FEMA - Export of Goods and Services-Simplification of Declaration Form
AS per the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2000, every exporter of goods or software has to give declaration in one of the forms (GR/PP/SDF/SOFTEX/Bulk SOFTEX) and submit it to the specified authority for certification.
In order to simplify the existing form used for declaration of exports of Goods/Software, a common form called "Export Declaration Form” (EDF) has been devised to declare all types of export of goods from Non-EDI ports and a common "SOFTEX Form” to declare single as well as bulk software exports. The EDF will replace the existing GR/PP form used for declaration of export of Goods. The procedure relating to the exports of goods through EDI ports will remain the same and SDF form will be applicable as hitherto.
Under the revised procedure, the exporters will have to declare all the export transactions, including those less than USD 25000, in the form as applicable.
This comes into effect from 1.10.2013.