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 (EODCs) under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) schemes.

For voluntary duty payments made on or after August 1, 2026, payment details received from Customs through ICEGATE will be electronically integrated with the DGFT system and mapped to the relevant authorisation.

Exporters will be able to view and verify the authenticated payment details on the DGFT Customer Portal before submitting their EODC applications.

The same payment records will be accessible to DGFT Regional Authorities thro...