EDI system for DGFT and Customs
16th Nov. 1999

Exporters and importers in India can now file their applications and know about its status electronically. The Director General of Foreign Trade office, in a move towards the e-commerce has launched a project that would connect through electronic network the DGFT and the Customs. This will facilitate exchange of information between the two organisations and will lead to substantial saving of time as logging of DEEC book will also take place electronically along with the Shipping Bill. The move is hoped to be a forerunner to the establishment of Electronic Data Interchange with other agencies, such as Banks and Ports, having an interface with the exporters. As a first step towards achieving this goal, it has been decided to setup a complete data base of IE codes issued in favour of all the Importers / Exporters. To change or update the entries already made in the certificate for IEC code numbers, the members have to log on to DGFT homepage www.nic.in/eximpol and link to IEC online addition/updation section.