Foreign Trade Policy & Export-Import Compliance

Overview

India's Foreign Trade Policy 2023 — notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 1992 — governs the import and export of goods through a framework of import licences, export incentives, advance authorisations, EPCG licences, and prohibited/restricted item controls. For manufacturers with complex import requirements, exporters with export obligation compliance, and companies handling dual-use goods under SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies), regulatory compliance is technically demanding and enforcement consequences are severe. Corpus Juris Legal advises exporters, importers, trading companies, and manufacturers on all aspects of the Foreign Trade Policy. Our FTP practice covers IEC (Importer Exporter Code) registration and modification, advance authorisation application and export obligation discharge, Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme compliance, SCOMET authorisation for dual-use export control items, and Served From India and other export incentive scheme eligibility advisory. When DGFT enforcement proceedings are initiated — show cause notices for export obligation non-fulfilment, adjudication proceedings for import-export violations, and suspension of IEC — we provide legal representation before DGFT authorities and the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Appeals mechanism. Customs interface matters — where foreign trade policy and customs law intersect in benefit claims, duty entitlement passbook (DEPB) legacy claims, and classification of goods subject to export controls — are handled in coordination with our customs practice.

Key Service Components

• ◆IEC registration, modification, and licence management
• ◆Advance Authorisation application, amendment, and export obligation discharge
• ◆EPCG licence advisory and export obligation compliance management
• ◆SCOMET dual-use export control advisory and authorisation applications
• ◆FTP 2023 compliance advisory for exporters and import-dependent manufacturers
• ◆RoDTEP, RoSCTL, and export incentive scheme eligibility and claim advisory
• ◆DGFT adjudication proceedings and show cause notice response
• ◆IEC suspension and cancellation challenge
• ◆Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and EOU scheme compliance
• ◆Policy interpretation advisory for restricted and prohibited import/export items

Our Approach

We conduct an FTP compliance audit for clients with advance authorisation or EPCG obligations — calculating current obligation fulfilment, identifying shortfalls, and advising on corrective action before DGFT initiates enforcement proceedings.

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