Export from India: The Step-by-Step Starter Guide (2026) + Export Document Templates

Every registration, document and step for your first export from India, in the order you need them. Includes 5 Excel templates.

Want to start exporting but don't know where to begin? This guide takes you from "I have a product" to "my first shipment is paid", one step at a time, in plain English.

WHAT YOU GET

1. Export from India Starter Guide (23-page PDF, 14 chapters)

• Is exporting right for you: exporter types, HS codes, export policy check

• Business setup: proprietorship vs company, current account, GST, Udyam

• IEC: DGFT portal steps, the ₹500 fee and the yearly April–June update

• AD Code registration on ICEGATE

• RCMC: which Export Promotion Council to join and why

• GST for exporters: filing your LUT (RFD-11) and the 3-month / 1-year limits

• Pricing and Incoterms 2020, with a cost-to-quote worked example

• Finding buyers: trade data, buyer sources and a ready outreach email

• Getting paid safely: payment terms by risk, the 15-month realisation rule, e-BRC self-certification

• Export documents and what must be on your invoice

• Shipping: courier vs air vs sea, and customs step by step

• Export incentives: RoDTEP, drawback, Advance Authorisation, EPCG

• Selling services and digital products abroad

• A 30-day first-export checklist and a glossary

2. Export Document Templates (Excel / Google Sheets)

• Proforma invoice

• Commercial invoice with the LUT declaration built in

• Packing list with automatic weight and CBM totals

• Export cost calculator: Ex-Works, FOB and CIF in rupees and your quote currency

• Buyer tracker with automatic follow-up dates

WHO IT'S FOR

First-time exporters, small manufacturers, traders, artisans, and freelancers or online sellers who sell to foreign clients.

PLEASE NOTE

• Digital download. Nothing is shipped.

• Rules, fees and scheme rates were checked in October 2026. Government rules change often; always confirm on the official portals or with your CA or customs broker. This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice.

• For your own use. Please do not resell or share the files.

• Questions? support@exportbible.com