In keeping with the Digital India vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister, and taking yet another crucial step towards paperless, online functioning in 24x7 environment, Directorate General of Foreign Trade has launched the facility of online payment of application fees through Credit/Debit cards and electronic fund transfer from 53 Banks (List annexed).

2. As a measure of Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business, DGFT has already operationalised the facility of Online filing of various applications by the exporters/importers under the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20). Early this year, DGFT also operationalised the facility of online submission of applications for issue of online Importer Exporter Code in digital format or e-IEC for exporters/importers. Now with the online payment facility being available from 53 banks, as well as through Credit and Debit cards, it would be possible to not only apply online for e-IEC and benefits under various schemes under Foreign Trade Policy but also make online payment of required application fee.

3. The charges applicable for using internet banking, debit/credit cards will be as follows:

Transaction Processing ChargesVisa / Master Card Credit card transaction:

1.45% of payment amount per transaction.

Visa / Master Card/Rupay Debit Card transactions:

For transactions upto Rs.2000/- : 0.75% of payment amount per transaction.
For transactions above Rs.2000/- : 1.00% of payment amount per transaction.

Net Banking Transactions:

For transaction upto Rs.10,000/- -: Nil
For transaction above Rs.10,000/- -:Rs. 14/- per transaction / across all banks

Service tax would be extra

(S.P. Roy)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: shyama.roy@nic.in

Annexure