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DGFT Eases Export Rules for Shipments Up to ₹3 Lakh
The government has made it easier for small businesses in India to send products abroad.
They can now ship goods worth up to ₹3 lakh without first getting a special registration certificate when one would normally be required.
This certificate is called an RCMC or Certificate of Registration.
The rule is meant to help small businesses, artisans, and people exporting for the first time.
It also covers shipments sent by post, courier, and e-commerce channels.
Businesses can use small shipments to see whether customers in other countries like their products.
If their shipments become worth more than ₹3 lakh, they will still need the required registration.
The government says small shipments make up many shipping bills but only a small share of total export value.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade removed the RCMC requirement for eligible export consignments worth up to ₹3 lakh.
The exemption applies where an RCMC or Certificate of Registration is otherwise required under the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.
Shipments above ₹3 lakh will continue to require the relevant registration wherever mandated.
The change targets MSMEs, artisans, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and first-time or occasional exporters.
Shipments up to $3,000 represented 43% of shipping bills but only 0.86% of India’s merchandise export value over five years through 2025-26.
- Who
- The Directorate General of Foreign Trade changed the rule for MSMEs, artisans, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and first-time or occasional exporters.
- What
- The government removed the mandatory RCMC or Certificate of Registration requirement for eligible export consignments worth up to ₹3 lakh.
- Where
- The rule applies to exports from India through postal, courier, e-commerce, and other export channels.
- When
- The change was announced on Wednesday; the articles do not specify the calendar date.
- Why
- To reduce paperwork and entry barriers, allowing smaller businesses to test overseas markets at lower initial compliance cost.
Key facts
- Issuing authority
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Policy amended
- Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, Paragraph 2.57
- Exemption threshold
- Export consignments worth up to ₹3 lakh
- Certificates covered
- Registration-cum-Membership Certificate or Certificate of Registration, where otherwise required
- Higher-value shipments
- Shipments exceeding ₹3 lakh continue to require the relevant registration wherever mandated
- Low-value shipment share
- Shipments worth up to $3,000 accounted for 43% of shipping bills over the five years through 2025-26
- Share of export value
- Those shipments represented 0.86% of India’s total merchandise export value
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