What are the initial steps to obtain a export licence for vegetables & food products from India?

Question

I would like to export vegitables & food products from India(kerala) to gulf countries by air cargo.Please let me know the initial steps for getting export licence from India.

Answer 1

Fill up Ayaat - Niryat Form and submit to DGFT office in your area. For southern region in Kerala Offices are in in Gokulam Building TC 2/1400 Pattom, Trivendrum Ph 0471-2441903 Fax [phone]

and in Ernakulam H/No 36/862-A Chittor Road Opp SRVLP School Ph/Fax [phone]

Get more help at web links provided on http://commerce.nic.in/

or mail to

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to get enrolled for courses conducted for exports nitty gritties  in IIFT New Delhi. It will help more than yahoo answers

Answer 2

form a company and take a merchant exporting licence in it's name. getting an export licence is easy u will need  to fill out the necessary documentation for forming the company....visit www.mca.gov.in (ministry of company affairs) for further details.once ur company is formed u can take a manufacturer exporter or merchant exporter licence since u r not manufacturing anything the latter licence is advisable. best of luck