Importer-exporter Code Number
Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 deals with importer-exporter Code Number. No person shall make any import or export except under an Importer-exporter Code Number granted by the Director General or the officer authorised by the Director General in this behalf, in accordance with the procedure specified in this behalf by the Director General: [Provided that in case of impor The Act came into force on 19 Jun 1992.
No person shall make any import or export except under an Importer-exporter Code Number granted by the Director General or the officer authorised by the Director General in this behalf, in accordance with the procedure specified in this behalf by the Director General:
1 [Provided that in case of import or export of services or technology, the Importer-exporter Code Number shall be necessary only when the service or technology provider is taking benefits under the foreign trade policy or is dealing with specified services or specified technologies.]
Section 7, The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (Act 22 of 1992).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Messers Lubi Industries LLP v. Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Quashed refusal to transfer/amend Advance Authorisations to successor IEC after court-approved amalgamation; directed DGFT to substitute Lubi Industries LLP name/IEC and grant 6-month EO extension — IEC under s.7 must follow amalgamation vesting so successor can fulfil EO.
On this section: Applied s.7: IEC of amalgamated entity must be substituted on pending authorisations; refusal on "no provision to transfer" unsustainable where liability/EO vest by amalgamation.
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J.K. Impex v. Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
IEC under s.7 is precondition for import/export benefits; challenged Advice Memo placing firms/directors on blacklist (no CCS/licences; IEC section not to issue IEC) examined with fair-process overlay — teaches IEC centrality and process before denying IEC/benefits.
On this section: Applied s.7: Importer-exporter Code Number is the gateway credential; Advice Memo affecting IEC issuance/benefits must respect statutory process.
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Made under this section, and citing it
5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Foreign Trade (Regulation)(Amendment) Rules, 2015Rule 2015
- The Safeguards Measures (Quantitative Restrictions) Rules 2012Rule 2012
- The Foreign Trade(Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2010Notification 2010
- Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in certain cases) Order 1993)Rule 1993
- Foreign Trade(Regulation) Rules 1993Rule 1993
Questions about Section 7
What have the courts held on Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act?
Messers Lubi Industries LLP v. Union of India (22 Feb 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Applied s.7: IEC of amalgamated entity must be substituted on pending authorisations; refusal on "no provision to transfer" unsustainable where liability/EO vest by amalgamation. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2003 to 2019.
How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 7, section 7 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Messers Lubi Industries LLP v. Union of India (22 Feb 2019).
What should I read with Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Foreign Trade (Regulation)(Amendment) Rules, 2015 (2015), then The Safeguards Measures (Quantitative Restrictions) Rules 2012 (2012).
When did Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, cited as Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 7, came into force on 19 Jun 1992, having been enacted on 07 Aug 1992. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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