Authorised Dealer code: your bank’s 14-digit code registered with customs at each port.
Exporters must register their bank’s AD code at every port they export from so that customs and the RBI can link each shipping bill to the export payment. Register it once per port on ICEGATE.
Related terms
- IEC — Importer-Exporter Code: a 10-character code from DGFT required for commercial imports and exports.
- Shipping bill — The export declaration filed with Indian customs before goods leave India.
- E-BRC — Electronic bank realisation certificate: proof that export payment was received.