IEC & export registrations.
Your FSSAI import licence is tied to your IEC — if DGFT suspends or cancels it, the licence is deemed cancelled with it. The IEC must be updated every year between April and June.
Free 10-minute check · A regulatory advisor calls back within 2 working hours, Mon–Sat 10 am–7 pm · Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
Start with a free 10-minute call
No forms to understand. Just tell us what you sell and where. A person from our regulatory team calls you back.
- Free 10-minute check
- Filed within 3 working days of getting your documents
- Licence in your own name
- Government fee paid by you directly to FSSAI
Thank you. We have your details.
We will call you within 2 working hours (Mon–Sat, 10 am–7 pm).
Send on WhatsApp tooAn IEC that’s active and updated — because your FSSAI import licence falls with it.
What’s at stakeAn IEC has to be updated every year even when nothing about your business has changed. Missing that window does not cost you a penalty — it costs you a consignment that cannot move.
Where the rule comes from
FSS (Import) Regulations 2017, reg. 4(4)
DGFT — IEC annual updation, 1 April to 30 June
We quote the regulation behind every requirement. Where FSSAI has not said something clearly, we tell you it is our advice, not the law.
You need this if…
- First-time importers and exporters
- Businesses whose IEC hasn’t been updated this year
What we’ll need from you
- Your IEC, if you hold one
- PAN of the business
- Bank certificate or a cancelled cheque
- DGFT login
- Product list and destination countries
Exactly what you’re paying for.
Included
- IEC application or annual update
- Export registrations such as APEDA RCMC coordinated
- Link to your FSSAI licence
Not included
- DGFT and APEDA fees
Anything outside scope is quoted in writing before we do it.
- IEC in order
- Annual update diarised
Who does what, in order.
Most of the work is ours. Where something needs you, it says so.
After it’s done
- Annual update each April–June
- YouShare business documents
PAN, bank, address.
- WeApply or update
On the DGFT portal.
- WeDiarise
The 1 April – 30 June update window.
The mistakes we see most.
An IEC can be deactivated — and the FSSAI import licence is deemed cancelled with it.
The authorities behind this service.
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Our promises, in writing
You get the fee before we start. If the scope changes, you hear it from us before it costs you.
We file on your own FoSCoS (FSSAI’s licensing website) account with your approval. Nothing to hand back if you ever leave.
Straight to FSSAI on FoSCoS. It never passes through us.
Each rule comes with its source, and we say clearly when something is our advice.
Common questions
What happens if I miss the IEC update?
DGFT can deactivate the IEC — and with it, your FSSAI import licence falls.
Is the IEC an FSSAI document?
No — it’s from DGFT. But FSSAI’s import licence depends on it.
Often needed alongside.
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See the serviceGet a fixed quote — in writing, before we start.
Book a free 10-minute check. A person — not a bot — calls you back within working hours, tells you exactly which licence you need and what it costs, before you commit to anything.
- Government fee paid by you, directly to FSSAI
- Filed under your own FoSCoS login
- Fixed fee, confirmed in writing before we start
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