Restricted Import Licence & DGFT Authorisation Services
Support for importing goods classified as restricted under ITC(HS), including product classification, eligibility, end-use evidence, application and authority coordination.
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Confirm import policy and conditions before shipment, purchase commitment or customs arrival.
India generally treats imports as free unless prohibited, restricted, canalised or subject to conditions. Restricted goods require authorisation and may also trigger technical, environmental, safety or sector approvals.
Policy & Classification Review
Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS), import status, product condition and linked regulations.
Licence Feasibility
Assess applicant, quantity, purpose, end use, domestic availability and authority expectations.
Application & Committee Support
Prepare technical justification, contracts, certificates and responses.
Post-Licence Execution
Align licence description, port, quantity, validity, customs documents and end-use conditions.
For restricted imports, product description and end-use evidence must remain consistent from application through customs clearance.
We review technical literature, intended use, source country, condition and applicable domestic standards.
Approvals from other ministries or regulators are mapped as dependencies rather than assumed to be covered by DGFT.
No shipment recommendation is made until validity, quantity, port and licence conditions are clear.
What Our Review Covers
Advice is tailored to the proposed activities, stakeholders and timeline.
Support across the complete requirement.
Policy & Classification Review
Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS), import status, product condition and linked regulations.
Licence Feasibility
Assess applicant, quantity, purpose, end use, domestic availability and authority expectations.
Application & Committee Support
Prepare technical justification, contracts, certificates and responses.
Post-Licence Execution
Align licence description, port, quantity, validity, customs documents and end-use conditions.
Situations that call for timely professional support.
Policy & Classification Review
Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS), import status, product condition and linked regulations.
Licence Feasibility
Assess applicant, quantity, purpose, end use, domestic availability and authority expectations.
Application & Committee Support
Prepare technical justification, contracts, certificates and responses.
Post-Licence Execution
Align licence description, port, quantity, validity, customs documents and end-use conditions.
Key areas that shape the engagement.
ITC(HS)
Determine the exact tariff item and policy condition.
Condition
Review new, second-hand, scrap, equipment or sector attributes.
Justification
Explain need, quantity, applicant capability and end use.
Customs
Match authorisation terms with shipment and clearance.
A structured route from assessment to completion.
Assess
Confirm product, parties, policy position and commercial objective.
Classify
Map the transaction to the applicable law, scheme or proceeding.
Prepare
Build the application, evidence, calculations and declarations.
Submit
Coordinate filing, deficiencies, hearings and authority queries.
Close
Secure the outcome and implement continuing compliance controls.
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What should you prepare for the initial review?
A technically correct application can still fail when evidence, classification or timelines are weak.
We test eligibility, source records and procedural requirements before submission, state unresolved dependencies clearly and maintain a structured response file for authority queries.
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Policy-Led Advice
Current rules and procedures mapped to the facts.
Evidence Discipline
Claims reconciled to customs, finance and operating records.
Submission Management
Forms, annexures, deficiencies and hearings coordinated.
Post-Approval Control
Conditions and continuing obligations tracked after grant.
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Common restricted import licensing questions.
What is a restricted import?
Is an IEC enough to import restricted goods?
Should I ship before the licence is issued?
Can second-hand capital goods require a licence?
Does a DGFT licence override BIS or environmental rules?
What if Customs disputes the classification?
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