The DGFT issued Trade Notice No. 32/2024-25 on February 28, 2025, addressing issues with closing Advance Authorisations (AA) online. Exporters face problems due to the system’s 120-character limit for item descriptions on shipping bills, leading to deficiencies under FTP 2023. Regional Authorities (RAs) are directed to verify descriptions using self-attested GST e-invoices and accept these with other documents for AA redemption, with approval from the DGFT.
It has came to the notice of this Directorate that in the process of closure of AA through the online system, certain issues are being faced by exporters due to inability of the system to capture complete description of the export items as per the export invoice. Item description with more than 120 characters, may not completely reflected in Shipping Bills. In such cases, deficiencies are raised by RA for non compliance of Para 4.42 (iii) of FTP 2023.
Therefore, it is directed that wherever such difficulties are encountered, RAs may corroborate the complete description of the export item and decide such cases on the basis of self attested copies of GST system generated e-invoices.
In such cases, the aforesaid documents may be uploaded along with all the other prescribed documents for Redemption/EODC of Advance Authorisations.
The Trade Notice can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Trade-Notice-32.pdf
