Directorate General of Foreign Trade
(Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Organization is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and is headed by Director General of Foreign Trade. Right from its inception till 1991, when liberalization in the economic policies of the Government took place, this organization has been essentially involved in the regulation and promotion of foreign trade through regulation. Keeping in line with liberalization and globalization and the overall objective of increasing of exports, DGFT has since been assigned the role of “facilitator”. The shift was from prohibition and control of imports/exports to promotion and facilitation of exports/imports, keeping in view the interests of the country.
Organisational Set-up
This Directorate, with headquarters at New Delhi, is headed by the Director General of Foreign Trade. It is responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy with the main objective of promoting India’s exports. The DGFT also issues licenses to exporters and monitors their corresponding obligations through a network of 25 Regional Offices and an extension counter at Indore. The regional offices are located at the following places:-
| S. No. | Regional Office | S. No. | Regional Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ahmadabad | 13. | Bengaluru |
| 2. | Coimbatore | 14. | Bhopal |
| 3. | Ernakulam (Kochi) | 15. | Delhi |
| 4. | Hyderabad | 16. | Guwahati |
| 5. | Jaipur | 17. | Indore |
| 6. | Kanpur | 18. | Jammu |
| 7. | Ludhiana | 19. | Kolkata |
| 8. | Nagpur | 20. | Mumbai |
| 9. | Pune | 21. | Panipat |
| 10. | Srinagar | 22. | Rajkot |
| 11. | Vadodara | 23. | Surat |
| 12. | Visakhapatnam | 24. | Varanasi |
All regional offices provide facilitation to exporters in regard to developments in International Trade i.e. WTO agreements, Rules of Origin and anti-dumping issues, etc to help exporters in their import and export decisions in an internationally dynamic environment.
