Bank rate card
What does UCO Bank charge an exporter?
This is UCO Bank's published trade and forex rate card, reproduced head by head from the bank's own schedule dated Attached list of modifications will become effective from 20-07-2025. 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 UCO Bank 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 UCO Bank publishes |
|---|---|
| Inward remittance / export proceeds | Advance remittance for future exports: up to USD 5,000 Rs 100; USD 5,000-25,000 Rs 1,000; above USD 25,000 Rs 2,000. Non-trade: individuals Nil; non-individuals Rs 100 (up to USD 5,000) / Rs 500 |
| FIRC, FIRA and e-BRC | FIRC/NOC (other than trade) Rs 250 per certificate; duplicate FIRC/NOC Rs 1,500 |
| Export bill regularisation (direct dispatch or advance received) | Bills against 100% advance received at UCO (payment before shipment) and docs sent directly by exporter: Rs 500 (up to Rs 20 lakh) / Rs 1,000 (above), for up to 3 SBs + Rs 100 per extra SB; Softex/small-value (up to USD 2,000)/e-commerce bills Rs 500 per bill/form (Rs 200 if >10 in bulk); late submission (>21 days) Rs 500 per SB |
| Export bills on collection | Up to Rs 20 lakh Rs 500 per bill; Rs 20-40 lakh Rs 1,000; above Rs 40 lakh Rs 2,500 (covers up to 5 SBs; Rs 100 per SB beyond) |
| Export bill purchase, discount or negotiation | Up to Rs 20 lakh Rs 500 per bill; Rs 20-40 lakh Rs 1,000; above Rs 40 lakh Rs 2,500 (covers up to 5 SBs; Rs 100 per SB beyond) |
| Extension of realisation period | RBI approval for extension of realisation due date/write-off Rs 2,000 per bill per instance; extension for collection/advance/direct bills not realised in time Rs 500 per bill per instance (6 months) |
| Write-off or reduction in value | Write-off processing: commission as applicable to export bill realisation (RBI approval Rs 2,000 per bill) |
| Crystallisation | Not stated |
| Return of an unpaid export bill | Rs 1,000 per bill + foreign bank charges |
| Export LC advising | Rs 2,500 per advice (also amendments / second advising) |
| Export LC confirmation | As per LC opening charges |
| Overdue bill follow-up | Overdue purchased bills (>30 days past due) Rs 750 per quarter (up to Rs 2 lakh) / Rs 1,000 (above); unrealised collection/advance/direct bills without extension Rs 500 per quarter; follow-up on export advance pending docs Rs 250 per quarter |
| SWIFT | Per message min Rs 500; full-text LC/LG/LOU Rs 1,500 (older Part IV) |
| Courier | Actual out-of-pocket |
What does UCO Bank charge on imports, guarantees and other forex services?
| Charge head | What UCO Bank publishes |
|---|---|
| Advance or direct import remittance | 0.15% (min Rs 1,500, max Rs 25,000) for S0101/S0102; additional 0.10% (min Rs 1,500, max Rs 20,000) where paid from EEFC and no exchange margin |
| Import bills on collection | Not under LC, FCY with exchange margin: 0.15% (min Rs 500, max Rs 20,000); direct docs 0.10% (min Rs 1,500, max Rs 25,000) with margin / 0.15% (min Rs 1,500, max Rs 25,000) without. Under LC: 0.15% (min Rs 1,500, max Rs 25,000) |
| Import LC issuance | Commitment 0.15% per quarter (min Rs 1,000) + sight 0.13% flat, or usance 0.35% for first 3 months + 0.10% per month beyond; reduced rates above Rs 5 cr (a 'Revised' column also shows unified 0.30% for first quarter then 0.15% per month, min Rs 1,000) |
| IDPMS / Bill of Entry | BOE not submitted within 90 days: Rs 1,000 per BOE (advance remittance or import bill); transfer of Bill of Entry Rs 500 |
| Bank guarantee | Other guarantees / against counter-guarantees / BG for buyer's credit: 0.15% per month (min one quarter, min Rs 2,500); export performance (non-project) 0.35% per quarter (min Rs 2,500) + ECGC premium; deferred payment 0.60% per quarter (min Rs 2,500) |
| Other outward remittance | Non-trade MT103: individuals Nil + SWIFT; others 0.15% (min Rs 500, max Rs 10,000) + SWIFT |
| Forward contracts | Booking Rs 500 per contract; early delivery/cancellation/rebooking Rs 500 + swap cost |
| Commission in lieu of exchange | 0.125% (min Rs 500, max Rs 25,000) e.g. PC granted but docs negotiated elsewhere, proceeds via another AD, no exchange margin; export proceeds to EEFC 0.10% (min Rs 500, max Rs 25,000), nil if kept with UCO |
| Certificates, NOC and AD code letter | Attestation Rs 100 per shipment/GR; FIRC/NOC Rs 250; GR waiver certificate Rs 500 (older Part IV); request forwarded to RBI Rs 1,000 |
How does UCO Bank 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 | UCO Bank | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|
| Export bill regularisation, per shipping bill | ₹500 | 10th cheapest of 29 banks that publish it |
| e-BRC or BRC | Not published | Left out of the ordering rather than scored as free |
| FIRC or FIRA issuance | ₹250 | 19th cheapest of 30 banks that publish it |
| Inward remittance, per credit | ₹100 | 10th cheapest of 30 banks that publish it |
| Export bills on collection, entry tier | ₹500 | 8th cheapest of 35 banks that publish it |
| SWIFT, per message | ₹500 | 20th cheapest of 36 banks that publish it |
UCO Bank 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 UCO Bank's schedule say?
GST extra. Published only as an HTML accordion tab ('Service Charges on External Trade and Forex Business') on https://www.uco.bank.in/service-charges; no PDF found. Values from the 'Proposed Charges (Excl. GST)' column of the list of modifications effective 20-07-2025; items not in that list fall back to the older Part IV schedule shown below it on the same tab (inclusive of GST). Separate 'Schedule of Non-Credit Charges FY 2026-27 (w.e.f 18-05-2026)' has no forex section. Merchanting trade Rs 5,000 per transaction.
Where does this rate card come from?
| Provenance | Detail |
|---|---|
| Schedule date, as the bank prints it | Attached list of modifications will become effective from 20-07-2025 |
| Bank type | Public sector |
| Checked | 19 September 2026 |
| Source document | Open UCO Bank's published schedule |
The source document was re-downloaded from UCO Bank 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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