ICS-CBFTE

1. The Micro and Small Enterprises with valid Udyam Registration are eligible to apply under the scheme.
2. To claim the benefits under the scheme, the applicant's Importer Exporter Code (IEC) must not be older than 3 years on the date of export shipment.

• Scale of Assistance and Eligible Items of Expenditure
• Financial assistance towards costs incurred by first-time MSE Exporters on export shipments
• Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) charges/fee paid by the first-time exporter to relate EPCs: Export Insurance Premium paid to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Ltd. (ECGC) under the ECGC's Small Exporter's Policy; 75% of the cost paid subject to a maximum of ₹20,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by EPCs as per prescribed format.: Maximum financial assistance in a financial year of ₹10,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by ECGC Ltd. as per prescribed format
• Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) charges/fee paid by the first-time exporter to relate EPCs: Fee paid on Testing & Quality Certification acquired by MSEs to Export Products (Note: Ministry of MSME shall share the list of beneficiaries who have availed the financial assistance under this sub-component, with MAI Division, Department of Commerce, on quarterly basis); 75% of the cost paid subject to a maximum of ₹20,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by EPCs as per prescribed format.: 75% of the testing and quality certification with a ceiling of ₹1.00 Lakh or actual, whichever is lower, subject to th …

1. Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) charges/fee paid by the first-time exporter to relate EPCs: Export Insurance Premium paid to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Ltd. (ECGC) under the ECGC's Small Exporter's Policy; 75% of the cost paid subject to a maximum of ₹20,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by EPCs as per prescribed format.: Maximum financial assistance in a financial year of ₹10,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by ECGC Ltd. as per prescribed format
2. Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) charges/fee paid by the first-time exporter to relate EPCs: Fee paid on Testing & Quality Certification acquired by MSEs to Export Products (Note: Ministry of MSME shall share the list of beneficiaries who have availed the financial assistance under this sub-component, with MAI Division, Department of Commerce, on quarterly basis); 75% of the cost paid subject to a maximum of ₹20,000/- or actual, whichever is lower subject to quarterly reporting by EPCs as per prescribed format.: 75% of the testing and quality certification with a ceiling of ₹1.00 Lakh or actual, whichever is lower, subject to th …

• Documents required for RCMC (Claim Form at Annexure K)
• IEC Code not more than 3 years old on the date of export shipment

RCMC fee receipt

• Proof of export carried out in the same financial year for which RCMC is claimed
• Documents required for Export Insurance Premium (Claim Form at Annexure L)

Receipt of Insurance Premium

• Proof of export shipment carried out in the same financial year for which insurance is claimed
• Documents required for Testing and Quality Certification (Claim Form at Annexure M)

Testing and quality certification

• Proof of export shipment of product for which testing and quality certification is claimed.
• Proof of mandatory requirement of Testing and Quality Certification for such export.
• Self-certification by MSE that he/she has not availed benefits under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme of the Department of Commerce, for the same purpose (As at Annexure-N).
• Note: The above documents are to be duly attested/certified by the applicant organization.