What does a DGFT consultant in Delhi actually do?

Handles the practical work of dealing with DGFT and its Regional Authority once a scheme decision has been made: portal filings and amendments, Policy Relaxation Committee applications, EODC procurement and bond or bank guarantee redemption, and following up on filings that have stalled.

What is an EODC and why does it matter?

An Export Obligation Discharge Certificate confirms that an export obligation under Advance Authorisation or EPCG has been met. It has to be applied for from the Regional Authority and obtained before the bond or bank guarantee executed at the time of authorisation can be redeemed or cancelled, so an obligation that is met but never formally closed still leaves that bond or guarantee open.

How is this different from your Foreign Trade Policy Consultants in Delhi page?

That page covers which DGFT scheme applies and what its conditions are. This page covers the practical work of getting an application through DGFT and the Regional Authority once that scheme decision has been made, including filings, relaxation requests and EODC procurement.

What can I do if my DGFT application has stalled?

We track the filing against the Regional Authority’s own timelines, follow up in writing where a response is overdue, and escalate through the department’s grievance channels where a straightforward follow-up does not move the file.

Do you only work with clients based in Delhi?

Our office is in Noida, Delhi NCR, close to DGFT headquarters and the Delhi Regional Authority, but we act for clients located anywhere in India, supported by virtual consultations where a meeting does not require physical presence.

DGFT Consultant in Delhi | Regional Authority Liaison, EODC

Q: What is a Policy Relaxation Committee application?

A request to relax a specific Foreign Trade Policy or Handbook of Procedures condition in a genuine hardship case, where a standard application would otherwise be rejected on a technicality. It requires setting out the condition at issue, the hardship involved, and the relief being sought, with supporting documentation.

Quick answer

Marg Tax Advisors LLP is a DGFT consultant in Delhi handling the practical work of getting an application through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade once a scheme decision has been made. That covers e-IEC and DGFT portal filings and amendments, coordination with the jurisdictional Regional Authority, Policy Relaxation Committee applications where a Foreign Trade Policy or Handbook of Procedures condition needs relaxing in a genuine hardship case, EODC procurement and the bond or bank guarantee redemption that follows, tracking and grievance redressal for stalled filings, digital signature issues, and representation at DGFT or Regional Authority hearings. The office is in Noida, Delhi NCR, close to DGFT headquarters and the Delhi Regional Authority.

Marg Tax Advisors LLP works as a DGFT consultant in Delhi for the practical, day-to-day work of dealing with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade once a scheme is already in play: portal filings and amendments, coordination with the jurisdictional Regional Authority, Policy Relaxation Committee applications where a condition needs to be relaxed, and following up on a filing that has stalled.

A scheme filed correctly on paper can still stall for reasons that have nothing to do with eligibility: a portal error, a Regional Authority query that goes unanswered, or a condition that needs a relaxation the standard form does not accommodate. That is where a DGFT consultant in Delhi earns their keep, and it is a different kind of work from the original scheme filing itself.

Where this page sits

Our Foreign Trade Policy Consultants in Delhi page covers the substance of each scheme, IEC, Advance Authorisation, EPCG, DFIA, RoDTEP, RoSCTL and Star Export House status, in full. This page focuses on what it actually takes to get an application through DGFT and its Regional Authority once that scheme decision has been made.

What Our DGFT Consultant Team Handles

e-IEC and DGFT portal filings, including amendments and updates to an already-issued IEC or licence.
Coordination with the jurisdictional Regional Authority for applications already under review.
Policy Relaxation Committee applications where a Foreign Trade Policy or Handbook of Procedures condition needs to be relaxed in a genuine hardship case.
Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) procurement and the bond or bank guarantee redemption that follows it.
Application tracking and grievance redressal where a filing has stalled at the Regional Authority or DGFT headquarters.
Digital signature certificate issues on the DGFT portal.
Representation at DGFT or Regional Authority hearings on a licence or authorisation matter.

DGFT Headquarters and the Regional Authority: Who Decides What

Most DGFT applications are filed with and decided by the jurisdictional Regional Authority rather than DGFT headquarters directly, and knowing which office actually has the file, and what that office needs to move it, is most of what practical DGFT liaison work involves.

Which office decides which kind of DGFT matter
Level	What It Decides
Jurisdictional Regional Authority Most filings	Straightforward scheme applications, amendments, queries on a pending file, and EODC applications supported by shipping bill and bank realisation evidence
DGFT headquarters Policy matters	Matters that need a policy interpretation rather than a routine application of an existing condition, and escalations where a Regional Authority file has not moved
Committees EPCG, PRC, Norms	Committee level decisions, such as the EPCG Committee, the Policy Relaxation Committee where a standard condition needs relaxing, and the Norms Committee on an ad-hoc norm reference

Marg Tax Advisors tracks a filing at whichever level it actually sits, rather than treating every DGFT matter as a single undifferentiated process.

Policy Relaxation Committee Applications

The Policy Relaxation Committee exists for cases where a genuine hardship prevents an exporter or importer from meeting a Foreign Trade Policy or Handbook of Procedures condition exactly as written, and a standard application would otherwise be rejected on a technicality despite the underlying claim being sound. A PRC application has to set out the specific condition at issue, the hardship that prevented compliance, and the relief being sought, routed through the concerned Regional Authority or directly to DGFT headquarters depending on the matter. Marg Tax Advisors prepares PRC applications with the supporting documentation a committee actually expects to see, rather than a generic hardship narrative that gives the committee little to act on.

EODC Procurement and Closing Out an Authorisation

Once an export obligation under Advance Authorisation or EPCG has been discharged, the authorisation is not automatically closed. An Export Obligation Discharge Certificate has to be applied for from the Regional Authority, supported by proof such as bank realisation certificates and shipping bill details, before the bond or bank guarantee executed at the time of authorisation can be redeemed or cancelled with customs. A gap here, where the underlying obligation is genuinely met but the EODC and redemption paperwork is never closed out, leaves a business carrying an open bond or guarantee it no longer needs. Marg Tax Advisors handles the EODC application and follows it through to bond or bank guarantee redemption, rather than treating the export obligation discharge as the end of the file.

The scheme-specific step on top

For an Advance Authorisation, the extra piece is the input-output reconciliation itself, covered on our Advance Authorisation Consultant page.

When a Filing Stalls: Tracking and Grievance Redressal

A DGFT filing can stall for reasons that have nothing to do with its merits: a query raised by the Regional Authority that sits unanswered, a portal glitch, or a file that has simply not been picked up. Marg Tax Advisors tracks a client's filings against the Regional Authority's own timelines and follows up in writing where a response is overdue, escalating through the department's grievance channels where a straightforward follow-up does not move the file.

How This Differs from Our Foreign Trade Policy Advisory

Our Foreign Trade Policy Consultants in Delhi page covers what each DGFT scheme is, who qualifies, and what the export obligation actually requires, along with what happens if that obligation is missed. This page covers the practical liaison and representation work that sits between a scheme decision and a closed file: the portal filing itself, Regional Authority coordination, Policy Relaxation Committee applications, and EODC procurement. Most clients need both; which page to start from usually depends on whether the question is what scheme applies, or how to get an already-decided filing through DGFT.

Why a Delhi Based DGFT Consultant Matters

DGFT headquarters and the Delhi Regional Authority both sit in the city, and liaison work of this kind, a query that needs an in-person follow-up, a hearing that comes up on short notice, a document that needs to be physically submitted, moves faster with a team based in Delhi than one working the file remotely. Marg Tax Advisors' office in Noida, Delhi NCR keeps that coordination close to where these applications are actually decided.

Who You'll Work With

Shashank Shekhar Gupta

Founder, Chartered Accountant and Lawyer

DGFT liaison work at Marg Tax Advisors is led by Shashank Shekhar Gupta, founder of the firm, a Chartered Accountant and a lawyer whose stated areas of practice include export and import law and free trade agreements directly.

DGFT Consultant in Delhi