APEDA REGISTRATION CONSULTANTS INDIA

WHAT IS APEDA & APEDA FULL FORM

Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 has established Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in 1985 through an act for the development and promotion of export of scheduled products. It provides financial assistance, information, guidelines towards the development of scheduled products.

The application for registration shall be made within a month from the date of undertaking of such export unless the time limit for aforesaid registration is extended by the Authority for sufficient cause.

SUBSIDIES & BENEFITS OF APEDA

APEDA is a mandatory registration by the exporters of scheduled products.

• The registered members are provided with financial assistance under the schemes of APEDA for the purpose of brand publicity through advertisement, packaging and development, and consultation.
• APEDA has taken several initiatives for promoting the export of various commodities.
• APEDA helps the Foreign Trade dealers in brand publicity through advertisement, packaging development, database up-gradation and surveys etc
• Provides guidelines to exporters about the various  products and countries for  Foreign Trade
• Registered members can participate in training programmes organized by APEDA for various scheduled products in various aspects of the industries and thereby improve their business.

FUNCTIONS OF APEDA /  WHY APEDA

• Development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participation in enquiry capital through joint ventures and other reliefs and subsidy schemes;
• Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products on payment of such fees as may be prescribed;
• Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports;
• Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughter houses, processing plants, storage premises, conveyances or other places where such products are kept or handled for the purpose of ensuring the quality of such products;
• Improving of packaging of the Scheduled products;
• Improving of marketing of the Scheduled products outside India;
• Promotion of export oriented production and development of the Scheduled products;
• Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, marketing or export of the scheduled products or from such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the scheduled products and publication of the statistics so collected or of any portions thereof or extracts therefrom;
• Training in various aspects of the industries connected with the scheduled products;

APEDA REGISTRATION PROCESS / HOW TO GET APEDA CERTIFICATE / RCMC

To get APEDA registration application shall be made to (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. The application for registration shall be made within a month from the date of undertaking of export. Registration procedure includes drafting of various documents, Application Filing with necessary documents , Application Processing by concerned authority there afterwards process of Registration completes, which  needs some Legal Professional help After APEDA License application has been filled along with necessary documents its verified by officer of department officer and if everything in order department will issues APEDA Certificate. If there is any shortcoming in the application the exporter will have to monitor and resubmit

Once the application duly filed and paid by the applicant, the authority issues Registration -Cum- Membership- Certificate (RCMC) and name is added in APEDA list of members. 

Once registered all the registered members are governed by the rules & regulations under Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act (APEDA ACT).

CERTIFICATION AGENCIES  VARIOUS APEDA PRODUCTS

APEDA PRODUCTS

• Floriculture & Seeds
  
• Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
  
• Processed Foods
  
• Animal Products
  
• Cereals
  
• Organic Products
  

APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products:

·  Fruits, Vegetables and their Products.

·  Meat and Meat Products.

·  Poultry and Poultry Products.

·  Dairy Products.

·  Confectionery, Biscuits and Bakery Products.

·  Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products.

·  Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds.

·  Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.

·  Cereal and Cereal Products.

·  Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.

·  Pickles, Papads and Chutneys.

·  Guar Gum.

·  Floriculture and Floriculture Products.

·  Herbal and Medicinal Plants.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APEDA REGISTRATION

• Duly signed Application Form
• Copy of Importer-Exporter Code
• Bank Certificate duly signed by the authorities
• Bank A/c. statement of the bank account of the firm (for latest 2 months)
• Cancelled cheque
• GST Certificate
• List of Directors/Partners/Proprietor on company’s letterhead in triplicate.
• MOA/AOA /Partnership Deed/LLP Agreement
• Certificate from Dept. Of Agriculture/ Horticulture DIC / SIA / FSSAI / EIC/EIA./Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum issued by Ministry of MSME 

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