Ref: ES/CIR/49/2026-27                              

Date: August 24, 2026

To: Members of the Council

Sub: DGFT introduces automated facility for Grant of Export Obligation Extension through PRC/EPCG Committee - Ease of Doing Business

Dear Sir / Madam,

DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) has issued Trade Notice No. 21/2026-27 dated 21st August 2026 introducing an automated facility for grant of Export Obligation (EO) extension in respect of Advance Authorisation (AA) and EPCG Authorisation cases considered by the PRC/EPCG Committee.

As per the Trade Notice, where an exporter applies for EO extension through the PRC/EPCG Committee and the Committee approves the extension, the approved EO extension will be processed automatically through the DGFT system. Exporters will not be required to file a separate EO extension application with the concerned RA.

The process will operate as follows:

1. The exporter applies for consideration of EO extension request in PRC/EPCG Committee for concerned Advance Authorisation/EPCG Authorisation.
2. Based on the Committee's decision, if extension is approved, the said EO Extension shall be processed directly through the system. A letter will be issued for payment of the prescribed EO Extension fee on the submitted PRC/EPCG Committee file.
3. The exporter shall pay the requisite fee through the DGFT portal and submit the response.
4. Upon submission of the response and successful payment, the EO extension file will be automatically created, approved in the system and the corresponding EO Extension Letter will be generated.

This facility eliminates the need for re-application after approval by the PRC/EPCG Committee, with the revised EO expiry date being automatically updated in the DGFT system and transmitted to ICEGATE.

A copy of DGFT Trade Notice No. 21/2026-27 dated 21st August 2026 is enclosed herewith for your reference. ​(Click to View)

Members are requested to take note of the above and do the needful.

In case, you need any further clarification, please get in touch with us or send us your queries on the email ID: pac@ matexil.org

Thanking You

A.Ravi Kumar
Executive Director