DGFT Policy Relaxation Committee

Organisation : Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
Facility Name : Policy Relaxation Committee
Applicable Country : India
Website : https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=policy-relaxation-committee

What is Policy Relaxation Committee?

DGFT is committed to easy and speedy redressal of grievances from Trade and Industry. Paragraph 2.58 of FTP provides for relaxation of Policy and Procedures on grounds of genuine hardship and adverse impact on trade. A Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) is accordingly constituted under para 2.58 of the Foreign Trade Policy. DGFT may in public interest pass such orders or grant such exemption, relaxation or relief, as he may deem fit and proper, on grounds of genuine hardship and adverse impact on trade to any person or class or category of persons from any provision of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) or any Procedures.

Related / Similar Facility : DGFT Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)

How To Apply For Policy Relaxation Committee?

IEC is required to apply for any Policy Relaxation. Other pre-requisites as mentioned in the Chapter 2 of Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures may be referred.

Steps:
** Importer/Exporter needs to register on DGFT Website by login on https://www.dgft.gov.in/
** Link the existing IEC (For more details please see IEC section FAQ’s)
** Register the DSC or Register for Aadhaar E-sign under My Dashboard > View and Register Digital Signatures Token
** Apply for Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) under Services > PRC / EPCG > Request for PRC / EPCG

FAQ On Policy Relaxation Committee

Frequently Asked Questions FAQ On Policy Relaxation Committee

Should I select Personal Hearing option while filling application?
If you feel one of the members should be present in-person to explain and elaborate on the PRC request, then you may apply for the PRC with PH. Personal Hearing is not mandatory for the applicant.

Who can appear for the personal hearing (PH)?
Any authorized representative of the entity can appear for the PH on given date, time and venue.

What should be done, if I need to raise a query for other than the listed schemes like Shipping Bill, Bill of entry or any other.
If a scheme is not listed, user can select “Others” and then type in “Please specify Other Scheme” column. For example, if user wants to apply for any relaxation related to Shipping Bill then user can select “others” in ‘scheme’ and can write “Shipping Bill” in ‘Please specify Other Scheme’ column.

What are the mandatory documents for filing of PRC application?
There is no document mandatory for the filling PRC application. However, you may attach any other supporting document to your application by selecting other option in attachment section

How many attachments I can upload in the attachment section?
You can submit up to 10 attachment in along with the application. In case you have more than 10 attachments in that case you must submit the physical copies of the same to the DGFT HQ within 7 days of application submission

Where will I get notified for my application of Policy Relaxation Committee?
Policy Relaxation application notification goes on Email ID and Mobile Number registered under IEC and the applicant.

How many Authorisations/Scrips/Shipping Bills can be attached in a single PRC/EPCG Committee application?
You may enter any number of authorization/scrips related to a scheme and reason selected in the single application

How to apply for Review Application?
** For users who have submitted the Fresh application offline and now after 25/01/2020, want to apply for the review application, then user must apply under Services > PRC > Request for PRC and select “review application” as the application type.
** For the users who have submitted the Fresh application online and can track their it under the “Submitted application” then, user has to click on “Actions > Initiate Review”.

How many times can I apply for review application?
You may apply any number of times for the review application. Fee needs to be paid for every file of review application separately.