(1) A payment in foreign exchange by an Authorised Dealer, whether by way of remittance from India or by way of reimbursement to his branch or correspondent outside India against payment for import into 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) Payment for import of eligible goods and services by credit to Asian Clearing 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 debit 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) Payment may also be made in any freely convertible currency in all other cases.
(c) In respect of imports to India from Myanmar, payment may be made in any freely convertible currency or through ACU mechanism from Myanmar.
(ii) Nepal and Bhutan – Payment may be in Rupees
(iii) Islamic Republic of Iran
(a) Payment for import 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) Payment 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) Payment in rupees from the account of a bank situated in any country other than a member country of the Asian Clearing Union
(ii) Payment in any freely convertible currency.
(2) In respect of import into India –
(a) Where the goods are shipped from a member country of the Asian Clearing Union (other than Nepal and Bhutan) but the supplier is resident of a country other than a member country of the Asian Clearing Union, payment may be made in a manner specified for countries in Group B of Regulation 5;
(b) In all other cases, payment shall be made in a currency appropriate to the country of shipment of goods;
(c) Any other mode of payment 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 payments for import of goods/ software to be made to a Third Party (a party other than the supplier) as per the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank.