IMPORT & EXPORT · INDIA
Tea Board registration is not one universal certificate for every tea business. For an exporter, distinguish the Tea Board exporter licence from the export RCMC. The licence uses the board's eGiCCS process, while new and renewal RCMC applications use DGFT. Agree which records the engagement must deliver.
CLEAR FEES. CLEAR DELIVERABLES.
Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
Tea Board 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.
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BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Tea exporters applying for a first licence, organising RCMC records or resolving an existing application. If the business also blends, flavours, stores or manufactures tea, describe those activities separately so they are not hidden inside a generic export-registration request.
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 the record requested and separate activity questions.
Flag IEC/address and supporting-document differences.
Prepare the agreed portal-specific application and acknowledgements.
Track agreed clarifications and record the status of each deliverable.
Allow time to correct records and answer authority queries. The board and DGFT process the relevant applications; a payment or draft form alone does not establish completion.
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 teamThe board's 30 March 2022 circular withdrew fresh and renewal RCMC applications on its own portal from 1 April 2022 and directed them to DGFT. This does not move the separate exporter licence out of eGiCCS.
References: Tea Board: mandatory DGFT e-RCMC route · Tea Board: eGiCCS application and helpdesk questions
The board's supporting instructions require the IEC address to match the application. Check the actual particulars and signed pack before submission, rather than uploading an unrelated or outdated record.
References: Tea Board: new exporter licence documents
The eGiCCS FAQ asks for separate PDFs for the relevant documents. Follow the current upload fields and retain the final signed-form acknowledgement.
References: Tea Board: eGiCCS application and helpdesk questions
The FAQ directs applicants to the helpdesk with the application reference and evidence of the debit. Reconcile that issue before making a duplicate payment; share bank evidence only through the official or agreed secure channel.
References: Tea Board: eGiCCS application and helpdesk questions
The board describes migration through a helpdesk ticket with a valid licence copy. Locate the existing record before assuming a second licence application is necessary.
References: Tea Board: eGiCCS application and helpdesk questions
Only the written deliverables are included. Tell the team about flavouring, manufacturing, storage and other activities so additional requirements can be assessed separately.
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
Tea Board registration is not one universal certificate for every tea business. For an exporter, distinguish the Tea Board exporter licence from the export RCMC. The licence uses the board's eGiCCS process, while new and renewal RCMC applications use DGFT. Agree which records the engagement must deliver.
Tea exporters applying for a first licence, organising RCMC records or resolving an existing application. If the business also blends, flavours, stores or manufactures tea, describe those activities separately so they are not hidden inside a generic export-registration request.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Record needed | Is the immediate task an exporter licence, RCMC or an existing query? | Keep each reference and result distinct. |
| Correct portal | Use eGiCCS for the exporter licence and DGFT for e-RCMC. | An old RCMC instruction naming the Tea Board portal is not the current route. |
| Matching particulars | Check the business address in the exporter application against its IEC. | Resolve differences before authorising the pack. |
| Other tea activities | Flag manufacturing, flavouring, warehousing or tea-waste work. | Ask whether separate scope and specialist evidence are required. |
₹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 approved professional fee is unchanged. Licence, RCMC and other tea activities are separate cost questions. Obtain a current itemised quote and reconcile any existing payment before paying again; an old downloadable fee statement is not a total-cost guarantee.
Allow time to correct records and answer authority queries. The board and DGFT process the relevant applications; a payment or draft form alone does not establish completion.
LIQUETAX: Identify the record requested and separate activity questions.
You: Explain what the business makes, sources, stores and exports.
LIQUETAX: Flag IEC/address and supporting-document differences.
You: Confirm accurate particulars and signing authority.
LIQUETAX: Prepare the agreed portal-specific application and acknowledgements.
You: Approve each application and separately identified charges.
LIQUETAX: Track agreed clarifications and record the status of each deliverable.
You: Review the issued records and assign future returns and renewal work.
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Signed exporter application, IEC evidence and matching application/IEC addresses.
One-page document read; the current portal FAQ is used for navigation rather than the older hostname printed in the PDF.
New and renewal RCMC moved from Tea Board's portal to DGFT from 1 April 2022.
Full 30 March 2022 circular read. It overrides the older RCMC portal instruction still present in some supporting documents, not the separate exporter licence process.
Licence application acknowledgements, separate document uploads, clarification tracking, payment issues and offline-licence migration.
Relevant application, payment and migration sections read on 27 September 2026. Flavour/testing sections were not used as a complete current food-law assessment.
Preparing the exporter licence, IEC, authorisation and export-return record for RCMC work.
Legacy annexure and form read as record-preparation context only. Its offline submission, processing targets and old policy references are not presented as current instructions.
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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 tea board registration and prepare a scope that fits.
