IEC Application

[kamal chordia]

Dear Sir

A Pvt Ltd company having its registered office at Mumbai, maharashtra and branch at Jaipur Rajasthan.

They had taken Sales Tax Registration from in Jaipur where they had branch office for trading purpose, Now they want to take Import Export Code under merchant export category from JT DGFT, Jaipur wherein its branch office fall.

Are they require to file application where company is registered or they can also file application to JT DGFT, Jaipur where they had branch office.

Please clarify.

Thanks & regards

kamal

AI Summary

Company Seeks IEC for Branch; Advised to Add Branch Name to Existing IEC Instead of New Application A private limited company with its registered office in Mumbai and a branch in Jaipur seeks to obtain an Import Export Code (IEC) under the merchant export category from the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (JT DGFT) in Jaipur. The query is whether the application must be filed where the company is registered or if it can be filed in Jaipur. The response advises adding the branch office name to the current IEC number instead of obtaining a new one for the branch office.