Documents Required

Export Documentation

Proforma Invoice (two copies)
DEEC / DEPB passbook or the corresponding application along with the acknowledgment receipt
Applicable scheme declarations

Drawback claim copy of the Shipping Bill, signed on the reverse over the revenue stamp with company seal
Bank account details (name, address, and account number) for crediting the drawback amount
Drawback serial number
For shipments through a merchant exporter — the manufacturer’s name and address on the invoice, along with a certificate from the Central Excise Department confirming Modvat credit availed on the goods supplied

E.D.I. Number allotted by Mumbai Customs — if not already obtained, registration must be completed prior to export
N-Form and accompanying undertaking, duly signed and stamped
Any shipment-specific requirements — such as palletisation, fumigation, phytosanitary certification, SGS inspection, or commission details to be declared on the GR — should be communicated at the time documents are submitted

Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) issued by the relevant licensing authority
Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the importer
Signed copy of the Commercial Invoice
Signed copy of the Packing List
Bill of Lading or Airway Bill
Insurance policy or cover note
Import License / CCP along with letter of transfer or authority — where the license is linked to another Bill of Entry, a photocopy may be used for initial processing, though the original is needed before the goods can be released. Alternatively, an OGL declaration citing the applicable appendix/list/serial number, plus Industrial License or SSI Registration Certificate (with English translation if the original isn’t in English)
Importer’s Declaration and GATT Declaration, signed and stamped
Certificate of Origin
Product literature, certificate of analysis, catalogue, or technical write-up
Purchase Order or Order Confirmation
No Commission Declaration; for cargo in bags or drums, a packing material declaration per the applicable public notice
Freight memo with bank freight certificate, when freight is payable in India
Bank Draft or Letter of Credit
Original shipping documents duly endorsed to you by your bank, and further endorsed by you in our favor, along with a bank-attested invoice — or alternatively, a letter of authority (three copies) on your letterhead authorizing us to collect the delivery order, together with the bank’s delivery order and attested invoice

Double-duty bond
Transit bond
Space availability certificate from the warehousing authority
No Objection Certificate from Customs / Central Excise
Insurance policy covering the duty amount, in favor of the Commissioner of Customs, for transit from the port to the public bonded warehouse
A re-warehousing certificate should be obtained from the appropriate authority so the bond can later be cancelled — please confirm in advance whether the shipment is meant for home consumption or bonded storage
Please also share the name of the transporter handling dispatch after clearance, along with the delivery address