Promptly check Shipping Bill transmission status on ICEGATE, DGFT websites: DGFT tells exporters

New Delhi, Feb 15 (KNN) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has asked exporters to promptly check Shipping Bill Transmission status on ICEGATE and DGFT websites.

DGFT pointed that when the exporters login to the DGFT System for MEIS application, sometimes Shipping Bill data is not found available in DGFT website.

The Directorate said it takes considerable time to get the Shipping Bill data in DGFT system due to which availing of FTP benefits like MEIS by exporters is delayed.

The Shipping Bill data is transmitted from Customs Port Offices to ICEGATE server and subsequently to DGFT server.

Keeping this in view, DGFT has advised the exporters to check for Shipping Bill transmission status first on ICEGATE and then on DGFT website after 72 hours from integration of SB with ICEGATE.

In case the Shipping Bill data is not available on either of the two websites, then the exporters should share the issue to DGFT Helpdesk.

Meanwhile, the transmission status of a Shipping Bill can be checked on ICEGATE website under ‘Services>Public Enquiry>DGFT Shipping Bill Integration Status’ option and the same can be checked at DGFT website under ‘User Facilitation>Shipping Bills received from Customs’ for an IEC option. (KNN Bureau)