RCMC Registration Procedure
RCMC Registration: Get Registration Cum Membership Certificate
RCMC is mandatory for firms going for Import Export Business.
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RCMC Registration
What is RCMC Registration?
RCMC stands for Registration Cum Membership Certificate . It is a mandatory certificate which should be obtained by all firms or companies which wish to apply for the Import Export Code and avail concessions/ benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy like duty drawbacks and duty credit scrips. However, this certificate is not required for traders with exemptions under the Export Import Policy. The RCMC registration is issued by a competent government authority. The validity of the RCMC license lasts from the 1st April of the licensing year (Issuing Year) up until the next 5 years ending 31st March of the licensing year unless specified otherwise. The application for the RCMC certificate has to be obtained by submitting the ANF 2C(Aayat Niryat Form) to the Exports Promotion Council. An export trader can be registered under two categories :Merchant Exporter and Manufacturing Exporter. While applying for the RCMC, an exporter has to declare his main line of business to the Exports Promotion Council (EPC).there are a grand total of 26 Export Promotion Councils and 9 commidities board across the country.Central government authorizes these institutions to issue RCMC to an exporter
Competent Authorities for RCMC Registration
Exporters can obtain RCMC registration from Federation of Indian Exporters Organizations (FIEO) or a relevant Export Promotion Council.
Status holders can obtain RCMC registration from FIEO
RCMC registration can also be obtained if the export product is not covered by any Exports Promotion Council
Registration of RCMC should be obtained from Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL) if the exporter deals with forest produce and value-added products
Exporters with the intention of dealing with software have to get themselves registered with Electronic and Computer Software EPC (ESC)
Exporters dealing with the listed 14 services have to register with the Services EPC whereas exporters of any other services have to register with FIEO
RCMC Application
In order to become a member eith the RCMC, the trader has to file an application for the same in the prescribed format.After the trader is is admitted to the membership tghe RCMC is granted via the concerned Exports Promotion Council (EPC).To become a registered maufacturer/exporter, sufficient supporting evience should be provided . In order to acquire a membership to the associate members of EPC, potential/prospective traders have to file the RCMC application. The RCMC application in the presribed format has to filled up via the APEDA website. APEDA registration is available for support of listed schedule products. The procedure for the RCMC application is as follows:
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- Sign up through the APEDA website
- Enter you details such as e-mail, IE Code, Mobile Number.
- Upload your relevant documents
- Pay the required fees for the RCMC registration
- Make a note of the application number recieved on succesful payment of the prescribed fees
- You can track application status via the “Exporter Login”
Documents for RCMC Registration
The documents for acquiring membership to the EPC via RCMC registration procedure are as follows:
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- Application form detiailing product specification for Registration-Cum-Membership
- Certified copy of the Import Export Code (IEC) issued by concerned licensing authorities
- Bank certificates which is used to determine financial capabilities of the trader.
- In case of registration as a manufacturer exporter, relevant SSI Certificate / IEM Certificate is required
- Declaration in relation to effect on exports and imports in the previous Financial Year(F.Y.)
- In case of firms, Memorandum of Association, Articles of association and partenership deed(in case of partnership firms)
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- An exporter holding an RCMC registration has to furnish details like quarterly returns as well as the particulars of the exports made by the trader and disclose relevant information to the concerned Exports Promotion Council (EPC). In addition to this, the RCMC holder can submit the quarterly returns in the prescribed format to the Federation of Indian Exports Organization (FIEO).
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