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Advance Authorisation (AA) Consultants in India
Kireeti Consultants supports businesses navigating Advance Authorisation requirements under India's Foreign Trade Policy. We help eligible manufacturers and exporters with documentation, import-related requirements, application submission, export obligation monitoring and closure — based on what your business needs.
Advance Authorisation
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A DGFT scheme for exporters to import inputs at zero customs duty.
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Apply for Advance Authorisation
Application prepared and filed with DGFT.
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Import Raw Materials at Zero Customs Duty
Inputs physically incorporated in the export product.
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Manufacture Export Products
Inputs used as per the applicable input-output norms.
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Complete Export Obligation
Export within the authorisation's validity period.
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Reach Global Markets
Obligation met, authorisation redeemed.
Lower Input CostHigher Export CompetitivenessStronger Business Growth
What Is the Advance Authorisation (AA) Scheme?
Advance Authorisation allows duty-free import of inputs that are physically incorporated in an export product, making normal allowance for wastage. Fuel, oil and catalyst consumed in the production process may also be allowed. In return, you must fulfil an export obligation within the export validity, based on the applicable input-output norms. Under Advance Authorisation you can import raw material — but not capital goods, as you can under the EPCG scheme.
Allowed duty-freeInputs used in the export product
Raw materials physically incorporated, with normal wastage. Fuel, oil and catalyst consumed in production may also be allowed.
Not under AACapital goods
Machinery and equipment come in under EPCG, not Advance Authorisation.
Who needs AA consultancy?
Support Wherever You Are in the Scheme
Eligible manufacturers and exporters
Assessing whether AA fits your upcoming export order or production run.
Importing inputs for export production
Determining consumption patterns so input-output norms can be fixed.
Managing existing authorisations
Tracking EO fulfilment and consumption against the Authorisation.
Reviewing pending closure requirements
Filing for redemption or EODC.
10 branchesAA teams across India
Any norms routeSION, self-declaration or Norms Committee
ISO 9001:2015Certified consultancy
Through to EODCClosure and bank guarantee release
Scope
Advance Authorisation Consultancy Services Offered
Four stages, in the order an authorisation actually moves: plan it, get it issued, keep it compliant, then close it.
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Pre-Application & Advisory
Before you apply
Norms Mapping
Checking whether your import items are in SION, or recommending the Self-Declaration or applicable norms route.
Benefit Estimation
Calculating how much duty you can save to maximise the benefit.
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DGFT Application & Licensing
Getting it issued
Documentation Preparation
Preparing the documents your application needs.
Online Filing
The complete application process, for faster issuance of your authorisation.
Norms Committee Liaison
Taking your case to the Norms Committee for ad hoc or non-SION cases.
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Post-Issuance & Compliance
While it's live
Customs Port Registration
Registering the authorisation at the port of import.
Domestic Sourcing Options
Applications for Invalidation Letters or Advance Release Orders (ARO) when you buy locally.
Licence Amendments
Changes to the authorisation when your requirements change.
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Redemption & EODC
Closing it
Obligation Tracking
Monitoring export obligation fulfilment.
Licence Clubbing
Combining multiple authorisations so they're easier to manage.
Redemption & EODC
Filing for the Export Obligation Discharge Certificate and release of bank guarantees from Customs.
Norms mapping
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Which Norms Route Fits Your Authorisation?
Your export obligation is worked out from input-output norms, so the first question on any AA file is which norms apply. Answer one question to see where your case likely starts.
Are your import items and export product covered by SION?
Standard SION filing
Your inputs already appear in the Standard Input-Output Norms, so the application is filed against the published norms.
Ahmedabad: iron & steel flat rolls, AA licence processed under SION.
Self-Declaration route
Where SION doesn't cover your case, the authorisation can be applied for on the basis of self-declared norms.
Bengaluru: coffee industry, authorisation issued on time.
How self-declaration worksAd hoc norms via the Norms Committee
For non-SION cases, we take your case to the DGFT Norms Committee to have norms fixed for your product.
Delhi: industrial refrigeration, norms fixed successfully.
How ad hoc norms are fixedSelf Ratification
For eligible exporters, self-declared norms can be ratified under the Self Ratification Scheme instead of waiting for norms to be fixed by the Norms Committee.
How self ratification worksNet-to-Net basis
An authorisation applied for on a net-to-net basis, with the import entitlement worked out against the quantity actually used in the export product.
Pune: pharmaceuticals, applications filed on a net-to-net basis.
How net-to-net worksRepeat basis
Where norms were already fixed for your product on an earlier authorisation, a fresh authorisation can be applied for on those same norms.
Mumbai: engineering, repeat authorisations handled.
How repeat basis works
Choosing a scheme
Advance Authorisation or MOOWR?
Both let you bring in inputs without paying duty upfront. What differs is what you can bring in and what you commit to in return.
| Advance Authorisation | MOOWR | |
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| What you can bring in | Inputs physically incorporated in the export product (fuel, oil and catalyst may also be allowed) | Machinery, raw materials and components |
| What you commit to | Export obligation within the export validity period, based on input-output norms | No export obligation |
| Buying locally instead | Invalidation Letter or ARO | Permitted |
| Learn more | You're here | MOOWR consultants in India |
How we work
How Our AA Consultancy Process Works
Five steps from the first conversation to a closed authorisation.
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Understand your requirements
We review your business activity, export product and authorisation-related needs.
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Review documentation
We identify the relevant documents and any information that needs clarifying.
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Support the applicable procedure
We assist with the relevant application or post-authorisation process.
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Track export obligation requirements
We help organise the relevant records and monitor the requirements that apply.
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Assist with closure documentation
We support the redemption or closure process once the requirements are met.
Branch network
Branch-Wise Advance Authorisation Support Across India
Our teams have handled different types of Advance Authorisation work depending on each client's requirement — from standard SION filings to Norms Committee cases, self-declaration routes, domestic sourcing and final EODC closure. Pick a branch to see the region it covers and a file it handled.
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Delhi
Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
IndustryIndustrial refrigeration
RequirementNo SION existed for the imported material
Our roleRepresented the case before the DGFT Norms Committee, Delhi
The client needed to import a material for which no Standard Input-Output Norm existed. Our Delhi team took the case to the DGFT Norms Committee in Delhi and represented it through to a decision.
Norms fixed successfully
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Hyderabad
Telangana — Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad and Karimnagar
IndustryPharmaceuticals
RequirementModify the licence to keep raw material imports moving
Our roleLicence amendment
Our Hyderabad team supports a range of sectors. For a pharmaceutical client, we modified the licence so they could import raw material without any further delay to production.
Amendment handled; production not delayed
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Bengaluru
Karnataka
IndustryCoffee
RequirementImport inputs under the Self-Declaration route
Our roleImport procedures under Self-Declaration
For a client in the coffee industry, our Bengaluru team handled the import procedures under the Self-Declaration route.
Authorisation issued on time; raw material available on time
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Ahmedabad
Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Surat and nearby areas
IndustryIron & steel flat rolls
RequirementImport raw material already covered by SION
Our roleAA application under SION
Our clients wanted to import raw material that was available under SION, so our Ahmedabad team processed their Advance Authorisation on the standard SION route.
AA licence processed successfully
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Vijayawada
Coastal Andhra Pradesh — Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Kakinada
IndustryCorrugated boxes
RequirementBuy raw material locally instead of importing
Our roleInvalidation Letter and ARO process
A client in the corrugated boxes industry wanted to source raw material within India rather than import it. Our Vijayawada team handled the Invalidation Letter and Advance Release Order process.
Domestic sourcing enabled under the authorisation
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Mumbai
Mumbai, Nashik and Surat, plus nearby Goa and Karnataka
IndustryEngineering
RequirementImport under Advance Authorisation on a repeat basis
Our roleRepeat AA filings
Our Mumbai team supports a client in the engineering industry, handling their imports under Advance Authorisation on a repeat basis.
Ongoing repeat authorisations handled
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Pune
Pune, Kolhapur, Satara and nearby areas
IndustryPharmaceuticals
RequirementApply for AA on a net-to-net basis
Our roleApplication filing
For the pharmaceutical sector, our Pune team assisted in filing applications for Advance Authorisation on a net-to-net basis.
Applications filed on a net-to-net basis
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Nagpur
Vidarbha, including Nagpur and Amravati, and nearby parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
IndustryIron & steel
RequirementToo many separate licences to manage
Our roleClubbing of authorisations
A client in the iron and steel industry held multiple licences. Our Nagpur team helped combine them so the licences could be managed more efficiently.
Licences clubbed for easier management
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Kolkata
West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha
IndustryManufacturing (various)
RequirementTrack export obligation fulfilment
Our roleObligation tracking
Our Kolkata team has assisted various manufacturing businesses in tracking export obligation fulfilment — the records that decide how smoothly a licence closes.
Obligation on track for closure
Advance Authorisation Consultants in Chennai
Tamil Nadu and nearby areas
IndustryCereals & pulses
RequirementClose the authorisation
Our roleEODC application and bank guarantee release
Our Chennai team handled the final stage for a client in the cereals and pulses industry, assisting with the EODC application and the release of their bank guarantee.
EODC and bank guarantee release process completed
Why us
Why Choose Kireeti Consultants?
Skilled, experienced team
Experience with the relevant DGFT and EXIM procedures.
One expert panel, every stage
A dedicated panel handles the whole Advance Authorisation lifecycle — pre-application planning, the application, export obligation monitoring and closure.
Support across India
Branch teams across the country, so your file is handled close to where you operate.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Advance Authorisation
An AA consultant typically helps prepare the required documentation, check eligibility, track export obligation fulfilment and consumption against input-output norms, and prepare for redemption or closure.
Advance Authorisation can be issued to a manufacturer exporter, or to a merchant exporter tied to a supporting manufacturer.
This varies from application to application and with your business situation, so it is best to take expert advice on the exact documentation your case needs.
It is the commitment you give in return for importing inputs duty-free: exporting the resultant product made with those inputs within the authorisation's validity period, based on the applicable input-output norms.
Yes. Kireeti Consultants assists with documentation and monitoring of export obligation fulfilment, and with authorisation closure, including EODC-related procedures.
Yes. Kireeti Consultants provides Advance Authorisation services across India through its branch network.
Call or WhatsApp +91 91004 44999, email info@kireeticonsultants.com, or use the enquiry form below. Your request goes to the Advance Authorisation team at the branch nearest to you.
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