(1) Every receipt in foreign exchange by an authorized dealer, whether by way of remittance from a foreign country or by way of reimbursement from his branch or correspondent outside India against payment for export from India, or against any other payment, shall be as mentioned below:
(A) Members of the Asian Clearing Union
(i) Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Republic of Maldives - a) Receipt for export of eligible goods and services by debit to the Asian Clearing Union Dollar account and / or Asian Clearing Union Euro account in India of a bank of the member country in which the other party to the transaction is resident or by credit to the Asian Clearing Union Dollar account and / or Asian Clearing Union Euro Account of the authorized dealer maintained with the correspondent bank in that member country ;
b) Receipt may also be made in any freely convertible currency in all other cases.
https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_FemaNotifications.aspx?Id=168 https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_FemaNotifications.aspx?Id=2557 https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_FemaNotifications.aspx?Id=2558 https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_FemaNotifications.aspx?Id=2558 c) In respect of exports from India to Myanmar, payment may be received in any freely convertible currency or through ACU mechanism from Myanmar.
(ii) Nepal and Bhutan –
(a) Receipt may be in Rupees
(b) Receipts for export of goods to Nepal may be made in free foreign exchange, provided the importer resident in Nepal has been permitted by the Nepal Rashtra Bank to make payment in free foreign exchange. However such receipts shall not be routed through the ACU mechanism.
(iii) Islamic Republic of Iran
(a) Receipt for export of eligible goods and services, in any freely convertible currency and / or in accordance with the directions issued by the Reserve Bank to the authorized dealers from time to time.
(b) Receipt in any freely convertible currency and / or in accordance with the directions issued by the Reserve Bank to the authorized dealers from time to time in all other cases.
(B) All countries other than those mentioned in A above
(i) Receipt in rupees from the account of a bank situated in any country other than a member country of the Asian Clearing Union.
(ii) Receipt in any freely convertible currency.
(2) (a) In respect of an export from India, receipt shall be made in a currency appropriate to the place of final destination as mentioned in the declaration form irrespective of the country of residence of the buyer.
(b) Any other mode of receipt of export proceeds for an export from India in accordance with the directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India to authorized dealers from time to time.
(3) Authorised dealers have been permitted to allow receipts for export of goods/ software to be received from a Third party (a party other than the buyer) as per the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank.