DEPB – DGFT procedure
DGFT had issued detailed instructions on EDI DEPB shipping Bills.
• Details of the EDI Shipping Bills issued on or after 01.10.2005 and received from the Customs Server will be segregated IEC wise by the DGFT Server and will be available in the DEPB ECOM module of the IEC holder.
• In cases where a scanned BRC copy is submitted, manual copy of the BRC will not be asked for.
• Exporters will also not be required to submit a hard copy of such DEPB applications filed electronically
• Data relating to DEPB Licences issued on the basis of EDI DEPB Shipping Bills issued on or after 01.10.2005 shall be sent electronically to the Customs ‘Port of Registration’ as per Para 4.40.1 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol 1) and no manual verification/registration of DEPB licences will be required at the Customs end.
• Any amendments which are made subsequent to the issue of DEPB licence will be transmitted electronically to the Customs through the message exchange system.
CIRCULAR NO. , Dated: October 6, 2005