DFIA Scheme
Strategic DFIA Scheme Advisory & Compliance by Kafka Consultings LLP — designed to help you claim post-export duty exemptions, manage end-to-end DFIA documentation, and safeguard your benefits from DGFT rejections, penalties, and compliance lapses.
- DFIA Eligibility & Product Mapping Assessment
- Application, Endorsement & DGFT Filing Support
- Input–Output Norms (SION) Advisory
- Import Entitlement Utilisation Planning
- Redemption, Closure & Post-Authorisation Compliance Advisory
- Free Consultation with a Trade Incentives Expert
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The Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme, governed under India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), is a post-export duty exemption scheme that allows exporters to import inputs duty-free after completing exports. Unlike Advance Authorisation, DFIA is issued after exports are executed, making it particularly suitable for exporters who have already shipped goods and want to recover duties on imported inputs.
Once exports are completed and customs endorsements are obtained, DFIA becomes transferable, meaning it can be used by another importer or sold in the open market, adding a commercial value dimension to the scheme.
However, DFIA is also documentation-intensive and scrutiny-heavy. Errors in SION mapping, shipping bill linkage, or customs endorsement can render the DFIA non-endorsable or unusable, resulting in loss of benefit.
Kafka Consultings LLP provides complete DFIA lifecycle management—from eligibility assessment and application structuring to customs endorsement, utilisation strategy, and final closure, ensuring exporters actually realise the benefit, not just obtain the licence.
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Strategic GST Registration, Not Just Compliance
GST Registration is handled as a strategic compliance architecture — ensuring correct classification and long-term protection.
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Strategic GST Registration, Not Just Compliance
GST Registration is handled as a strategic compliance architecture — ensuring correct classification and long-term protection.
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Strategic GST Registration, Not Just Compliance
GST Registration is handled as a strategic compliance architecture — ensuring correct classification and long-term protection.
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Strategic GST Registration, Not Just Compliance
GST Registration is handled as a strategic compliance architecture — ensuring correct classification and long-term protection.
Key Business Benefits
Post-export duty exemption
without upfront compliance burden
Transferable authorisation,
creating liquidity or monetisation options
Recovery of embedded input costs after exports
Reduced risk of DGFT or customs audit issues
Professionally managed closure preventing future liabilities
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Key Business Benefits
Post-export duty exemption
without upfront compliance burden
Transferable authorisation,
creating liquidity or monetisation options