No:CLE/HO-POL/CIRCULAR/2017

March 10,2017

Members of the Council

Sub : Modification/ change of Branch Office/ Head Office/ Registered Office address in Import Export Code Number Certificate (IEC) – Applications to be now submitted to DGFT office whose jurisdiction falls in new address

Dear Sir,

The DGFT has issued a Public Notice No.59/(2015-2020) dated 21/2/17 making some amendments in the Handbook of Procedure (2015-2020) pertaining to submission of application for amendments in IEC certificate. This public notice state that when an IEC holder seeks modification/change of Head Office/Registered Office address in its IEC and which involves a shift in its jurisdictional RA (Regional Authority i.e. local office of DGFT) , a request to that effect will have to be made to the new RA, to whose jurisdiction the applicant is shifting its office As per earlier provisions, the application had to be submitted to DGFT office whose jurisdiction falls in the old address of the applicant.

The old and amended provisions are given below for your ready reference.

HBP Para/ Public Notice / Appendix	Provision	Revised Provision
2.14 A	When an IEC holder seeks modification/change of Branch Office/Head Office/Registered Office address in its IEC and which involves a shift in its jurisdictional RA, a request to that effect will have to be made to RA concerned under whose jurisdiction the applicant exists. On the basis of this request, the RA (custodian of the IEC file till now) will process such requests and amend IEC, if found appropriate, under intimation to the RA under whose jurisdiction the applicant wants transfer. The new RA shall allow the person in its new address to carry out necessary functions and also apply for eligible benefits as per FTP	When an IEC holder seeks modification/ change of Head Office/ Registered Office address in its IEC and which involves a shift in its jurisdictional RA, a request to that effect will have to be made to the new RA, to whose jurisdiction the applicant is shifting its office. The new RA shall make appropriate amendments, based on documents submitted to it by the applicant. The new RA will also separately inform the RA, who had initially issued the IEC, of the changes made in the concerned IEC. Thereafter, the new RA shall allow the applicant to carry out necessary functions and also apply for eligible benefits as per FTP through its office.

Thanks & regards,

R.Ramesh Kumar
Executive Director

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