IMPORT & EXPORT · INDIA
An RCMC connects an exporter with the relevant registering authority. Start with the main product or service and why the certificate is needed. Council selection, the application and any later benefit claim are separate decisions; holding a certificate does not establish eligibility for every export incentive.
CLEAR FEES. CLEAR DELIVERABLES.
Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
RCMC Registration
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BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Exporters preparing a first e-RCMC, reviewing an existing certificate or resolving which authority fits their activity. This guide is not a recommendation to purchase membership from every council.
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.
Record the main-business facts and the proposed registering body.
Identify whether a new, renewal or amendment file is appropriate.
Compile the selected authority's application checklist for approval.
Hand over the available certificate, acknowledgement and open queries.
Authority processing time varies and is not guaranteed. We confirm your estimate after reviewing the documents.
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 teamNo universal rule applies. Check the purpose under FTP paragraph 2.57, the low-value consignment exemption and the separate remission-scheme clarification before applying. Other product-specific requirements still need review.
References: DGFT: Foreign Trade Policy 2023, chapter 2 · DGFT: Notification 36/2026-27, 15 September 2026 · DGFT: Trade Notice 19/2024-25, 4 October 2024
Notification 36/2026-27, dated 15 September 2026, adds FTP paragraph 2.57(c): the RCMC or Certificate of Registration requirement does not apply where a consignment's FOB value is at most INR 3,00,000. Above that value it applies wherever otherwise required. This does not clear unrelated export conditions.
References: DGFT: Notification 36/2026-27, 15 September 2026
DGFT Trade Notice 19/2024-25 clarifies that these post-export remission schemes do not require an RCMC. That clarification does not establish eligibility for a particular claim or remove other transaction requirements.
References: DGFT: Trade Notice 19/2024-25, 4 October 2024
Start with the main line of business and the relevant registering authority. A multi-product or uncovered-product case needs its own mapping, not a random council selection.
References: DGFT: e-RCMC customer manual, version 4.0
No. Assess the proposed benefit, transaction and supporting records separately.
The DGFT e-RCMC workflow supports applications to the relevant registering authority. Confirm the selected body's current checklist.
References: DGFT: e-RCMC customer manual, version 4.0
Do not treat them as interchangeable. Check the certificate and the authority's subscription requirements separately.
Ask for the submitted particulars, payment and acknowledgement records, the issued certificate when available, and an assigned list of open actions.
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
An RCMC connects an exporter with the relevant registering authority. Start with the main product or service and why the certificate is needed. Council selection, the application and any later benefit claim are separate decisions; holding a certificate does not establish eligibility for every export incentive.
Exporters preparing a first e-RCMC, reviewing an existing certificate or resolving which authority fits their activity. This guide is not a recommendation to purchase membership from every council.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Identify the authorisation, benefit or other requirement for which the certificate is requested. | Check the applicable policy condition and any exemption before applying. |
| Main business | Describe the principal export product or service, rather than only the company name. | Use that description to choose the registering authority. |
| Existing certificate | Record the issuing body, covered activity and validity shown on the certificate. | Decide whether the task is a new application, renewal or amendment. |
| Membership and validity | Separate certificate dates from subscription obligations. | Ask the chosen authority what must remain current and keep its response. |
₹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 published professional fee is unchanged. Council subscriptions, applicable taxes and other external charges are separately confirmed for the chosen authority and period.
Agree a preparation estimate after the authority and records are known. Submission is not issuance, and no council decision date is promised.
LIQUETAX: Record the main-business facts and the proposed registering body.
You: Explain the product mix and the reason you need an RCMC.
LIQUETAX: Identify whether a new, renewal or amendment file is appropriate.
You: Provide the IEC and any earlier certificate or correspondence.
LIQUETAX: Compile the selected authority's application checklist for approval.
You: Confirm declarations, signatory participation and itemised charges.
LIQUETAX: Hand over the available certificate, acknowledgement and open queries.
You: Check covered activities, validity and ongoing membership responsibilities.
Source-checked educational guide. AI-assisted source research checked on 2026-09-27. No named professional endorsement is claimed. Confirm current requirements for your facts before filing. Next review target: 2026-12-27.
Main-business and registering-authority selection, e-RCMC application and certificate records.
The manual was read for the preparation workflow. Use the current authority-specific checklist and certificate terms for an actual application.
Paragraphs 2.05, 2.06 and 2.57 distinguish IEC, goods documents and the RCMC requirement for specified policy purposes.
The published policy text was read. Transaction-date amendments, exemptions and product restrictions require a separate current check; this is not a clearance opinion.
FTP paragraph 2.57(c) exempts consignments with FOB value up to INR 3,00,000 from the stated RCMC or Certificate of Registration requirement.
The complete signed notification hosted by APEDA was read, not the earlier consultation draft. This exemption is not a waiver of unrelated product, customs or destination rules.
The notice distinguishes post-export remission schemes and clarifies that RCMC is not required for Duty Drawback, RoSCTL or RoDTEP.
Both pages of the official notice were read. The separate eligibility and current operation of an individual scheme still require transaction-specific assessment.
LET’S TAKE THE NEXT STEP
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