IEC No: Exempted Categories
2.8
Following categories of importers or exporters are exempted from obtaining IEC number:
(i) Importers covered by clause 3(1) [except sub-clauses (e) and (l)] and exporters covered by clause 3(2) [except sub-clauses (i) and (k)] of Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases) Order, 1993.
(ii) Ministries / Departments of Central or State Government.
(iii) Persons importing or exporting goods for personal use not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture.
(iv) Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Nepal, Myanmar through Indo-Myanmar border areas and China (through Gunji, Namgaya Shipkila and Nathula ports), provided CIF value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian Rs.25, 000. In case of Nathula port, the applicable value ceiling will be Rs. 100,000.
However, exemption from obtaining IEC number shall not be applicable for export of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipments and Technologies (SCOMET) as listed in Appendix- 3, Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) except in case of exports by category (ii) above.
(v) Following permanent IEC numbers shall be used by non-commercial PSUs and categories of importers / exporters mentioned against them for import / export purposes:
| S.No | Code Number | Categories of Importers / Exporters |
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| 1. | 0100000011 | All Ministries / Departments of Central Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them. |
| 2. | 0100000029 | All Ministries / Departments of any State Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them. |
| 3. | 0100000037 | Diplomatic personnel, Counselor officers in India and officials of UNO and its specialised agencies. |
| 4. | 0100000045 | Indians returning from / going abroad and claiming benefit under Baggage Rules. |
| 5. | 0100000053 | Persons / Institutions / Hospitals importing or exporting goods for personnel use, not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture. |
| 6. | 0100000061 | Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Nepal |
| 7. | 0100000070 | Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Myanmar through Indo-Myanmar border areas |
| 8. | 0100000088 | Ford Foundation |
| 9. | 0100000096 | Importers importing goods for display or use in fairs / exhibitions or similar events under provisions of ATA carnet. This IEC number can also be used by importers importing for exhibitions/fairs as per Para 2.29 of HBPv1. |
| 10. | 0100000100 | Director, National Blood Group Reference Laboratory, Bombay or their authorized offices. |
| 11. | 0100000126 | Individuals / Charitable Institution / Registered NGOs importing goods, which have been exempted from Customs duty under Notification issued by Ministry of Finance for bonafide use by victims affected by natural calamity. |
| 12. | 0100000134 | Persons importing / exporting permissible goods as notified from time to time, from / to China through Gunji, Namgaya Shipkila and Nathula ports, subject to value ceilings of single consignment as given in Para 2.8(iv) above. |
| 13 | 0100000169 | Non-commercial imports and exports by entities who have been authorized by Reserve Bank of India. |