Tea Board registration is vital for Indian tea exporters seeking to enhance their market presence and access global opportunities. This comprehensive guide offers insights into the registration process, covering offline and online methods, documentation requirements, fees, and benefits. Whether you’re a manufacturer exporter or merchant exporter, understanding the Tea Board registration process is crucial for leveraging market intelligence, financial support, and training programs. With expert assistance, navigate the complexities of Tea Board registration seamlessly to unlock growth opportunities and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
What Is Tea Board Registration
It is an organization which is regulated by the Ministry of commerce to promote tea production & export the Indian Tea. The “TEA BOARD ACT” also help exporters promotion agency in promoting the tea products & support the tea market.
Purpose of Tea Board Registration
In India, the purpose of Tea Board is to upgrade & improve the quality, productivity, production of Indian tea products & to bring about exporters to various destinations.
Tea Board Membership Categories
- Manufacturer Exporter(who manufactures and imports Tea products by their own for export purposes )
- Merchant Exporter(who trades and imports raw tea materials & gets them manufactured on a job or contract basis and exports the finished tea products)
Advantages of Tea Board Membership
- Market intelligence
- Financial support
- Training programs
- Access to market opportunities
- Research & development
- Eligible to attend major tea trade events & exhibitions
Documentation
- Form should be in prescribed format with proper signature along with date & seal
- Proprietor
- Partner
- Director
- Authorized signatory
- COPY
- IEC issued by DGFT
- Tea borders exporter license
- Declaration (company letterhead to tea board in which applicant regularly submit the monthly export returns & NIL returns)
- Application fee by D.D drawn in favor of Tea Board, Kolkata.
Process (Offline & Online)
Offline Process:
- Exporter must apply for registration with the Tea Board.
- Following registration, the Tea Board will issue the Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC).
- The applicant is then required to apply for RCMC in the prescribed format (Appendix-19A) and submit it to the nearest regional office, head office, and zonal office of the Tea Board.
Online Process:
- Visit “EGICCS Portal of Tea Board”
- Go to home page & sign up
- Now, you have to provide the details (name, company details, contact details)
- Applicant has to provide a user name & password for registration
- After login, you have to select RCMC button & proceed
- Now fill mandatory details for RCMC (main line of business, IEC code (if applicable) & save
- On the next page, fill the details & save
- Name & address of branch offices
- Name & address of factory
- SSI registration details
- Export license details
- Attach the documents & select the payment option
- After payment, now you can download the form & upload the same
- After uploading the applicant can apply for Tea Board
- After successfully apply, “you can take the print of the receipt”
- At last Tea Board will issue RCMC within 2 working days from the date of receipt.
FEES & VALIDITY
5600/- (RCMC LICENSE FROM TEA BOARD) & 5 YEARS
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