RBI ne ek naya rule nikala hai jiske tehat ab October 2026 se sabhi service exporters—chahe wo IT companies hon ya freelancers—ko apna 'Export Declaration Form' (EDF) file karna hoga.
Kya badla hai rules mein?
Reserve Bank of India ne Foreign Exchange Management ke naye amendments laagu kar diye hain. Ab tak sirf goods export karne walon ko EDF bharne ki zaroorat hoti thi, par ab isme IT companies, BPOs, aur freelancers ko bhi shamil kar liya gaya hai. Matlab agar aap foreign client se paisa kama rahe hain, toh ab aapko transparency banaye rakhni hogi.
Filing ki timeline kya hai?
Rule simple hai: jis mahine aapne invoice raise kiya hai, uske khatam hone ke 30 din ke andar aapko apne Authorised Dealer (AD) bank ke paas EDF jama karna hoga. Example ke liye, agar October mein kaam hua, toh deadline November 30 hogi. Ye sab Export Data Processing and Monitoring System (EDPMS) ke zariye track kiya jayega.
Chhoti companies ke liye headache?
Badi IT companies ke paas toh pehle se hi system hai, par freelancers aur small-cap service firms ke liye ye ek naya paper-work ka bojh hai. Aapko dhyan rakhna hoga ki jo invoice aapne declare kiya hai, wahi amount aapke bank account mein aaye. Saath hi, foreign currency payment ko 9 mahine ke andar repatriate karna zaroori hai.
Investors ko bas ye dekhna hai ki kaun si companies is naye cycle ko bina kisi delay ya bank issues ke manage kar pa rahi hain.