DGFT Consultant in India
One point of contact for every DGFT registration, licence, scheme claim and compliance deadline your export business needs to track.
What Is DGFT?
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the government body that administers India's Foreign Trade Policy — and in practice, it sits at the centre of almost every compliance touchpoint an exporting or importing business has, from your very first IEC registration through to scheme applications, licence redemptions, and annual compliance updates.
The challenge most businesses face isn't any single DGFT process in isolation — it's that the schemes interconnect, and getting the sequencing wrong creates downstream problems. You need an active IEC before you can register for an RCMC. You need a valid RCMC before some DGFT scheme applications will even be accepted. Export obligations under EPCG and Advance Authorization need to be tracked in parallel with RoDTEP and Duty Drawback claims on the same shipments. Status Holder eligibility depends on performance data that needs to be accurately tracked across multiple financial years. None of this is conceptually difficult, but it requires someone watching the whole picture, not just one scheme at a time.
As a DGFT consultant, Soumya Enterprises acts as that single point of contact — we don't just process one-off applications, we build and maintain a coherent compliance picture of your business's full DGFT footprint: what's registered, what's pending, what obligations are running against active licences, and what schemes you're eligible for but haven't yet claimed. For many clients, this consultative, whole-picture approach uncovers incentive entitlements they didn't know they had, simply because no one had connected the dots across schemes before.
Whether you're a first-time exporter setting up IEC and RCMC for the first time, an established manufacturer managing EPCG and Advance Authorization obligations across multiple licences, or a growing exporter approaching Status Holder thresholds, we tailor our DGFT advisory to where your business actually is — not a generic checklist.
Key Benefits
One Advisor Across All Schemes
Instead of managing separate consultants for IEC, RoDTEP, EPCG and Status Holder, get a single advisor who sees your complete DGFT footprint.
Compliance Calendar Management
We track annual IEC updates, licence obligation deadlines and renewal dates so nothing slips through unnoticed.
Entitlement Discovery
A whole-picture view often surfaces incentive schemes you qualify for but haven't claimed — found through cross-scheme analysis, not guesswork.
Scales With Your Business
Our advisory evolves as your business grows — from first IEC registration through to multi-licence EPCG and Advance Authorization management.
Reduces Compliance Risk
Coordinated tracking across schemes reduces the risk of obligation shortfalls, lapsed registrations, or missed deadlines.
Direct, Responsive Advisory
You get a consultant who understands your specific business and products, not a call-centre queue.
Our Process
DGFT Footprint Review
We map your current registrations, licences and scheme participation to build a complete compliance picture.
Gap & Opportunity Analysis
We identify compliance gaps (renewals, obligations due) and missed incentive opportunities across schemes.
Prioritised Action Plan
We sequence the registrations, applications or filings you need, in the right order to avoid downstream blockers.
Execution
We handle the filing and documentation for each scheme — IEC, RCMC, RoDTEP, EPCG, Advance Authorization and others — directly.
Ongoing Monitoring
We continue tracking your compliance calendar and scheme obligations as your business and export volumes evolve.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Most delays and lost claims come down to a handful of avoidable errors. Here's what we see most often:
- Treating each DGFT registration or scheme in isolation instead of sequencing them correctly.
- Missing the mandatory annual IEC update, which can quietly block trade until reactivated.
- Not tracking obligations across multiple active licences in parallel, risking a missed deadline.
- Assuming you're not eligible for a scheme without an actual eligibility check against current thresholds.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly does a DGFT consultant do?
A DGFT consultant manages your registrations, licence applications, scheme claims and ongoing compliance with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, acting as your point of contact for everything that touches India's Foreign Trade Policy.
I already have an IEC — do I still need a DGFT consultant?
Yes, if you want to claim incentive schemes like RoDTEP, import capital goods under EPCG, or track obligations under Advance Authorization, ongoing DGFT advisory typically pays for itself many times over in claimed benefits and avoided penalties.
Can you manage compliance across multiple schemes at once?
Yes — this is precisely the value of working with a single DGFT consultant rather than separate specialists, since schemes like EPCG, Advance Authorization, RoDTEP and Status Holder all interact and need coordinated tracking.
What if I'm not sure which schemes I'm eligible for?
That's a normal starting point — our DGFT footprint review is designed to identify exactly which registrations and schemes apply to your specific business and product categories.
How is this different from hiring a CA or CS?
DGFT compliance is a specialised, foreign-trade-specific domain distinct from general tax or company-secretarial work — many businesses use a DGFT consultant alongside their CA/CS for trade-specific registrations and scheme claims.
Do you only work with large exporters?
No — we work with first-time exporters just registering their IEC through to established manufacturers managing multiple EPCG and Advance Authorization licences.
Can you take over management of licences another consultant set up?
Yes, we regularly take over ongoing management of existing IEC, RCMC, EPCG and Advance Authorization registrations from other consultants or in-house teams.
Do you help with DGFT compliance for import-only businesses too?
Yes, while many of our services focus on export incentives, we also support import-side DGFT compliance including licensing and authorizations.
Why Choose Soumya Enterprises?
Whole-Picture Advisory: We look at your entire DGFT footprint together, not one scheme in isolation, so nothing falls through the gaps between schemes.
15+ Years of Practice: Since 2009, we've worked across IEC, RCMC, RoDTEP, EPCG, Advance Authorization, Status Holder and more — across a wide range of industries.
Transparent, Upfront Pricing: You know what you're paying for and why, with no hidden charges added as the engagement progresses.
Proactive, Not Reactive: We track your compliance calendar and flag what's coming up, rather than waiting for you to ask.
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