4.6
- Document type
- Procedure
- Dated
- Category
- HB Vol.1 (upto 31/03/2001)
IEC No: Exempted Categories
The following categories of importers or exporters are exempted from obtaining
Importer - Exporter Code (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 the
Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases)
Order, 1993.
(ii) Ministries / Departments of the Central or a State Government.
(iii) Persons importing or exporting goods for their personal use not
connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture.
(iv) Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Nepal provided the CIF
value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian Rs.25,000.
(v) Persons importing / exporting goods from / to Myanmar through Indo-
Myanmar border areas provided the CIF value of a single consignment does
not exceed Indian Rs.25,000.
However,the exemption from obtaining importer-exporter code(IEC) number shall not be applicable for the export of special chemicals,organisms,materials,equipments and technologies(SCOMET) as listed in appendix 3,schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) except in the case of exports by category(ii) above
(Above last para of 4.6(v) has been amended vide the public Notice No. 15(RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 14-6-2000).
(vi) The following permanent IEC numbers shall be used by the categories of importers/exporters mentioned against them for import/export purposes.
S.No. Code number Categories of importers/exporters 1. 0100000011 All Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them. 2. 0100000029 All Ministries/Departments of the State Government and agencies wholly or partially owned by them 3. 0100000037 Diplomatic personnel, Counselor officers in India and the officials of the UNO and its specialised agencies. 4. 0100000045 Indians returning from/going abroad and claiming benefit under the Baggage Rules 5. 0100000053 Persons/Institutions/Hospitals importing or exporting goods for their personnel use not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture. 6. 0100000061 Persons importing/exporting goods from/to Nepal provided the CIF value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian rupees 25000/-. 7. 0100000070 Persons importing/exporting goods from/to Myanmar through Indo-Myenmar border areas provided the CIF value of a single consignment does not exceed Indian rupees 25000/-. 8 0100000088 Ford Foundation 9. 0100000096 Importers importing goods for display or use in fairs/exhibitions or similar events under the provisions of ATA carnet. 10 0100000100 Director, National Blood group reference laboratory, Bombay or their authorised
offices.
(Above sub para has been added vide P.N. No 17(RE-00), Dt. 30-06-2000)
S.No Code No. Categories of
importers/exporters 11. 0100000126
Individuals/Charitable Institutions/ Registered NGOs importing goods ,
which have been exempted from Customs duty under the Notification issued by
Ministry of Finance for bonafide use by the victims effected by natural calamity.
(Above S.No. 11 has been added vide P.N. No. 58(RE-00), Dt. 26-02-2001)