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September 2026
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Foreign TradePre-shipment inspection certificates must be issued within 2 days of inspection
2 daysReliefDGFT has rewritten the PSIC timeline and given inspection agencies a one-time window of seven days to clear certificates held up for inspections done before 25 August 2026.
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Foreign TradePre-Shipment Inspection Certificate to be issued within 2 days of inspection; one-time window for backlog PSICs: DGFT Trade Notices No. 28/2026-27 and 22/2026-27
PSIC within 2 daysRule changeDGFT’s Trade Notice No. 22/2026-27 of 25 August 2026 tightened the PSIA/PSIC module so that a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate could be generated only on the date of inspection. Trade Notice No. 28/2026-27 of 16 September 2026 relaxes this to 2 days from inspection and gives agencies a one-time seven-day window to clear backlog certificates.
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