DGFT trade notice Trade Notice No. 28/2026-27 · 16 Sept 2026
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Revision in Timeline for Issuance of PSIC and One-time Relaxation for Issuance of Backlog PSICs-reg.
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade revises the timeline for Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate issuance. Recognized Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies must generate and issue the certificate within two days from the inspection date. Agencies must upload the certificate from the same country where the inspection occurs. The authority provides a one-time seven-day relaxation for agencies to clear backlog certificates for inspections conducted before 25 August 2026. This relaxation addresses system restrictions that prevented earlier issuance. All other provisions from Trade Notice 22/2026-27 remain in effect.
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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Dated: September 16, 2026
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
To,
Trade Notice No. 28/2026-27
Subject: Revision in Timeline for Issuance of PSIC and One-time Relaxation for Issuance of Backlog PSICs-reg.
Kind attention is invited to earlier Trade Notice No. 22/2026-27 dated 25.08.2026 regarding enhancements in the Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency (PSIA)/Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) process.
i. One-time transitional arrangement for issuance of PSICs
A one-time relaxation of seven days from the date of issuance of this trade notice is hereby provided to the recognized PSIAs for clearing the backlog PSICs pertaining to inspections conducted prior to 25.08.2026, where such certificates could not be issued due to system restrictions introduced pursuant to the aforesaid Trade Notice.
ii. Revision in timeline for issuance of PSIC
Para 2(ii) of Trade Notice No. 22/2026-27 dated 25.08.2026 shall stand substituted with the following:
"The PSIC shall be generated and issued within 2 days from the date of inspection. The system shall permit generation and issuance of the PSIC only within the prescribed timeline. The PSIC uploading shall be done from the same geographical location/country where inspection is carried out."
This issues with the approval of the DG, DGFT.
MANOJ KUMAR MEENA
Digitally signed by MANOJ KUMAR MEENA
Date: 2026.09.16 16:57:14 +05'30'
(Manoj Kumar Meena)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/02/103/AM-26/EG&TF)
