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DGFT, Customs and Export Compliance Support Across India
Advance Authorisation and Advance Licence Services in India
Import eligible raw materials, components and consumables without payment of specified Customs duties against an export obligation.
Dwarkadhish Overseas assists manufacturer exporters and merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturers with Advance Authorisation eligibility, SION and self-declaration applications, input-output calculations, DGFT filing, Customs registration, amendments, revalidation, export-obligation monitoring, clubbing, regularisation, EODC and final Customs closure.
Authorisation
What Is Advance Authorisation?
Advance Authorisation is a duty-exemption scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy.
The DGFT Advance Authorisation scheme allows eligible exporters to import specified inputs duty-free where those inputs are physically incorporated into the exported product, after allowing for normal wastage. Fuel, oil and catalysts consumed or utilised during production may also be permitted where applicable.
The authorisation is normally issued before import and export activity and is subject to:
Approved input-output norms
Minimum value addition
Actual User conditions
Import and export timelines
Product and quantity restrictions
Prescribed record maintenance
Export-obligation fulfilment
EODC and Customs closure
Advance Licence Versus Advance Authorisation
“Advance Licence” is the older and commonly used commercial term. The formal name used under the current Foreign Trade Policy and DGFT portal is:
Advance Authorisation
Both search terms can be used naturally on the website, but official applications, documents and headings should use “Advance Authorisation.”
Can be imported
What Can Be Imported Under Advance Authorisation?
Eligible imports may include:
Raw materials
Components
Intermediates
Parts
Consumables
Packing materials where covered
Fuel
Oil
Catalysts
Inputs physically incorporated in the export product
Inputs consumed during the production process
Eligibility depends on:
Export product
SION or approved norm
Product-specific restriction
Input specifications
Technical characteristics
Quantity
Wastage
Manufacturing process
Pre-import conditions
Actual User restrictions
An input should not be included merely because it is generally used by the factory. It must be permitted under the applicable norm or supported through the relevant norm-fixation route.
Authorisation
Duties Exempted Under Advance Authorisation
Advance Authorisation can provide exemption from specified Customs duties on eligible inputs.
Depending on the applicable Customs notification and transaction, the exemption framework can cover:
Basic Customs Duty
The standard customs duty levied on the assessable value of imported goods under the Customs Tariff Act.
Applicable Additional Customs Duties
Duties levied over and above BCD on specific goods (e.g., Social Welfare Surcharge), as notified for the item category.
Anti-Dumping Duty
A protective duty imposed on imports priced below fair market value to prevent injury to domestic industry.
Safeguard Duty
A temporary duty imposed to protect domestic industry from a sudden surge in imports causing or threatening serious injury.
Other Notified Duty Components
Any additional duty or cess specifically notified by the Government as exempt under the relevant Advance Authorisation notification.
Integrated GST
The GST component levied on imports in lieu of the tax that would apply on a domestic inter-state sale, exempted subject to export obligation conditions.
Compensation Cess
A cess levied on select goods (e.g., luxury, sin, or notified items) under the GST Compensation Cess Act, exempted on qualifying imports under Advance Authorisation.
Important clarification
The benefit is not automatically available for every input or every duty.
The exporter should verify:
- Customs notification
- Input classification
- SION or approved norm
- Pre-import condition
- Actual User condition
- Product-specific restrictions
- Import date
- Authorisation condition sheet
Who Can Apply for Advance Authorisation?
Advance Authorisation may be issued to:
- Manufacturer exporters
- Merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturers
- Merchant-cum-manufacturer exporters
- Eligible intermediate suppliers
- Eligible deemed-export suppliers
- Exporters applying under specialised policy provisions
Where the IEC profile identifies the applicant as a merchant exporter, supporting-manufacturer details are mandatory because the authorisation must be tied to the manufacturing facility using the inputs.
Authorisation
Bases for Issuing Advance Authorisation
Advance Authorisation may be issued on one of the following bases:
Standard Input Output Norms
Where DGFT has notified a SION for the export product.
Self-Declaration
Where no suitable SION exists and the applicant applies with its own proposed input-output details under the prescribed procedure.
Applicant-Specific Prior Norm Fixation
Where the exporter first obtains input-output norms from the Norms Committee and then applies for the authorisation.
Self-Ratification Scheme
Where an eligible exporter and product meet the conditions of the Self-Ratification Scheme. The current FTP recognises SION, self-declaration, prior Norms Committee fixation and Self-Ratification as bases for Advance Authorisation.
What is it
What Is SION?
SION stands for Standard Input Output Norms.
It prescribes the standard quantity and description of inputs permitted for manufacturing a specified quantity of the resultant export product.
A SION entry can specify:
- Export product
- Export quantity
- Permitted inputs
- Input quantity
- Wastage
- Technical conditions
- Input specifications
- Product-specific notes
Before using a SION
The exporter should confirm:
- Product description matches
- ITC-HS classification is appropriate
- Manufacturing process is consistent
- Input specifications are covered
- Quantity and wastage are sufficient
- No prohibited or sensitive input issue exists
- Additional inputs are not being assumed without approval
Self-Declaration Advance Authorisation
Where an applicable SION is unavailable or unsuitable, the applicant may apply on a self-declaration basis with its proposed input-output norms.
The application can require:
- Detailed manufacturing process
- Input-output statement
- Technical characteristics
- Bill of materials
- Consumption records
- Wastage justification
- Production data
- Existing norms or comparable cases
- Chartered Engineer or technical certification where relevant
- Past export and import data
The exporter undertakes to accept final norms fixed by the Norms Committee and to pay Customs duty and interest on inputs imported beyond the quantities ultimately approved.
Prior Fixation of Norms
An exporter may seek applicant-specific norm fixation before applying for or fully utilising an Advance Authorisation.
This may be preferable where:
- Input value is substantial
- Wastage is high
- Product formulation is complex
- Inputs are sensitive
- The manufacturer wants certainty before import
- A previous self-declaration case faced reduction
Our prior-fixation assistance
- Technical-data review
- Manufacturing-process note
- Input-output calculation
- Wastage analysis
- Production and consumption records
- Comparable SION assessment
- Norms Committee application
- Query-response assistance
- Linking approved norms to ANF 4A
Self-Ratification Scheme
The Self-Ratification Scheme can permit eligible exporters to obtain authorisation on self-declared norms without ordinary Norms Committee ratification, subject to prescribed eligibility and exclusions.
Eligibility should be assessed carefully because the scheme may depend on:
- Exporter status
- Compliance history
- Product category
- Input category
- Availability of SION
- Policy exclusions
- Professional certification
This route should not be selected merely to avoid preparing technical input-output evidence.
Advance Authorisation for Annual Requirement
Advance Authorisation for Annual Requirement is intended for eligible exporters with past export performance and is available only for products covered by notified SION, subject to current policy conditions.
It allows the exporter to obtain an annual input entitlement rather than applying separately for every export order.
It may be suitable where:
- The same export products are manufactured regularly
- The same input basket is repeatedly imported
- SION exists
- Historical export performance is availabl
- Production and input controls are reliable
- The exporter can manage annual consumption reconciliation
ANF 4A includes specific fields for the entitlement and any annual-requirement authorisation already obtained during the financial year.
Special Advance Authorisation for Apparel
A specialised Advance Authorisation route exists for eligible articles of apparel and clothing accessories under Chapters 61 and 62.
It can cover duty-free fabric imports under scheme-specific conditions, including:
- Actual User condition
- Non-transferability
- Applicable value addition
- Product and fabric restrictions
- Job-work provisions
- Scheme-specific input limits
Apparel exporters should not use the ordinary Advance Authorisation assumptions without reviewing the specialised provisions.
Advance Authorisation for Intermediate Supply
An intermediate supplier may obtain Advance Authorisation based on a tie-up with an ultimate exporter holding an Advance Authorisation or DFIA.
The arrangement can involve:
- Ultimate exporter
- Intermediate manufacturer
- Invalidation of the ultimate exporter’s direct import entitlement
- Supply of the intermediate product
- Direct supply to the export port
- Endorsement of the intermediate supplier on export documents
The HBP recognises Advance Authorisation for intermediate supply and prescribes the associated invalidation and documentation framework.
Advance Authorisation for Deemed Exports
Advance Authorisation may also be used for eligible deemed-export supplies under Chapter 7, subject to the category and conditions.
The application can require:
- Deemed-export category
- Project authority
- Supply contract
- Delivery period
- Recipient unit
- Applicable invoices
- Payment and realisation evidence
- Project Authority Certificate
- GST and supply documentation
For project supplies, the import and export-obligation periods may be linked to the contracted duration as prescribed in the HBP.
Minimum Value Addition
The standard minimum value addition under Advance Authorisation is generally 15%.
Exceptions include:
- Products listed in Appendix 4D, where lower or product-specific value addition may apply
- Tea, for which the minimum value addition is 50%
DGFT’s Advance Authorisation FAQ confirms the standard 15% requirement, Appendix 4D exceptions and the 50% requirement for tea.
How Is Value Addition Calculated?
Value addition broadly compares the export value with the CIF value of duty-free inputs.
A simplified representation is:
Value Addition (%) =
[(FOB Value of Export − CIF Value of Inputs) ÷ CIF Value of Inputs] × 100
The actual calculation should follow the applicable FTP definition and may require adjustments for:
- Foreign agency commission
- Freely convertible currency
- Deemed-export values
- Domestic procurement
- Freight and insurance
- Imported inputs
- Duty-paid inputs
- Product-specific provisions
Actual User Condition
Advance Authorisation and materials imported under it are subject to the Actual User condition.
This means:
- The authorisation cannot ordinarily be transferred
- Imported inputs must be used by the authorisation holder or properly endorsed supporting manufacturer
- Duty-free materials cannot be freely traded
- The input-use and manufacturing records must be maintained
- The actual exported product may be sold after meeting the relevant scheme conditions
The current FTP states that Advance Authorisation and imported materials remain subject to the Actual User condition and are non-transferable.
Pre-Import Condition
Certain inputs or product categories may be subject to a pre-import condition.
Where applicable:
- The specified input must be imported before the corresponding export
- Prior exports cannot ordinarily be used as replenishment for that input
- The input should be used for manufacturing the resultant export product
- Bill of Entry and Shipping Bill timing must support compliance
Pre-import applicability should be checked before exporting in anticipation of receiving the authorisation.
Import Validity of Advance Authorisation
The standard import-validity period is 12 months from the issue date of the authorisation.
For eligible project supplies, the validity may be linked to the contracted project duration as prescribed in the HBP.
The following should be completed before import validity expires:
- Machinery or production planning
- Supplier finalisation
- Purchase order
- Shipping
- Bill of Lading
- Customs clearance
- Authorisation utilisation
Do not assume that an expired authorisation can automatically be used for imports..
Revalidation of Import Validity
A holder may apply for revalidation of the import-validity period under the applicable procedure.
The DGFT portal provides separate Advance Authorisation revalidation functionality.
The published fee framework lists:
- First revalidation application fee: ₹500
- Second revalidation application fee: ₹1,000
Eligibility, number of revalidations and permitted duration depend on the issue date, applicable policy period and current HBP provisions.
Export Obligation Period
The standard export-obligation period under Advance Authorisation is 18 months from the date of issue unless another product- or project-specific period applies.
For qualifying project supplies, defence, aerospace, nuclear or specialised inputs, a different period may apply under the relevant HBP provision.
Export obligation normally covers:
- Required export product
- Export quantity
- FOB value
- Minimum value addition
- Authorisation number declaration
- Realisation of export proceeds
- Completion within the valid period
Temporary 2026 Export Obligation Extension
DGFT provided an automatic extension up to 31 August 2026 for specified Advance Authorisations whose export-obligation period was expiring between 1 March 2026 and 31 May 2026.
This was introduced as a temporary facilitation measure in view of disruptions affecting logistics and international supply chains.
Website update instruction
Remove or revise this section after 31 August 2026 unless DGFT announces a further extension.
Export Obligation Extension
Where export obligation cannot be completed within the original period, the authorisation holder may assess eligibility for an EO extension.
The DGFT portal provides separate functionality for:
- First EO extension
- Second EO extension
A further extension may require the holder to have fulfilled the prescribed minimum proportion of export obligation in quantity and value.
The Advance Authorisation FAQ states that a second six-month extension can be considered where at least 50% of the export obligation has been fulfilled on a pro-rata basis.
Government Application Fee
The DGFT fee for a new Advance Authorisation is:
₹1 per ₹1,000 or part thereof of the CIF value
subject to:
- Minimum fee: ₹500
- Maximum fee: ₹1,00,000
The same Appendix also lists ₹200 as the basic fee for an amendment and separate fees for revalidation.
Examples
Proposed CIF value
Indicative DGFT fee
₹50 lakh
₹5,000
₹1 crore
₹10,000
₹5 crore
₹50,000
₹10 crore or above
Maximum ₹1,00,000
The actual portal fee should be confirmed before payment.
Professional Charges
Advance Authorisation application
Professional charges depend on:
SION or self-declaration route
Number of export products
Number of imported inputs
Input complexity
Wastage
Manufacturing locations
Supporting manufacturers
Application CIF value
Technical documentation
Norms Committee involvement
Existing authorisations and defaults
Charges payable separately
DGFT application fee
Chartered Engineer fee
CA, CMA or CS certification
Technical consultant fee
Customs registration
Bank Guarantee or LUT expenses
Testing or laboratory reports
Notarisation and translation
Customs duty and interest
Composition or late fees
Site visits
Legal representation
Third-party expenses
Pricing disclaimer
Professional charges cover only the agreed assessment, documentation, filing and follow-up scope. Payment does not guarantee DGFT authorisation, duty exemption, Norms Committee approval, EODC or Customs closure.
Checklist
Documents Required for New Advance Authorisation
The checklist depends on the application route.
Document / Information
Purpose
IEC
DGFT identification
GST Registration
Business and manufacturing-unit details
RCMC
Export-sector registration
Constitution documents
Legal-entity verification
PAN and signatory details
Authentication
Export order or purchase order
Export requirement
Proforma invoice for imported inputs
CIF-value and input information
Export-product details
Resultant-product endorsement
Input list
Import entitlement
ITC-HS codes
Product classification
Input-output statement
Norm and quantity assessment
SION number
Where applicable
Manufacturing-process note
Technical nexus
Bill of materials
Input consumption
Wastage calculation
Norm assessment
Factory details
Actual User location
Supporting-manufacturer documents
Merchant-exporter applications
Previous export performance
Annual requirement or assessment
Existing authorisation details
Outstanding EO disclosure
Domestic supplier details
Invalidation or ARO
Production and consumption data
Self-declaration cases
Technical literature
Input and product specifications
ANF 4A records IEC, RCMC, factory details, annual-requirement entitlement, deemed exports, invalidation, ARO and supporting-manufacturer information
Our Process
Advance Authorisation Application Process
Our Advance Authorisation consultant follows the process below to prepare and submit the application.
Eligibility assessment
We review: Applicant type, Export product, Supporting manufacturer, Imported inputs, SION, Value addition, Actual User requirement, Restricted or sensitive inputs.
Input-output assessment
We prepare or verify: Export quantity, Input quantities, Wastage, Technical specifications, CIF value, FOB value, Value addition, Domestic and imported inputs.
Application-route selection
We determine whether the application should be based on: SION, Self-declaration, Prior norm fixation, Self-ratification, Annual requirement, Intermediate supply, Special apparel authorisation.
ANF 4A preparation
The online application is completed with: Applicant information, Export-product details, Input details, Currency and values, Manufacturing units, Supporting manufacturer, Existing authorisations, Invalidation or ARO requirements.
Electronic signing and fee payment
The application is digitally signed and the applicable DGFT fee is paid.
Deficiency and approval
Any deficiency pointed out by the DGFT is examined and replied to with the corrected information or the additional documents.
Authorisation and Customs registration
After issue, the authorisation is registered at the selected Customs port before duty-free clearance.
Registration
Customs Registration of Advance Authorisation
After DGFT issues the authorisation, it must be registered at the applicable Customs location before duty-free imports are cleared.
The Customs process may involve:
Authorisation transmission verification
Port registration
Bond or LUT
Bank Guarantee, where applicable
IEC and GSTIN verification
Input-item verification
Quantity and value debit
Bill of Entry endorsement
Authorisation-condition review
Our Customs-registration assistance
DGFT-to-ICEGATE transmission review
Port-registration document checklist
Bond and LUT coordination
Bank Guarantee guidance
Input and quantity matching
Customs query support
Bill of Entry utilisation monitoring
Invalidation Letter
An Invalidation Letter prevents direct duty-free import of a specified input under the authorisation and permits procurement from an eligible domestic supplier or intermediate supplier.
The application can require:
- Input item
- Quantity to be invalidated
- Domestic supplier name
- Supplier IEC
- Supplier GSTIN
- Recipient unit
- Value
- BG or LUT details
DGFT’s FAQ explains that invalidation items and domestic-supplier details are entered in the additional-input section of the application.
Advance Release Order
An Advance Release Order allows eligible inputs to be procured from specified indigenous sources or State Trading Enterprises under the applicable scheme procedure.
ANF 4A includes fields for:
- Input details
- Supplier name
- Supplier address
- Supplier IEC
- Supplier Regional Authority
- Quantity
- ARO request
Advance Authorisation Amendment
An issued authorisation may require amendment because of:
- Input description
- Input quantity
- Export-product description
- Export quantity
- ITC-HS code
- CIF value
- FOB value
- Supporting manufacturer
- Factory address
- Port of registration
- Currency
- SION or approved norms
- Invalidation details
The basic government amendment fee is currently listed as ₹200. Additional fee may apply where the CIF value is increased.
Enhancement or Reduction of Authorisation Value
The CIF or FOB value may require enhancement or reduction because of:
- Increased export order
- Price change
- Additional input requirement
- Reduced production
- Lower actual imports
- Revised norm
- Change in export quantity
For enhancement, DGFT charges the prescribed fee on the differential CIF value, unless the maximum application fee has already been paid.
Exports Made Before Authorisation Issue
Exports made in anticipation of authorisation are undertaken at the exporter’s own risk.
Where the application is rejected, modified or issued with lower norms, the exporter may face:
- Non-availability of expected duty exemption
- Input-quantity reduction
- Value-addition shortfall
- Difficulty linking prior exports
- Requirement to consider an alternative Drawback route
The HBP states that exports or supplies made in anticipation of authorisation are at the exporter’s risk.
Shipping Bill Requirements
Export documents should accurately identify the applicable Advance Authorisation.
- Authorisation number
- Authorisation date
- Scheme code
- Export product
- Quantity
- FOB value
- Supporting manufacturer
- Intermediate supplier
- Port
- Shipping Bill type
- Third-party export details
A missing or incorrect authorisation number may prevent exports from appearing automatically in DGFT closure and extension applications.
Export Obligation
Advance Authorisation Export-Obligation Monitoring
Advance Authorisation should be monitored monthly rather than reviewed only after expiry.
Our monitoring dashboard can track:
Authorisation number
Issue date
Import-validity date
EO expiry date
Extended date
Permitted inputs
Imported quantity
Imported CIF value
Balance import entitlement
Export product
Required export quantity
Required FOB value
Shipping Bills
eBRC
Value addition
Supporting manufacturer
Invalidation
ARO
Appendix 4H records
Unutilised inputs
Closure readiness
Deliverables
Authorisation-wise MIS
Bill of Entry reconciliation
Shipping Bill reconciliation
eBRC mapping
Quantity-fulfilment report
Value-fulfilment report
Value-addition report
Import and EO expiry alerts
Input-consumption report
EODC-readiness report
consumption
Appendix 4H Consumption Register
Advance Authorisation holders must maintain proper records of duty-free imported or domestically procured inputs, consumption, production, exports and balance.
Appendix 4H is the prescribed register for accounting for consumption and stock of inputs under Advance Authorisation and DFIA.
Appendix 4H records can include:
Input description
Quantity imported
Quantity domestically procured
Bill of Entry
Purchase invoice
Export product
Quantity manufactured
Quantity exported
Input consumed
Wastage
Input balance
Excess input
Duty payment
Remarks
Records should reconcile with
Stock register
Production records
GST records
Bills of Entry
Shipping Bills
Export invoices
Authorisation quantities
closure
Advance Authorisation Closure and EODC
After fulfilling the export obligation and complying with the input-consumption requirements, the holder applies for closure or redemption. The prescribed online closure application is based on ANF 4F.
ANF 4F records:
Authorisation details
Export-obligation period
Export products
Shipping Bills
Export quantities and values
eBRC realisation
Imports
Bills of Entry
Excess imports
Duty and interest payments
Other regularisation amounts
Core documents and information
Documents Required for EODC
Advance Authorisation
Condition sheet
Amendments
Import-validity extensions
EO extensions
SION or approved norms
Bills of Entry
Import statement
Shipping Bills
Export statement
Export invoices
eBRC or FIRC
Appendix 4H
Production records
Consumption records
Supporting-manufacturer information
Invalidation or ARO records
Duty-payment challans
Interest-payment evidence
CA, CMA or professional certificate where applicable
ANF 4F information
Deemed-export documents, where applicable
Third-party export documentation
ANF 4F specifically calls for export and import statements, eBRC or realisation evidence and duty or interest payment details.
Our Process
Our EODC Process
Authorization check
We do: Period of policy, Conditions in original, Changes, Standards, Import validity, Period of EO, Extensions.
Import check
We match: Permitted inputs, Bills of Entry, Quantity, CIF value, Invalidations, Local purchases.
Export check
We match: Export product, Shipping Bill, Quantity, FOB value, eBRC, Export date, Authorization reference.
Value-addition and consumption review
We find: Value of addition, Inputs used, Waste, Inputs remaining, Excess import, Shortage export.
Regularization (if necessary)
In case of excess imports or shortage of EO, we identify the duty or interest payable or composition option.
Application of closure
Advance Authorisation closure application is prepared and submitted through DGFT.
Deficiency Reaction
Any query regarding DGFT is replied with revised statements or supporting evidence.
EODC and Customs closure
After EODC issuance: Approved letter is downloaded, Authorisation status is checked, Electronic transmission to Customs is reviewed, Bond or LUT cancellation is followed up, Bank Guarantee release is coordinated where applicable.
Clubbing of Advance Authorisations
Two or more Advance Authorisations may be clubbed for closure where the applicable conditions are met.
Clubbing may be useful where:
- Separate authorisations cover the same or similar export product
- One authorisation has excess exports.
- Another authorisation has an export shortfall.
- Input-output norms are compatible.
- Duty exemptions are similar.
- Issue-date and import-period conditions are satisfied.
The DGFT portal provides a separate Clubbing and Closure of Advance Authorisation service requiring selection of two or more authorisations.
Clubbing review includes
- Authorisation issue dates
- Export products
- Input norms
- Import dates
- Export dates
- Applicable currency
- CIF and FOB values
- Value addition
- Exports used elsewhere
- Previous EODC or adjudication status
Clubbing cannot be assumed to be available merely because the authorisations belong to the same IEC.
Regularisation of Export-Obligation Default
Where the exporter has not fulfilled the complete obligation, the case may require regularisation.
Potential action can include:
- Proportionate Customs-duty payment
- Interest payment
- Payment for excess imported inputs
- Composition fee
- Adjustment of exports
- Clubbing
- EO extension
- Policy-relaxation application
- Closure after payment
Important warning
Payment of duty and interest does not automatically prevent Customs or DGFT from taking other action where fraud, misdeclaration or another violation is involved.
Surrender of an Advance Authorisation
An issued authorisation may be surrendered through the Advance Authorisation closure process.
Surrender is most straightforward where:
- The authorisation was not registered with Customs
- No duty-free imports were made
- No invalidation or ARO was used
- No related export benefit was claimed
Where imports have already been made, the case generally requires reconciliation and regularisation rather than simple cancellation.
Manual EODC Status Update
Older authorisations may already have been redeemed but continue to show as active in the DGFT system.
DGFT provides a Manual EODC Status Update service where the exporter can:
- Select the authorisation
- Enter EODC details
- Upload the earlier redemption letter
- Submit the application for Regional Authority processing
Troubleshooting
Common Advance Authorisation Problems
Wrong SION selected
The exporter selects a SION that does not accurately describe the exported product. Possible consequences: Input rejection, Lower entitlement, Customs query, Value-addition issue, EODC deficiency.
Our approach: We compare product description, technical characteristics, process and input structure before filing.
Input is not covered by SION
The exporter assumes an additional consumable or packing input is automatically eligible.
Our approach: We assess self-declaration, prior fixation or amendment rather than adding unsupported inputs.
Wastage claimed is too high
The proposed wastage may not be supported by SION, process records or industry practice.
Our approach: We prepare a production-based wastage justification.
Supporting manufacturer is missing
A merchant exporter applies without properly identifying the manufacturer.
Our approach: We verify the IEC profile, manufacturer premises, GSTIN, industrial registration and endorsement requirement.
Factory or branch is not visible in the application
DGFT application information is drawn from the IEC profile.
Our approach: We update the branch, GST, RCMC or industrial details before filing. DGFT’s FAQ directs applicants to modify the IEC where these details are blank.
Import validity expired
The inputs were not imported within the original 12-month period.
Our approach: We assess revalidation eligibility, imports already made, EO fulfilled and current policy-period rules.
Export obligation expired
The exporter did not complete exports within the prescribed period.
Our approach: We assess available extension, temporary policy relief, clubbing and regularisation.
Shipping Bills are not visible
Possible reasons include: Authorisation number missing, Wrong authorisation number, Wrong ICE, Customs transmission issue, Shipping Bill absent from repository, Non-EDI export.
Our approach: We verify the DGFT Bill Repository and use the available Customs-fetch or non-EDI addition process.
Bills of Entry are not visible
Possible reasons include: Customs transmission delay, Authorisation number mismatch, Port-registration issue, Non-EDI Bill of Entry, Incorrect branch or IEC.
Our approach: We retrieve or add the Bill of Entry through the available repository functionality.
eBRC is not linked
Exports may exist, but realisation details are not populating in closure or extension applications.
Our approach: We review: Bank reporting, IRM, eBRC generation, Shipping Bill mapping, Invoice mapping, DGFT repository data.
Actual imported quantity exceeds the norm
The exporter imported more input than was permitted relative to exports.
Our approach: We calculate the excess and coordinate duty and interest regularisation.
Export quantity is completed but value addition is short
Quantity fulfilment alone does not establish complete compliance.
Our approach: We separately calculate CIF value, FOB value and actual value addition.
Advance Authorisation number is absent from Shipping Bill
Exports may not automatically appear against the authorisation.
Our approach: We review contemporaneous documents, Customs amendment options and DGFT acceptance requirements. Inclusion cannot be guaranteed.
Input was sold or transferred
Duty-free inputs are subject to Actual User restrictions.
Our approach: We assess the quantity, use, duty exposure, interest and potential Customs consequences.
Appendix 4H was not maintained
The exporter cannot readily establish input consumption and stock.
Our approach:We reconstruct the register from Bills of Entry, purchases, production, exports and stock records, subject to data availability.
Customs bond remains open after EODC
DGFT may have issued EODC, but the Customs bond, LUT or Bank Guarantee remains active.
Our approach: We verify EODC transmission and coordinate the port-level cancellation and release process.
Why Dwarkadhish overseas
Why Choose Dwarkadhish Overseas?
Complete lifecycle support
We assist from eligibility and application to monitoring, EODC and Customs closure.
Input-output and SION review
The service goes beyond filling ANF 4A fields.
DGFT and Customs reconciliation
We connect authorisation quantities with Bills of Entry, Shipping Bills and realisation records.
Export-obligation monitoring
Potential shortfalls are identified before expiry.
Technical and professional coordination
We coordinate Chartered Engineers, accountants and production teams where required.
Legacy authorisation assistance
Old, expired, partially fulfilled or system-mismatch cases can be assessed separately.
Related Services
IEC Registration
Obtain or update the IEC required for DGFT applications.
RCMC Registration
Register with the correct Export Promotion Council or Commodity Board.
eBRC Generation
Generate and reconcile realisation records required for export-obligation closure.
EPCG Authorisation
Import eligible capital goods against an export obligation.
Certificate of Origin
Obtain preferential or non-preferential Certificates of Origin.
Duty Drawback
Review pending Drawback claims and Shipping Bill reconciliation.
Export Compliance Outsourcing
Outsource ongoing DGFT, Customs, incentive and authorisation management.
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Advance Authorisation Services Across India
Dwarkadhish Overseas provides remote and location-specific Advance Authorisation assistance across India.
Mumbai
Delhi NCR
Bengaluru
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Surat
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Pune
Indore
Ludhiana
Tiruppur
Rajkot
Coimbatore
Jaipur
Kochi
Vadodara
Noida
Gurugram
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Advance Authorisation is the formal DGFT term for the scheme commonly called Advance Licence.
It is widely used commercially, but the current official term is Advance Authorisation.
Eligible inputs may be imported duty-free against fulfilment of the prescribed export obligation.
Manufacturer exporters and merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturers can apply.
Inputs physically incorporated in the export product and eligible fuel, oil or catalysts consumed in production may be permitted.
SION is the Standard Input Output Norm prescribing input quantities for a specified export product.
The standard import-validity period is 12 months from issue.
It is normally 18 months from the authorisation issue date.
EODC is the Export Obligation Discharge Certificate issued after satisfactory fulfilment or regularisation.
They may not contain the correct authorisation number or may not be available in the DGFT Bill Repository.