DGFT Licensing
The right DGFT licence, filed the right way closed without surprises.
IEC to open. EPCG on the horizon. Advance Authorisation obligation looming. RCMC lapsed. Every DGFT licence has a scheme, a clock, and a closure step, and each one is where exporters lose money. We handle the full lifecycle, senior-led, fixed-scope.
20-min call · Fixed-scope quote · Response within 1 business day
Why DGFT files go wrong
A DGFT licence isn't paperwork. It's a multi-year commitment with a clock.
Wrong licence type
The wrong scheme locks you into an obligation you can't realistically meet.
Duty + 15% interest
Missed EPCG export obligation triggers duty plus 15% interest, retrospectively.
Deficiency clock
Deficiency queries have a clock, miss it and the application resets.
RCMC lapse
RCMC lapses quietly and blocks incentive claims until reinstated.
Audit red flag
DGFT audits treat unclosed licences as material compliance risk on the exporter file.
The Fintrado engagement
Application to closure
A senior EXIM practitioner on your file, from application to closure.
No juniors. No handoffs. The person reading your Foreign Trade Policy clause is the same person who files your application and closes the licence, through every DGFT query in between.
IEC issuance, modification and reactivation
Advance Authorisation, EPCG and DFIA applications end-to-end
RCMC registration with the relevant Export Promotion Council
Export obligation tracking, extension and regularisation
Licence redemption and DGFT closure with evidence pack
Deficiency responses and DGFT portal query management
How the licensing works
Four steps. Clear timelines. One person accountable.
Diagnose
We map your product, HS codes and export cycle against the Foreign Trade Policy to recommend the licence that actually fits, not the one that sounds impressive.
Prepare
SION checks, valuation, evidence pack, DSC-based online submission, assembled in the exact format the DGFT regional office signs off on.
File & track
Application filed, portal tracked, every deficiency query answered within its clock, you get status updates, not silence.
Close
Licence issued or redeemed, export obligation reconciled, and an evidence pack delivered for your compliance file.
Who this is for
Built for exporters who treat their DGFT licence as a business decision, not a form.
First-time exporters setting up IEC and RCMC the right way
Manufacturers planning duty-free capex under EPCG
Exporters using Advance Authorisation who need obligation cover
CFOs facing DGFT audit, SCN or export-obligation shortfall
Led by a senior banking and EXIM practitioner with 15+ years across banking, forex desks and the Foreign Trade Policy, the same side of the table that raises the DGFT queries you're trying to answer.
The position
What we did
- Pulled the full EPCG ledger and mapped it against the shipping bill register
- Recalculated fulfilment on the correct product-group basis
- Prepared an obligation-extension application with export projections
- Filed a composition-fee proposal as the fallback route
- Coordinated the DGFT deficiency queries end-to-end
- Secured a 24-month extension under FTP provisions
- Restructured the ongoing export plan to hit the revised target
- Delivered a clean evidence file for the CFO's board pack
The outcome
Next step
Send us your DGFT licence position or plan. We'll come back with a route within 1 business day.
No sales script. No junior on the call. A working review of your DGFT file and a fixed-scope proposal to file, close or regularise it.
FAQ
Straight answers, from someone who's actually filed these.
Basics
Timelines
Documents you'll need
Process & engagement
Contact
Let's discuss your trade compliance.
Share a few details about your business and pending compliance items. You'll receive a confidential response within one business day.