Leakage of confidential information – deface documents
DGFT has been informed that information furnished like addresses of foreign buyers are leaked. DGFT has decided to allow defacement of the name and address of the foreign buyers in the shipping bills and other documents when presented to the Regional Authorities for claiming benefits under various export promotion schemes. It is clarified that such shipping bills where the name of the foreign buyers are defaced, may be accepted for processing by Regional Authorities under various export promotion schemes, if the applications are otherwise in order.
DGFT CIRCULAR NO. 18 (RE-2006)/2004-2009 Dated: September 4, 2006