Bank rate card
What does Deutsche Bank India charge an exporter?
This is Deutsche Bank India's published trade and forex rate card, reproduced head by head from the bank's own schedule dated Not printed (PDF dated Jun 2019). 23 charge heads are published and 0 are not. The source document is linked at the foot of this page.
By Aaryan Kakani · · 3 min read
Key takeaways
This schedule was last revised before 2025. It is dated Not printed (PDF dated Jun 2019) and is still the card Deutsche Bank India publishes today, but an old schedule is a starting point for a conversation with the bank rather than a price you can rely on.
What does Deutsche Bank India charge on an export transaction?
Every head below is reproduced from the schedule linked at the foot of this page. Amounts are as published; nothing has been converted, averaged or inferred, and charges are exclusive of 18% GST unless the schedule says otherwise.
| Charge head | What Deutsche Bank India publishes |
|---|---|
| Inward remittance / export proceeds | Not stated |
| FIRC, FIRA and e-BRC | FIRC issuance Rs 100; BRC issuance Rs 100 |
| Export bill regularisation (direct dispatch or advance received) | Not stated |
| Export bills on collection | 0.0625%, min Rs 1,400 (SWIFT Rs 600 / courier Rs 600 listed separately) |
| Export bill purchase, discount or negotiation | Not stated |
| Extension of realisation period | Not stated |
| Write-off or reduction in value | Not stated |
| Crystallisation | Not stated |
| Return of an unpaid export bill | Not stated |
| Export LC advising | Rs 1,400; amendments Rs 1,400; LC transfer Rs 2,500 |
| Export LC confirmation | Based on country / bank risk |
| Overdue bill follow-up | Overdue commission on export bills Rs 500 per quarter; Rs 200 per month thereafter |
| SWIFT | Rs 600; SWIFT LC Rs 1,500 |
| Courier | Rs 600; LC courier Rs 1,200; postage Rs 300 |
What does Deutsche Bank India charge on imports, guarantees and other forex services?
| Charge head | What Deutsche Bank India publishes |
|---|---|
| Advance or direct import remittance | Not stated |
| Import bills on collection | 0.25%, min Rs 1,400; direct import bills 0.13%, min Rs 1,400; under LC 0.25%, min Rs 1,400 |
| Import LC issuance | 0.25% p.q., min Rs 2,500 + handling fee Rs 1,500 + SWIFT LC Rs 1,500 |
| IDPMS / Bill of Entry | Not stated |
| Bank guarantee | 1.75% p.a., min Rs 5,000 + handling charge Rs 2,000 |
| Other outward remittance | Non-trade outward remittance Rs 600 |
| Forward contracts | Not stated |
| Commission in lieu of exchange | 0.15%, min Rs 800, max Rs 2,000 |
| Certificates, NOC and AD code letter | GR waiver issuance Rs 2,000; fees for applications to RBI Rs 800 |
How does Deutsche Bank India compare with the other banks?
Ordering is arithmetic on published figures across the 36 banks whose schedules could be re-checked against their source file, using the entry-tier charge a small-ticket exporter actually meets. It is not a view on which bank to use.
| Charge | Deutsche Bank India | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|
| Export bill regularisation, per shipping bill | Not published | Left out of the ordering rather than scored as free |
| e-BRC or BRC | ₹100 | 14th cheapest of 23 banks that publish it |
| FIRC or FIRA issuance | ₹100 | 7th cheapest of 30 banks that publish it |
| Inward remittance, per credit | Not published | Left out of the ordering rather than scored as free |
| Export bills on collection, entry tier | ₹1,400 | 25th cheapest of 35 banks that publish it |
| SWIFT, per message | ₹600 | 22nd cheapest of 36 banks that publish it |
Deutsche Bank India does not sit in the cheapest five on any of the six heads measured here. A full annual figure cannot be built for this bank, because at least one of those heads is unpublished. See all 38 banks side by side.
What else does Deutsche Bank India's schedule say?
Values from the standard 'Current Account Trade related charges' EXIM sheet (linked on https://www.deutsche.bank.in/en/advantage-banking/schedule-of-charges.html). Dedicated Trade Current Accounts are cheaper: Trade Silver (QTP > Rs 25 lakh) export collection 0.05% min Rs 1,000, LC advising Rs 1,200, FIRC Rs 100, BRC free, SWIFT/courier Rs 600; Trade Gold (QTP > Rs 75 lakh) export collection 0.04% min Rs 750, LC advising Rs 900, FIRC/BRC free, SWIFT Rs 450, courier Rs 300, commission in lieu of exchange 0.10% (min Rs 600, max Rs 1,500). Documents are old (2009 / 2019) but still the ones published. Forex conversion charge Rs 100. Tax 'as applicable'. No inward remittance or EDPMS charges published.
Where does this rate card come from?
| Provenance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Schedule date, as the bank prints it | Not printed (PDF dated Jun 2019) |
| Bank type | Foreign |
| Checked | 19 September 2026 |
| Source document | Open Deutsche Bank India's published schedule |
The source document was re-downloaded from Deutsche Bank India on 19 September 2026 and compared by SHA-256 against the copy these figures were read from. It matched exactly, which means the figures here are what the bank was publishing that day rather than a stale cache.
What should I read next?
- Every Indian bank's export charges, compared All 38 rate cards in one table.
- Which bank is best for e-commerce exporters? The same schedules read head by head for marketplace sellers.
- Which bank is best for B2B exporters? LC advising, collection, crystallisation and guarantees.
- FIRC and BRC guide for Indian exporters What each certificate is and when you need one.
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Update history
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