Regional Authority becomes redundant as DGFT goes online

In a welcome development, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has introduced an online module for adjudication, appeal, and review under the Foreign Trade Development & Regulation Act, 1992, (FTDR Act) and the Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Rules, 1993, (FTDR Rules).

The prescribed processes for adjudication now require the exporter or importer to submit online the documents called for by the jurisdictional authority. If the documents sought are not submitted or if they are found to be incomplete, the authority may issue a show cause notice (SCN) on-line. The reply to SCN, including any written submissions or documents, must