In what may be seen as a two-pronged strategy of the government, the director general of foreign trade has decided to revamp its systems involved in the collection and collation of the export ...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has started operationalising online filing of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) applications, online processing and issue of e-IECs in digital format.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced that it will not allow exports/imports without standard Unit Quantity Codes (UQCs) from November 1, 2020. The directorate has taken this ...

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