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3.17.1

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Procedure
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Electronic Data Interchange

Electronic Data Interchange

3.17.1

The role and functions of EDI are defined in Para 2.45 of the Foreign Trade Policy. The basic purpose of EDI Initiatives is to improve the services for DGFT user community thereby achieving greater transparency of operations and reducing transaction costs by decreasing the processing time for obtaining authorisations/licences/permission/ certificate from the DGFT. These EDI initiatives have made our exports competitive in international markets.

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