India has a list of controlled items for export: List of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) under Annex 3 of Schedule 2 of the Indian Trade Classification (ITC-HS) Export Policy. This list is currently aligned with the MTCR and Wassenaar Ammunition List and is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Export license applications are reviewed by the Inter-Ministerial Cooperation Group (IMCG), which includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Atomic Energy, the Defense Research and Development Organization, the Ministry of Space, the Ministry of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and the National Agency. Reference to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Proforma invoice issuance:
Each of the goods that you want to send to India must have a proforma invoice. The trading company will issue this invoice to you and include all the things we mentioned above in this form and contract. You must see each item carefully and sign it. Your customer must also read and sign this contract. In fact, you should know that it is better for both parties to sign this contract. One of the most important points when it comes to exporting to India is that you have to do each of the things mentioned in the contract well at the time of exporting the goods. If any of these items are not met, the customer can return the product to you. Therefore, based on this contract, you must export.
Licenses required to export goods to India:
In general, you need various licenses for export, the first of which we can consider as a business card. Commercial card is required not only for exporting to India, but for starting any type of business activity in Iran and you must get it from the Iranian Chamber of Commerce. To get this job, you can apply online now, through the comprehensive trading system. Also, food and agricultural products must receive a health certificate (by the Food and Drug Organization of Iran). For goods to enter India, you must also obtain certificates from within the country itself, including:
Import Export Code (from the Indian Trade Organization)
Import certificate
Goods clearance certificate
Indian Standard Certificate for Agricultural and Food Commodities
List of exported goods to India:
When you have made your final decision to export goods to India, you must also specify the type of product. Industrial raw materials, oil, cloth and textiles, agricultural products, etc. are among Iran's exports to India. Of course, as we said, among the various goods that Iran exports to India, the role of agricultural and edible products is important. In this section, we will review some famous fruits and dried fruits that are exported from Iran to India:
Export of almonds to India: In recent years, tree almonds have experienced a great growth in Iran, and this amount of production has given Iranian businessmen the opportunity to export. The good quality and competitive price of Iranian almonds has made India one of its buyers.
Export of pistachio to India: Pistachio is one of the main dry fruit products of our country, which many regions of the world know Iran by. India is one of the importers of Iranian pistachios.
Kiwi export to India: India cannot produce some fruits like kiwi in large quantities and depends on imports.
Export of dates to India: Iranian dates have more than ten types, and Asian and European countries are their main destinations. India is also one of the customers of Iranian dates.
Apple export to India: Iran produces different types of apples and due to the low production capacity of this fruit in India, it has a good export opportunity for this country.