Know The Documents Required for International Trade Services

Instruction for filling Account Opening Form

Please request customer to fill the form preferably in BLACK ink only
The form should be filled in CAPITAL LETTERS only
Hint boxes give tips and highlight important points across the form
Appropriate boxes should be ticked.
Customer should write his / her NAME as it appears in all the supporting / KYC documents
Addresses should be along with City, State & PIN Code
Please obtain countersign of the customer in full for any overwriting / alteration

ID Documentation for Non individual Entities:

Public or Private Limited Companies:

Board Resolution / Authority Letter
Memorandum & Articles of Association
Certificate of Incorporation
Certificate of Commencement of Business (Public Limited Company)
List of Directors (on the company Letter Head duly signed by Director / Company Secretary)
Form 32 in case list of directors are not original subscribers to Memorandum & Articles of Association (in case of Private Limited Cos) Duly acknowledged by ROC
Governing Act / Rules and Regulations(PSUs) (certified true copy)
Company PAN
Beneficial Owner Details

Partnership Firms:

All Partnership Deeds (certified true copy)
Registration Certificate (if firm is registered)
Partnership Declaration on firm™s letter head
PAN in Partnership Firm™s Name
Any Gove Issued Document

Limited Liability Partnership signatories

LLP Agreement - Written Agreement between the partners or between the LLP and its partners
Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Registrar of Cos
PAN in the name of LLP
LLP Resolution
List of Partners along with paid up capital/profit percentage and D-PIN (to be signed by all partners)

Proprietorship Concerns

Sole Proprietorship Declaration
Shops & Establishment Licence
Sales Tax (ST)/Central Sales Tax (CST)/Value Added Tax (VAT)/TIN Certificate issued by Sales Tax Department
Registration License / Certificate issued by Service Tax department. Downloaded license/certificate issued by Service Tax department will not be acceptable.
Registration License / Certificate issued by Profession Tax department
Acknowledged copy / fee paid challan for application Service Tax Challan
Acknowledged IT Return in the name of Sole Proprietor (ITR 4 + ITR V)
License issued by Food and Drug Control Authorities
IEC (Import Export Code Certificate) in the name of the firm.
Certificate of registration under any specific Statute/Act of the government
IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) license in the name of the entity with address mentioned.
Registration Certificate of recognized Provident Fund with PF Commissioner
Factory Registration certificate issued by ant state/central govt. authority
Valid APMC License under the APMC act by the local APMC Board Authorities.
Certificate issued by any Govt. Body (not mentioned in the list above) for carrying out business in the firm™s name
IATA certificate in the name of the firm for customer™s in Travel business.
Utility Bill in the name of the Proprietorship
For customers in Rural Area - Certificate of Establishment issued by Gram Panchayat signed by Block Development Officer / Talati / Patwari / Tehsildar / Govt. Medical Officers with official seal/Agriculture Officers with official seal/Head Master with official seal & sign (any school) / Village Administrative Officer / Village Development Officer

Trusts / Association / Society/ Club

Trust Deed
Registration Certificate, if any (certified true copy)
Copy of Governing body resolution
Bye Laws (certified true copy) if model bye laws of RCS have been adopted, certification to that effect
PAN in the name of the Entity
List of Trustees / Office Bearers
FCRA Declaration as applicable
12 A / 80 G certificate in case of opening Savings Account

Address Proof Documentation for Non individual Entities:

Utility Bill in the name of the Entity (not older than 3 months)
Registration certificates issued by Govt Department showing the address
Registered Lease/Leave & License/Rent Agreement copy in the name of the entity
Bank Statement (last 6 months) - IP to be received from this account only

Basic Common Documentation for Proprietor / Partner / Authorised Signatory

Proof of Identity: PAN Card, Voter ID Card, Passport, Driving License, Aadhaar
Proof of Address: Utility Bill, Registered Lease/Leave & License/Rent Agreement, Passport, Aadhaar

Beneficial Owner (BO) Details to be obtained for Pvt Ltd / Limited Company and Partnership Firm / LLP

BO declaration on letter Head signed by Directors / Partners / Company Secretary giving the break up of share holding (totalling upto 100%)
BO Form
ID Documents for the BO (as per the entity type)

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. In case of non-availability of the above documents, please contact your bank official for a complete list of acceptable documents.

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For assistance, call us at 1800 209 5600 from Monday to Saturday (9:30 am to 6:30 pm, excluding holidays)

Your opinion is important to us. We'll check how we can use it to improve our services

International Trade

Instruction for filling Account Opening Form

ID Documentation for Non individual Entities:

Address Proof Documentation for Non individual Entities:

Basic Common Documentation for Proprietor / Partner / Authorised Signatory

Beneficial Owner (BO) Details to be obtained for Pvt Ltd / Limited Company and Partnership Firm / LLP

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