CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council

(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)

Jhansi Castle, 4^th floor, 7-Cooperage Road,   Mumbai - 400 001. India.

Tel:  +91-22- 69821200 to 206

Email : info@chemexcil.in Web : https://chemexcil.in

EPC:ROKOL:DGFT:TN:AA&EPCG:218                                                    14th August 2026

To 

All The Members of the Council

Dear Member,

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Trade Notice No. 15/2026-27 dated 5th August 2026 regarding the availability of license-wise voluntary duty payment details on the DGFT portal for processing Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) applications under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes. The initiative integrates license-wise voluntary duty payment data received from Customs/ICEGATE with the DGFT online system with the objective of enabling a digital, paperless and transparent mechanism for processing EODC applications.

Under the new system, voluntary duty payment details received from Customs/ICEGATE will be electronically integrated with the DGFT portal on a license-wise basis. The facility is intended to:

• Reduce manual intervention in EODC processing;
• Minimise the requirement for submission of physical payment receipts;
• Improve accuracy of duty payment data;
• Enable uniform processing of EODC applications by DGFT Regional Authorities; and
• Facilitate faster and more transparent processing of EODC applications.

The facility is applicable to Authorisation Holders applying for EODC under:

1.      Advance Authorisation (AA) Scheme

2.      Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme

The facility covers voluntary duty payments made on or after 1st August 2026.

Steps to be followed by Exporters / Authorisation Holders

Step 1: While making voluntary duty payment under a particular licence, the Authorisation Holder must ensure that the following details are entered correctly in the respective fields on ICEGATE:

• Licence / Authorisation Number
• IEC (Importer Exporter Code)

This is important because the payment information received from Customs/ICEGATE is integrated with the DGFT system on a licence-wise basis.

Step 2: Once the payment is made through Customs/ICEGATE, the relevant voluntary duty payment information will be transmitted to and integrated with the DGFT system. The facility covers voluntary duty payments made on or after 1st August 2026.

Step 3: Before submitting an EODC application under the Advance Authorisation or EPCG Scheme, the Authorisation Holder should log in to the DGFT Customer Portal and verify whether the relevant voluntary duty payment details are correctly reflected.

The details can be accessed through:

DGFT Customer Portal-My Dashboard -Repositories-Bills Repositories - Select Bill -Voluntary Payment Details

Step 4: Check the payment details carefully

Particular attention may be given to ensuring that the payment has been correctly mapped to the:

• Relevant Licence / Authorisation Number;
• IEC;
• Corresponding Bill / payment record; and
• Voluntary duty payment details.

Step 5: Proceed with EODC application

Once the voluntary duty payment details have been verified on the DGFT portal, the Authorisation Holder may proceed with submission of the EODC application under the applicable Advance Authorisation or EPCG Scheme. The DGFT system will use the electronically available voluntary duty payment information for processing the EODC application.

The voluntary duty payment details can be viewed on the Customer Portal (CP).

Customer Portal – Exporter / User Side

Exporters can view the details through:

DGFT CP Portal -My Dashboard -Repositories -Bills Repositories -Select Bill -Voluntary Payment Details.

The details are also displayed in the Print Summary immediately before submission of the Closure File under the Voluntary Payment Details section.

If the voluntary duty payment details are not reflected correctly on the DGFT portal, or if there is any discrepancy in the displayed information, the Authorisation Holder should raise the issue with the DGFT through the prescribed support mechanism.

Step-by-step process for raising a Helpdesk ticket:

Step 1: Access the DGFT Helpdesk Services.

Step 2: Select “Create New Request.”

Step 3: Select “Other” as the category.

Step 4: Clearly mention the details of the voluntary duty payment and the issue/discrepancy being faced.

Step 5: In case the electronic record of a voluntary duty payment made on or after 1st August 2026 is not available on the DGFT system, upload a copy of the payment receipt or other proof of payment along with the Helpdesk ticket.

DGFT Helpdesk – Support Channels

For issues relating to the display of voluntary duty payment details, exporters may contact DGFT through the following channels:

DGFT Helpdesk Ticket:
DGFT Helpdesk Services - Create New Request - Category: “Other”

Toll-Free Helpline:
1800-572-1550 / 1800-111-550

Email:
dgftedi@nic.in

This is for the kind information of all members.

Thanks and regards,

Vishal S. Ganju

Executive Director

CHEMEXCIL

Enclosed: DGFT Trade Notice 15/2026-27 dated 05.08.2026