor/Partner/Director/Karta/Managing Trustee(s): | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Name as per PAN database | |||||||||||||
| ii. | Date of birth as per PAN | |||||||||||||
| iii. | Title | Shri [] | Smt [] | |||||||||||
| iv. | Name | |||||||||||||
| v. | Father Name | |||||||||||||
| vi. | PAN | |||||||||||||
| vii. | Director Identity Number (DIN) (in case of Company) | |||||||||||||
| viii. | []Is the Director a Foreign National? | Passport Number: ___________________ | ||||||||||||
| ix. | Residential Address | Address Line 1: | ||||||||||||
| Address Line 2: | ||||||||||||||
| State: | District: | |||||||||||||
| City: | PIN Code: | |||||||||||||
| x. | Mobile Number | |||||||||||||
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- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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- 20 Nov 2025
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