IMPORT & EXPORT · INDIA
Looking for ECS EPC registration? The council uses the name Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, or ESC. Start with what you sell abroad: physical electronics, software or IT-enabled services. The application should describe the real activity, not simply label every business an electronics exporter.
CLEAR FEES. CLEAR DELIVERABLES.
Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
ESC Registration
₹5,000Professional feeApplicable GST, government and third-party charges are extra.
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Custom quoteCore scope + agreed additional workOnly the additional work listed in your written quote is included.
An electronic certificate used to authenticate a person’s digital signature. A licensed Certifying Authority issues it after the required identity checks. Official reference →
BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Electronics suppliers, software businesses and IT-enabled service providers considering ESC membership or an RCMC update. Describe the registration's purpose before assuming it is needed for every transaction or that it replaces other permissions.
Know the deliverables, documents and costs before work starts.
Identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.
Bring preparation, queries and follow-up into one agreed workflow.
Know what you need to provide and what happens at handover.
GET READY, ONE STEP AT A TIME
We’ll share an applicant-specific checklist after a short discussion. The exact records depend on your circumstances.
Before your first conversation
Organise your business facts and get a checklist to discuss with our team.
First, describe your business and the result you need. Next, organise the relevant facts without sharing private documents here. Finally, review your checklist with the team and agree the written scope before work starts.
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FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO HANDOVER
We prepare, coordinate and track the agreed work. You stay involved in the decisions that matter.
Identify whether the enquiry concerns goods, software or services.
Separate new registration from updates and reporting.
Reconcile particulars and current filing requirements.
Record the result and responsibilities still open.
Preparation starts from usable records and an agreed task. ESC controls examination and queries; no instant certificate or fixed approval date is promised.
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND
The written engagement confirms your deliverables and costs before work starts.
ANSWERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Need help with your specific situation?
Talk to our teamYes. ESC's FAQ covers software products, development and IT-enabled services as well as electronics hardware. Describe your particular activity so the appropriate registration can be considered.
References: ESC: electronics, software and ITeS membership questions
ESC's current downloads page links to the DGFT membership route and separately to export-return resources. Confirm the task and current attachments before starting; do not assume a legacy paper form is the live process.
References: ESC: membership, export-return and origin resources
No. Council membership is not a blanket product permission. Identify any separate product, transaction or destination requirement rather than using an RCMC as a substitute.
References: ESC: the council's trade-promotion role
ESC's FAQ calls for quarterly export-turnover reporting. Confirm the current format and due date for your record, keep the underlying figures, and retain the submission acknowledgement.
References: ESC: electronics, software and ITeS membership questions · ESC: membership, export-return and origin resources
No outcome is promised. Trade-promotion opportunities and any particular scheme have their own conditions. Ask what separate work and evidence would be needed before budgeting on a benefit.
A short activity description, whether you already have a council record and the result you need. Share private documents only through the agreed secure process; keep passwords and OTPs under your control.
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
Looking for ECS EPC registration? The council uses the name Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, or ESC. Start with what you sell abroad: physical electronics, software or IT-enabled services. The application should describe the real activity, not simply label every business an electronics exporter.
Electronics suppliers, software businesses and IT-enabled service providers considering ESC membership or an RCMC update. Describe the registration's purpose before assuming it is needed for every transaction or that it replaces other permissions.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Export activity | List goods, software deliverables or outsourced services separately. | A mixed business needs a clear account of its main activity. |
| Task requested | Is this new membership, renewal, an amendment or an export return? | Bring the existing record if one has already been issued. |
| Business role | Explain whether you develop, manufacture, trade or provide services. | Use evidence that reflects the work actually performed. |
| Reason for registration | Identify the scheme, business need or request behind the enquiry. | RCMC is not permission to import or export any product. |
₹5,000. Professional fee. Applicable GST, government charges and agreed third-party costs are extra.
One specified service engagement. Confirm the applicant, deliverables and exclusions in writing before work starts.
The displayed approved professional price is unchanged. Confirm council membership charges, taxes and any separate service in the written quote. A registration payment is not evidence that an export incentive or another permission has been approved.
Preparation starts from usable records and an agreed task. ESC controls examination and queries; no instant certificate or fixed approval date is promised.
LIQUETAX: Identify whether the enquiry concerns goods, software or services.
You: Explain the actual deliverable and intended registration use.
LIQUETAX: Separate new registration from updates and reporting.
You: Provide the existing certificate and any outstanding query.
LIQUETAX: Reconcile particulars and current filing requirements.
You: Check the activity wording, attachments and itemised quote before signing.
LIQUETAX: Record the result and responsibilities still open.
You: Check the issued particulars and assign the next reporting action.
Source-checked educational guide. AI-assisted source research checked on . No named professional endorsement is claimed. Confirm current requirements for your facts before filing. Next review target: 2026-12-28.
Sector coverage and the council's quarterly export-reporting guidance.
Relevant FAQ body read on 28 September 2026. Its broad mandatory-registration wording is not treated as a complete current legal applicability assessment for every exporter.
Separate links for DGFT membership, export returns and certificates of origin.
Current official resource directory read. No applicant account, submission or payment accessed; older offline instructions elsewhere are not adopted.
Electronics and ICT export promotion, trade events and policy representation rather than universal product authorisation.
Substantive role and activity sections read; promotional claims are not evidence of a client's results.
Last updated: . This records the educational content date; it does not establish an individual professional review.
Disclaimer: this guide provides educational information and does not replace individual professional advice. Confirm your facts, current official requirements and written engagement before acting.
LET’S TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Let’s discuss your esc registration and prepare a scope that fits.
