Trade words
ICEGATE
Indian Customs Electronic Gateway
The customs website where bills of entry and shipping bills are filed and where the latest exchange rates appear.
Trade words
Indian Customs Electronic Gateway
The customs website where bills of entry and shipping bills are filed and where the latest exchange rates appear.
Lesson 14 min readHow importing and exporting work, end to endThe whole journey of a shipment in and out of India: who does what, which papers move, and where customs and the bank come in.
Lesson 24 min readIEC: what it is, who needs one, how to apply on DGFTThe 10-character code you need to import or export goods: who is exempt, how to apply on DGFT, and the yearly update that keeps it active.
Lesson 76 min readWhat a customs broker (CHA) does, and the CBLR licenceWho customs brokers are, what they do for importers and exporters, what the law makes them check, and how the CBLR licence exam works.
Lesson 105 min readAssessable value, CIF and the customs exchange rateHow customs values an import: the transaction value, what is added to it, what happens when freight or insurance is unknown, and which exchange rate applies.
Lesson 115 min readFiling a bill of entry on ICEGATE, step by stepThe three kinds of bill of entry, when to file, the documents to upload, and what happens between filing and out of charge.
Lesson 125 min readShipping bill and Let Export OrderHow you declare an export on ICEGATE, how customs clears it, and how the same shipping bill reaches your bank and your export incentives.Trade Academy is education, not legal, tax or customs advice. Rules and rates change by notification: check the live source, or ask a licensed customs broker, before you act.