IEC Registration: documents and preparation checklist

IEC requirements depend on the trade activity and applicable exceptions.

For importers and exporters, the document list should follow the actual work required. Explain your legal entity, business activity, relevant period and any pending applications or queries. A generic checklist is a starting point, not confirmation that every item applies or that no further evidence will be requested.

Prepare firm PAN, bank account evidence and valid address details consistent with the proposed applicant.

Keep records in clearly labelled folders and preserve original dates and references. Where a record is incomplete, note who can obtain it rather than substituting a guessed figure or an unsigned draft.

Check that legal names, identification details, addresses and relevant accounting periods agree across the records. For financial work, reconcile opening balances and movements; for applications, establish who is authorised to sign and how the premises or activity is evidenced.

An IEC is not a universal product permission and its profile still needs applicable ongoing maintenance.

Use an agreed secure channel for identity and financial records. Retain control of your business email and verification channels. Do not put passwords, one-time codes or digital-signature credentials in an enquiry form. Agree how delegated access is granted and removed.

Retain IEC records, bank validation evidence and applicable profile-update responsibilities.

An exporter shipping regulated goods through JNPT needs product-permission checks as well as an IEC.

Send an initial document index and list what is still missing. Ask which omissions prevent work from starting, which can be resolved during preparation and which could change the recommended approach.