Before the first shipment
- An IEC from DGFT.
- Your AD code and bank account registered with Customs at the port or ICD you export from, so export proceeds and incentives can be credited.
The Shipping Bill
The Shipping Bill is the export declaration, filed on ICEGATE with the invoice and packing list. It is also where you claim export benefits such as duty drawback and RoDTEP, so the declarations on it need to be right.
Step by step
- Filing: the Shipping Bill is filed and checked.
- Goods to the port, CFS or ICD: the container is stuffed and brought in.
- Examination, if selected, against the declaration.
- Let Export Order (LEO): Customs allows the goods to be loaded.
- Loading and sailing: the shipping line files its export manifest, which closes the loop for your benefits.
Getting the incentives you are owed
Drawback and RoDTEP are claimed on the Shipping Bill itself. A wrong scheme code or a missed declaration can mean losing them for that shipment, so we check them before filing.