Issuance of Pre- Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC)

• Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA) shall issue Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) as per format defined in Appendix 2H of Foreign Trade Policy. PSIC would also carry uniquely numbered hologram of the PSIA.
• A PSIA can also carry out inspections in countries, where it does not have a full time equipped branch office but which falls within its area of operation, by deputing its Inspectors. However, for such inspections in other countries, the PSIA will be required to give prior intimation to DGFT by sending an email (at psia-travel-dgft@gov.in) and furnishing details of visit / inspection done by the Inspector in PSIC.
• The applicants may submit their applications initially without bank guarantee, as required under S.No.9 of ANF-2L. Their applications would not be rejected only on the ground of non-submission of bank guarantee. Applicants would, however, be required to submit bank guarantee or an equivalent financial instrument, before they are notified as PSIA, by the competent authority, as per FTP/HBP 2015-20.

(Amended vide Public Notice No 12/2015-20 dated 18.05.2015)