Every document, what it proves, and who issues it. The paperwork is where most first-time import relationships actually go wrong.
A steel export moves on two parallel tracks: the goods and the paper. The goods are the easier half. A consignment held at a destination port because a certificate of origin names the wrong entity costs more than the freight did.
Indo East holds Import Export Code 0211004090 issued by DGFT and RCMC/EEPCINDIA/07882/2026-2027 with EEPC India as a Merchant-cum-Manufacturer Exporter. Certificates of origin are issued through the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, of which we are a member, and via the Government of India eCoO portal.
| Document | What it establishes | Issued by |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial invoice | Description, quantity, value and terms of sale | Indo East |
| Packing list | Bundle-by-bundle contents, marks, gross and net weights, dimensions | Indo East |
| Bill of lading / airway bill | Contract of carriage and title to the goods | The shipping line or forwarder |
| Certificate of origin | That the goods originate in India — often the document a preferential duty rate depends on | Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, or the DGFT eCoO portal |
| Mill test certificates | Chemistry and mechanical properties of the steel used | The steel mill, supplied on by us |
| Galvanizing inspection report | Coating thickness readings per batch | Indo East, from our own line |
| Third-party inspection certificate | Independent verification of fabrication and coating | SGS, Bureau Veritas, TÜV, DNV, Intertek or your nominated agency |
| Shipping bill | The customs export declaration | Filed by our customs broker with Indian customs |
| Insurance certificate | Marine cover, where the incoterm places it on the seller | The insurer — depends on the agreed incoterm |
Country-specific conformity documents — PVoC in Kenya, SONCAP in Nigeria, SABER in Saudi Arabia and their equivalents elsewhere — are per-shipment and are arranged when an order for that destination exists. They are not certifications a factory holds in advance, and any supplier implying otherwise is describing something that does not work that way.
This is the document most first-time exporters underestimate, because it is often what a preferential duty rate depends on at the destination. Getting the entity name, the address and the HS classification consistent across the invoice, the packing list and the certificate is not administrative tidiness — a mismatch is a hold.
We are a member of the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, which issues non-preferential certificates of origin, and we can also file through the Government of India eCoO portal. Not one competitor we audited names their certificate of origin route at all. It tells a buyer the paperwork is already solved rather than something to be figured out after the order.
| Registration | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Import Export Code (DGFT) | 0211004090 | Our own IEC — we export as exporter of record |
| RCMC (EEPC India) | RCMC/EEPCINDIA/07882/2026-2027 | Merchant-cum-Manufacturer Exporter; valid to 31 March 2027 |
| CIN (MCA) | U28910WB2010PTC141684 | Indo East Corporation Private Limited |
| LEI (GLEIF) | 9845004CBFM4DB680818 | ISO 17442 global entity identifier, status active |
| Certificate of origin route | MCCI Kolkata / DGFT eCoO | Member of the chamber |
Management systems certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
Answered from our own line, not from the standard's cover page.
The Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kolkata, of which we are a member, and we can also file through the Government of India eCoO portal. It is a document most suppliers never mention and it is often what a preferential duty rate depends on.
Yes. Import Export Code 0211004090 issued by DGFT, and RCMC/EEPCINDIA/07882/2026-2027 with EEPC India as a Merchant-cum-Manufacturer Exporter, valid to 31 March 2027.
Those are per-shipment conformity schemes, not certifications a factory holds in advance. They are arranged against an order for the destination that requires them, with lead time. Any supplier claiming to hold them permanently is describing something that does not work that way.
Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, mill test certificates for the steel, our galvanizing inspection report with coating readings, and a third-party inspection certificate where one was specified.
Tell us the LC document requirements before despatch rather than after. LC terms are exacting and almost every discrepancy is avoidable if the requirements are known while the documents are being prepared.
Give us the standard, the quantity, the incoterm and the destination port and a director replies within 48 business hours — with a price, or with the one question that stops us giving you one. Galvanizing is on our own floor, so the answer comes from us and not from a sub-contractor.
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