New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement for exporters to submit physical duty payment challans while applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODC) under the Advance Authorisation and EPCG schemes, which may ease compliance burden and help exporters save transaction cost, as per a statement by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

The Ministry announced on Monday, the move will apply to voluntary duty payments made on or after August 1, 2026.

"For voluntary duty payments made on or after 1 August 2026, exporters will no longer be required to submit physical challans along with their applications for closure of authorisations," the release said.

With the eradication ...