Any exporter who wishes to export from India must have an RCMC. Find out more about the renewal of the certificate here!

A Registration Cum Membership Certificate (RCMC) is a certificate issued by the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO). One of the various Export Promotion Councils (EPC) or Commodity Boards – primarily agencies and organisations that work towards promoting and developing export businesses and are authorised to do so by the Government of India. It’s a membership certificate issued for five years and signifies that the holder is registered with FIEO/the concerned EPC or commodity board.

Here are some popular EPCs: 

1. APEDA:  Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
2. SEPC: Services Export Promotion Council
3. GJEPC: Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council
4. TEA BOARD:  Tea Board of India
5. EEPC: Engineering Exports Promotion Council
6. SPICES BOARD: Spices Board of India

RCMC applicants have to declare their primary business line while applying, and RCMC entitles exporters to all the benefits and advantages of their respective parent organisations.

The following are the steps to apply for RCMC Renewal on the DGFT website:

• To renew your RCMC, go to Services > e-RCMC > Renewal of RCMC. The screen that follows will appear

 

• Click To start a new application, or else to resume with the draft application, select and click on proceed with an existing application.

• Now, the applicant will select the file to renew from available files and click on the renewal button at the bottom.

• A dashboard will appear with a username and basic information.

• If the applicant has not updated the profile, the system will ask them for a declaration.

• Select the Radio Button, then click Yes to ensure you have uploaded the profile and save & continue.

• Under the RCMC Details section, the applicant should enter their information.

• Under the RCMC Details section, the applicant should enter their information.
• Choose the export promotion council/commodity board and enter its details.

• Choose export products/services and click the add button.

• Identify authorised representatives/department heads/contact persons for each council

•  Click on other information under this, select the countries to which the company exports, and click save & next.

•  By uploading documents from the computer folder and clicking on upload after filling in all the details, the applicant can attach documents under the attachments section. Attachments and finally save & next.

• Next, under the declaration section, read all the declaration lines and click save & next.

•  At the bottom of the page, click save & next under declaration.

• A summary of your application will appear, along with any documents you have uploaded. By clicking the sign button, the applicant will begin the signing process.

• Next, click the payment button.

• After clicking Submit, the applicant would be directed to the payment gateway for the payment.

• Applicants will see the payment response page with the transaction ID after clicking Submit, then again click Submit.

• The applicant will receive an e-payment receipt after successful payment.

Renewal of Membership for the Year 2022-2023

DGFT recently launched a common e-RCMC module for all EPCs. According to DGFT Trade Notice No 35/2021-22 dated 24.2.2022, exporters have made it mandatory to submit RCMC applications through this common digital RCMC portal. EPCES has also launched a digital e-RCMC portal. Through this portal, members can apply to renew RCMCs for EPCES.

Let us help you to walk you through the process of renewal

1. To log in, click on the Login button on the DGFT website. 
2. Those already registered with the DGFT portal can use the same user ID and password. 
3. The members need to register with the DGFT portal if they haven’t already done so.
4. When applying for RCMC, you should have ready copies of relevant documents (APR or self-certified letter for proof of export turnover, valid LOA/LOP, etc.) since you will need to upload these documents.
5. After making payment (online/offline), please email membership@epces.in or accounts@epces.in right away so the payments can be reconciled and adjusted.
6. If you have any difficulty applying for RCMC on the new common digital portal, please get in touch with the following officers:

S. No.	Name	Designation	Contact Number	Email Id
1.	Vikrant Sharma	Executive	8010781257	membership@epces.in
2	Chandan Singh	Executive	9582925179	membership@epces.in

1. Both online and offline payment methods are being accepted for membership fees.

Online: Members can pay the membership fee through the payment gateway using Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI provided in the portal. Offline: Members must pay RCMC membership fees in advance and then apply for RCMC while entering details of payment made in advance (such as NEFT/RTGS/DD/Cheque, etc.) and submitting the application.

Please note that other provisions remain the same

1. DGFT has launched a new e-RCMC portal where members can renew their membership fees for 2022-23. EPCES will no longer include the existing RCMC module

Membership fee details for EOU Units	Subscription	GST @ 18%	Total Payable
Export turnover upto ₹5 Crore	₹5,000/-	₹900/-	₹5,900/-
Export turnover above ₹.5 Crore to ₹25 Crore	₹10,000/-	₹1,800/-	₹11,800/-
Export turnover ₹25 Crore and above	₹15,000/-	₹2,700/-	₹17,700/-

Membership fee details for SEZ Units	Subscription	Total Payable
Export turnover upto ₹ 5 Crore	₹5,000/-	₹5,000/-
Export turnover above ₹5 Crore to ₹25 Crores	₹10,000/-	₹10,000/-
Export turnover ₹25 Crores and above	₹15,000/-	₹15,000/-

Membership Fee details for SEZ Developers/Co-Developer	Subscription	Total Payable
Small SEZ Developers below 1000 Hectares Land	₹15,000/-	₹15,000/-
Big SEZ Developers above 1000 Hectares Land	₹ 20,000/-	₹ 20,000/-

Membership fee details for new SEZ Developers/Co-Developer	Total Payable
Small SEZ Developers below 1000 hectares land	₹35,000/-
Big SEZ Developers above 1000 Hectares Land	₹70,000/-

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