Bank rate card
What does Standard Chartered Bank India charge an exporter?
This is Standard Chartered Bank India's published trade and forex rate card, reproduced head by head from the bank's own schedule dated Not printed (PDF created 11 Jun 2026; linked as 'Trade standard pricing' on sc.bank.in schedule-of-charges page). 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
What does Standard Chartered 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 Standard Chartered Bank India publishes |
|---|---|
| Inward remittance / export proceeds | Export of services (inward telegraphic transfer) Rs 250 flat |
| FIRC, FIRA and e-BRC | Issue of BRC (Bank Realisation Certificate) Rs 400 flat |
| Export bill regularisation (direct dispatch or advance received) | No separate line; export document handling (heading covers negotiation/purchase/collection/advance payment) 0.10%, min Rs 2,000 |
| Export bills on collection | EBC export bill handling under collection: sight 0.10%, min Rs 2,000; usance Rs 2,000 flat; + international courier Rs 1,500 |
| Export bill purchase, discount or negotiation | Export bill handling under LC 0.10%, min Rs 2,000; LIBW export bill handling 0.10%, min Rs 2,000; export loan processing fee Rs 2,000 |
| Extension of realisation period | Rs 2,000 ('Change on Extension of Tenure', export section) |
| Write-off or reduction in value | Not stated |
| Crystallisation | Not stated |
| Return of an unpaid export bill | Return of export documents handling Rs 2,000; export LC documents returned unpaid Rs 2,000 |
| Export LC advising | Rs 2,000 flat (to beneficiary); amendments Rs 2,000 + communication fee Rs 2,000; if charged to applicant USD 50 |
| Export LC confirmation | Not stated |
| Overdue bill follow-up | Export overdue commission Rs 2,000; CBC overdue communication Rs 2,000 |
| SWIFT | Communication fees Rs 2,000 per transaction (Rs 3,000 for LC issuance) |
| Courier | International Rs 1,500; domestic Rs 250 |
What does Standard Chartered Bank India charge on imports, guarantees and other forex services?
| Charge head | What Standard Chartered Bank India publishes |
|---|---|
| Advance or direct import remittance | 0.25%, min Rs 2,000 + communication fee Rs 2,000 |
| Import bills on collection | 0.25%, min Rs 2,000 + communication fee Rs 2,000; documents returned unpaid USD 150 |
| Import LC issuance | 2.50% p.a., min Rs 5,000 + communication fee Rs 3,000 |
| IDPMS / Bill of Entry | Not stated |
| Bank guarantee | Financial / performance guarantee 3.00% p.a., min Rs 5,000 + communication Rs 2,000 |
| Other outward remittance | Direct remittances 0.10%, min Rs 2,000 + communication Rs 2,000; import of services outward TT Rs 250 (electronic) / Rs 1,500 (manual) |
| Forward contracts | Not stated |
| Commission in lieu of exchange | Import Rs 5,000 flat; export Rs 5,000 flat |
| Certificates, NOC and AD code letter | Export performance certificates incl. GR waiver Rs 5,000 |
How does Standard Chartered 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 | Standard Chartered 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 | ₹400 | 22nd cheapest of 23 banks that publish it |
| FIRC or FIRA issuance | Not published | Left out of the ordering rather than scored as free |
| Inward remittance, per credit | ₹250 | 18th cheapest of 30 banks that publish it |
| Export bills on collection, entry tier | ₹2,000 | 33rd cheapest of 35 banks that publish it |
| SWIFT, per message | ₹2,000 | 36th cheapest of 36 banks that publish it |
Standard Chartered Bank India does not sit in the cheapest five on any of the six heads measured here. It sits in the dearest five on e-brc or brc (22nd of 23), export bills on collection, entry tier (33rd of 35), swift, per message (36th of 36). A full annual figure cannot be built for this bank, because at least one of those heads is unpublished. A merchant exporter lodging 10 collection bills a month with 10 certificates and 10 credits would pay ₹3,18,000. See all 38 banks side by side.
What else does Standard Chartered Bank India's schedule say?
Single-sheet trade standard pricing (Business/Commercial trade products), charges in INR, 'Taxes as Applicable'. Also: PC liquidation from direct inward remittance or INR from other banks Rs 5,000; export reimbursement claim USD 150; agency commission remittance 0.25% min Rs 2,000; stamp duty at actuals. Landing page: https://www.sc.bank.in/important-information/service-charges-and-fee-schedule-of-charges/ . Package-specific trade pricing also exists in the International Trade Account SoSC (Dec 2019, https://av.sc.com/in/content/docs/in-international-trade-account-sosc-dec-19.pdf) - not used.
Where does this rate card come from?
| Provenance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Schedule date, as the bank prints it | Not printed (PDF created 11 Jun 2026; linked as 'Trade standard pricing' on sc.bank.in schedule-of-charges page) |
| Bank type | Foreign |
| Checked | 19 September 2026 |
| Source document | Open Standard Chartered Bank India's published schedule |
The source document was re-downloaded from Standard Chartered 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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