IMPORTER EXPORTER CODE ( in short IEC ) is a ten digit number granted by Directorate General of Foreign Trade under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to any bonafide person/company for carrying out import/export. No person shall make any import or export except under an Importer-exporter Code Number granted by the Director General or the officer authorized by the Director General in this behalf, in accordance with the procedure specified in this behalf by the Director General. IEC forms the primary document for recognition by Government of India as an Exporter/Importer. On the basis of IEC, companies can obtain various benefits on their exports/imports from DGFT, Customs, Export Promotion Council etc.

1. A scanned or digital copy of valid Permanent Account Number (PAN). Image file should consist of both side of PAN.
2. Scanned or digital photograph of applicant.
3. Scanned copy of Bank Certificate.
4. Scanned copy of PAN , applicant Photograph , Bank Certificate should in gif format. Exporters are advised to used the compressed version of gif formats.
These documents must be in pdf format only.

5. Make sure that size of individual document requires to be submit online in gif /pdf format should not exceed 300 KB.
6. Exporter must have a Net banking account with one of the following designated banks
   a) HDFC BANK
   b) ICICI BANK
   c) BANK OF INDIA
   d) STATE BANK OF INDIA
   e) CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
   f) PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
   g) IDBI
   h) UTI/AXIS BANK
   i) UNION BANK OF INDIA
7. All date should be entered in DD.MM.YYYY format.
8. If an applicant is Non resident Indian (NRI) and there is non-resident interest in the firm/company and non-resident investment with repatriation benefits in the firm it is mandatory to submit the scanned copy of RBI approval letter.