Export Services India

What Is Export Services India?

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Export Services India is a reference site for Indian freelancers and exporters who receive payments from abroad. It explains the rules that apply, such as FIRA, GST, LUT and RBI purpose codes. It also compares payment platforms by the rupees that reach your bank, using published pricing and a daily reference rate.

What does Export Services India cover?

Export Services India covers the practical side of getting paid from abroad as an Indian freelancer, agency or exporter.

  • Rules: RBI and FEMA rules for export receipts, GST on export of services, LUT, purpose codes and income tax.
  • Documents: FIRA, FIRC, e-BRC, SOFTEX and the other papers banks, GST officers and tax filings ask for.
  • Costs: Platform fees, FX markup and GST, turned into the INR that reaches your bank account.
  • Terms: Plain-language explanations of the terms used in cross-border payments.

Who writes Export Services India?

Manoj Sharma is the editor of Export Services India and researches and writes its content.

As editor, he checks each page against the official sources it links to, such as the Reserve Bank of India, the GST portal and each platform's own pricing pages, and reviews corrections sent through the contact page. How pages are sourced and corrected is set out in the editorial policy.

You can reach Manoj at editorial@exportservicesindia.com.

What does Export Services India not do?

  • Payments: The site does not move money, hold funds or open accounts.
  • Sign-ups: There are no accounts, forms or newsletters, and no personal data is collected.
  • Advice: Content is general information, not financial, tax or legal advice. Confirm your own position with a chartered accountant or your AD bank.
  • Full market: The comparison covers a selection of platforms chosen by the editorial team, not every provider in the market.

How does Export Services India compare payment platforms?

Payout rankings are calculated from published data. Each platform's published fee, FX markup and GST on the fee are applied to a live mid-market rate, and platforms are ordered by the INR you receive. The full formula, data sources and limitations are on the methodology page.

How is content on Export Services India written and checked?

Every rule, deadline, form and rate is linked to its official source, such as the Reserve Bank of India, the GST portal or the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Each page shows when it was published, last modified and checked. The sourcing and corrections rules are on the editorial policy page.

How can you contact Export Services India?

To report an error, suggest a topic or ask a question about the site, use the contact page. Corrections with a link to the source are reviewed first.