RCMC Certificate

Registration-Cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) is a certificate that validates an exporter dealing with products registered with an agency/ organization that is authorized by the Indian Government. The certificate is issued for five years by the Export Promotional Councils or commodity board in India. An exporter desiring to obtain an RCMC has to declare his mainstream business in the application. This application would be submitted to the Export Promotion Council/ Commodity Board relating to that line of business.

Registration-cum-Membership Certificate

An exporter using an application specified in an ANF 2C register can become a member of EPC. The applicant is granted the Registration-cum-Membership-Certificate (RCMC) of EPC in the format that is given in Appendix 2R. To register as a manufacturer exporter, the applicant has to furnish evidence for the same. Prospective/ potential exporters on the application can register and become an associate members of an EPC.

Applicability

An individual applying for the following purposes can apply for this certificate.

• Authorization to import/ export restricted items
• To seek benefits or concessions under Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) like duty drawback, duty credit scrips, etc.

Certificate of Registration as an Exporter of Spices (CRES) that is issued by the Spices Board will be considered an RCMC and no other RCMC will be applied with any other Export Promotional Councils (EPC).

Application Procedure

An application with the concerned Export Promotional Council (EPC) has to be filed using form ANF 2C. Exporters can be registered under two categories namely, the Merchant exporter and the Manufacturing exporter. On opting for the Manufacturing exporter, proof substantiating the same has to be submitted.

Documents Required

The following are the required documents that have to be enclosed along with the application form.

• Duly filled and signed Registration-cum-Membership-Certificate application form.
• Self-certified copy of the IEC number that is issued by the concerned regional licensing authority.
• Self-certified copy of Permanent Account Number (PAN) which is granted by the competent authority.
• The membership fee of the ‘Services Export Promotion Council’ in Demand Draft has to be paid in New Delhi or through a cheque that is payable at branches by remitting the membership fee.
• Self-certified copy of company’s MOA (For Corporate/ institutional/ Private Limited/ Limited company).
• Self-certified copy of the company’s Partnership Deed (For Partnership company and Individual Ordinary).
• Self-certified copy of the Trust’s Deed (For Trusts/ institutional/ Corporate).
• Self-certified copy of the certificate that is issued by the Registrar of Companies in regard to the company’s registered office change.
• The last 3 years' Services Export Data (Foreign Exchange Earnings) has to be certified by the Chartered Accountant of the company.
• Self-certified copy of the Board Resolution or Power of Attorney issued in favor of signing authority if the name of the signing authority is not mentioned in IEC/ MOA/ Partnership Deed/ Trust Deed of the company/ firm/ Trust.
• Self-certified copy of GST registration certificate.