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Facility of Electronic Filing of Applications in the Office of Zonal JT.D.G.F.T., Mumbai and same day issue of licenses to Non-status holders.

This office has introduced the facility of Electronic Filing of Applications for licences with effect from 21/1/2000. Initially this facility was extended only to status holders like Export House/ Trading House/ Star Trading House/ Super Star Trading House.

Now the relevant software has been installed in this office to enable the filing of DEPB and Advance License applications by non-status holders and Green Card holders also. The firms interested in using this facility are requested to follow the following procedure :
 

Trade Notice No.4 dated 02/07/2001 issued by this office is followed. In case any deficiency is found, it will be communicated to the party on the same day.
Exporters are invited to participate in this scheme at the earliest as e-filing of applications is an important step towards the fully automated export import management system based on EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) envisaged by the DGFT. Participating exporters will have the benefit of being assured of receiving error free licenses on the same day as the hard copies of the applications are submitted in this office. In case of any difficulty, please feel free to take the help of the Export Facilitation Center in this office. We welcome queries, feedback and suggestions from exporters regarding this scheme through e-mail at zjdgft@dgftmum.bom.nic.in.

WITH EFFECT FROM 01/09/2001 THE SAME DAY LICENSING FACILITY WOULD BE EXTENDED ONLY TO THE APPLICATIONS, WHICH ARE FILED ELECTRONICALLY.

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(SUBRAT RATHO)
ZONAL JOINT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
& ADDITIONAL EXPORT COMMISSIONER,MUMBAI-400020.