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TRADE CREDITS
ECB can be accessed under two routes, viz.: :A) Automatic Route Access of funds under Automatic Route does not
require RBI/GOI approval.
Corporate including hotel, hospital, software sectors
(registered under the Companies Act 1956) and
Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFCs) except
financial intermediaries such as banks, FIs, HFCs, and
NBFCs are eligible to raise ECB.
Units in SEZs are allowed to raise ECB for their
captive requirements.
NGOs engaged in micro finance activities are eligible
to avail of ECB (subject to certain conditions).
Trusts and Non-Profit making organizations are not
eligible to raise ECB.
End use
Restrictions
Post-shipment credit is to be
liquidated by the proceeds of export
bills received from abroad in respect
of goods exported / services
rendered
It can also be repaid / prepaid out
of balances in Exchange Earners
Foreign Currency Account (EEFC
A/C) as also from proceeds of any
other unfinanced (collection) bills.
Export Documents
Performa Invoice; Document that states a commitment
from the seller
to sell goods to the buyer
at specified prices and terms Quoted in
an invoice format Usually issued by the
exporting company
Same information as the formal
quotation
Description of items;
Type of currency
Terms of payment
Costs associated with freight and
insurance
Buyers & sellers name & address
Prices of items: per unit and extended
totals
Weights and dimensions of quoted products
Estimated shipping date
Commercial Invoice
Document required by customs to determine true value
of the imported goods, for assessment of duties and
taxes.
Used as a customs declaration by the exporter
Primarily used to calculate tariffs
Commercial Invoice Document Includes:
PACKAGES / QUANTITY
NET WEIGHT/GROSS WEIGHT
DESCRIPTION OF MERCHANDISE
UNIT PRICE/TOTAL VALUE
PACKAGE MARKS
MISC. CHARGES
CERTIFICATIONS etc.
Certificate of Inspection
If the consignment offered for inspection is found
to conform to the standards recognized for the
goods, on the basis of the field inspection report, a
certificate of inspection will be issued to the
exporter.
The certificate of inspection will be prepared in
quadruplicate of which: the first three copies will
be made available to exporter
the original for the customs use, the second copy
for the use of foreign buyer and the third copy for
exporters use fourth copy will be retained in the
EIA office for records.
Bill of lading
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
(COO)
It traditionally states from what country
the shipped goods originate.
Why is it required ?
Helps prove that the product is allowed
into that particular country.
To claim preferential tariffs In case of India
( import duty regime) Different Certificate
of Origins required by importers to avail
different concessions
Bills of Exchange :
A bill of exchange or "draft" is a written
order by the drawer to the drawee to
pay money to the payee.
It is a negotiable financial instrument
by the drawer (creditor) to the drawee
(debtor) to pay a certain amount of
money at a matured date.
They are used primarily in international
trade, and are written orders by one
person to his bank to pay the bearer a
specific sum on a specific date.
Documents Required :
Exchange Control
DeclarationForm
DeclarationForm Required to declare
to the RBI full value of shipment.
Required to submit an undertaking
about the export proceeds.
Declaration made in the prescribed
EXCHANGE CONTROL DECLARATION
FORMS, these forms are known as
GR/SDF/PP/SOFTEX forms.
AIRWAY BILL
An Airway Bill usually contains the following
information:
General description of the nature of the goods.
Particular marks that are necessary for identifying the
goods.
The number of packages and the quantity and weight
of the goods.
Place of discharge.
Transit Airports.
A statement that the Warsaw rules will apply to limit
the carriers liability for loss of or damage to the
goods.