FTP - Online Payment of fees
IN keeping with the Digital India vision of the 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.
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). DGFT has 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.
The charges applicable for using Internet banking, debit/credit cards will be:
Visa / Master Card Credit card transaction: | 1.45% of payment amount per transaction. |
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Visa / Master Card/Rupay Debit Card transactions: | For transactions uptoRs.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 uptoRs.10,000/- -: Nil |
For transaction above Rs.10,000/- -:Rs. 14/- per transaction / across all banks | |
Service tax would be extra |
DGFT Trade Notice No. 07/2015., Dated: July 09, 2015