RBI/2013-14/254
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.43
September 13, 2013
To
All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange
Madam / Sir,
Export of Goods and Services-Simplification and Revision of Declaration Form for Exports of Goods/Softwares
Attention of the Authorised Dealers is invited to Regulation 6 of the
Notification No. FEMA 23/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000 viz. Foreign Exchange
Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2000, as amended by the
Notification No. FEMA 36/2001-RB dated February 27, 2001 and
A.P. (DIR Series)
Circular No. 80 dated February 15, 2012 ,in terms of which every exporter of
goods or softwares has to give declaration in one of the forms
(GR/PP/SDF/SOFTEX/Bulk SOFTEX) and submit it to the specified authority for
certification.
- In order to simplify the existing form used for declaration of exports of
Goods/Softwares, a common form called “Export Declaration Form” (EDF) has been
devised to declare all types of export of goods from Non-EDI ports and a common
“SOFTEX Form” to declare single as well as bulk software exports. The EDF will
replace the existing GR/PP form used for declaration of export of Goods. The
procedure relating to the exports of goods through EDI ports will remain the
same and SDF form will be applicable as hitherto. The EDF and SOFTEX form have
been given in Annex I and Annex II respectively.
- Under the revised procedure, the exporters will have to declare all the
export transactions, including those less than US$25000, in the form as
applicable.
- Reserve Bank of India will be extending the facilities to exporters for
online generation of SOFTEX Form No. (Single as well as Bulk) for use in
Off-Site Software exports, in addition to EDF Form No. (Present web-based
process of generation of GR Form No. gets replaced) through its website
www.rbi.org.in . In order to generate the above number, the applicant has to
fill-in the online form (Path www.rbi.org.in → Forms → FEMA → Forms Printing
EDF/SOFTEX Form No.), thereafter, the related EDF/SOFTEX Form No. would be
generated for each transaction by the applicant exporter. The specimen of online
form and the advice are given in Annex III. The present facility of manual
allotment of single as well bulk SOFTEX form number by Regional Offices of RBI
would be dispensed with accordingly.
- The Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) requires exporters to complete the
EDF/SOFTEX Form using the number so allotted and submit them to the specified
authority first for certification and then to AD for necessary action as
hitherto.
- The above instruction will come into force from October 1, 2013. Authorised
Dealers may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their
constituents concerned.
- The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section
10(4) and Section 11(1) of the FEMA, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice
to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(C.D. Srinivasan)
Chief General Manager