Confirm that an Import Export Code is registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, that it is active, and that it belongs to the entity you are dealing with. Built for freight, customs, trade finance and cross-border marketplaces.
Your application sends
emver API
Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.
Verified with
DGFT IEC registry
You receive
Every business that imports or exports needs an IEC, and forwarders, banks and marketplaces routinely accept it on trust. The IEC Verification API checks the code at source and returns the entity name, status and issue date, so shipments and trade finance are only extended to genuinely registered traders.
Send the expected company name to have it compared with the registered entity, catching codes borrowed from other businesses.
Validate an Import Export Code and the entity behind it.
Straight from the foreign-trade registry.
Registered entity compared with the name you hold.
Validate at shipper onboarding, not at customs.
Combine with GSTIN, MCA and bank verification on the same key.
Where the IEC Verification API is typically called, and what it settles there.
Verify every shipper and consignee before accepting cargo.
Confirm exporter and importer registration for LC and bill discounting.
Validate seller eligibility to export.
Keep client IEC records verified and current.
Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console.
Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.
IEC number as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.
emver queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.
A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.
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Consent recorded · Payloads not retained beyond your retention window · Every request traceable
FAQ
What teams ask before adding the IEC Verification API to their integration.
No. IEC is issued by the foreign-trade authority and is required for customs clearance. GSTIN is the tax registration. Verify both for a complete exporter profile.
The code has been suspended or cancelled. Shipments and finance against it should be held pending review.
Usually called with the IEC Verification API, on the same key.
Business & KYB
Confirm GST registration, legal name, business type and filing compliance.
Business & KYB
Incorporation status, company type, registered office and filing compliance from the corporate registry.
Business & KYB
Confirm MSME registration, enterprise type and major activity.
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