BUSINESS & COMPLIANCE / INDIA

Prepare your business for a trade-specific review.

Describe the goods or services, markets and transaction model before assessing IEC and other trade requirements. ILeven helps organise the information for appropriate assistance.

IMPORT EXPORT CODE SUPPORT

Understand the requirement. Then get it handled.

An Import Export Code is an important operating requirement for many businesses importing or exporting goods or services through relevant channels. ILeven helps you organise the entity and banking information, coordinate the application and connect IEC setup with the rest of your trade and compliance needs.

Current-information approach

Requirements can depend on your activity, structure, location and current rules. ILeven confirms the applicable process for the engagement before proceeding.

Official guidance and current requirements ↗Page reviewed 11 Sept 2026.
END-TO-END ILEVEN SUPPORT
  1. 01UnderstandBusiness, activity and current position
  2. 02ConfirmApplicable route and professional input
  3. 03PrepareInformation, documents and application
  4. 04CoordinateFiling, follow-through and next obligations

WHO MAY NEED THIS

Start with the business situation, not the form.

  • Businesses beginning import or export activity
  • Manufacturers expanding to international customers or suppliers
  • Ecommerce sellers exploring cross-border trade
  • Existing businesses reviewing an incomplete trade setup

WHAT ILEVEN CAN HANDLE

One client relationship. The right expertise behind it.

  • IEC-readiness and entity-information review
  • Application and document coordination
  • Follow-through on the registration process
  • Related GST, banking, trade and digital-growth planning

HOW THE REQUIREMENT WORKS

Know the decisions before the paperwork.

These are the core considerations already identified for this service. The exact statutory checklist is confirmed against your situation and the current official process.

01

Describe the transaction

Importing goods, exporting services and claiming policy benefits require different questions. Identify the entity, product, destination and payment arrangements.

02

Keep registration details current

Confirm applicability, exemptions and current update requirements through DGFT. An IEC does not replace product-specific permissions or customs and tax review.

INFORMATION TO ORGANISE

Prepare the useful facts first.

We use these inputs to scope the work and identify the correct next steps. Sensitive documents should be shared only through the agreed channel once the engagement begins.

  • Entity and banking details
  • Goods or services and intended markets
  • Current trade registrations and transactions

FROM QUESTION TO COMPLETION

ILeven coordinates the work end to end.

01

Understand your position

Tell us what the business does, where it operates and what you are trying to complete. We identify the relevant questions and missing information.

02

Confirm the route and scope

ILeven brings in the appropriate CA, CS, legal or specialist expertise where the work requires it and agrees the scope, service fees and any separate official charges.

03

Prepare and execute

We coordinate the information, documents, applications, filings or professional work included in the engagement and keep responsibilities clear.

04

Follow through

We track the agreed process through its next stage, organise acknowledgements or outputs and flag related or recurring obligations that may need attention.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Useful answers before you start.

ILeven provides the service directly to the client and coordinates the appropriate specialist or regulated professional involvement where required.

Can ILeven help obtain an IEC?

Yes. We can coordinate the preparation and application process and help connect the IEC with the broader setup your import-export activity requires.

What should I prepare before applying?

Prepare the business-entity information, authorised-person details, relevant banking information and other supporting records required by the current application process.

Is IEC the only requirement for importing or exporting?

Not necessarily. The broader requirements depend on the goods or services, destination, tax position and sector. We can help map the related registrations and operating requirements.

YOUR NEXT STAGE STARTS HERE.

You've already built something worth growing.

Let's understand where your business stands, where you want it to go and what will help you get there.

No obligation. Start with understanding what your business needs.