What is APEDA
APEDA full form is Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. RCMC refers to ‘Registration cum Membership Certificate.’ APEDA is an agency of Government of India constituted under Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 to further the development of export of scheduled products by way of providing financial assistance, information, statistics, formulating standards & implementing it leading to the development of scheduled products. The products specified under this act are called schedule products.
Objective of APEDA
The purpose of APEDA is to promote export & development of schedule products, in order to achieve this objective various functions has been assigned by the central government to this body. The central Government is controlling authority of this body. Additionally, the authority needs to carry out the direction given and to implement the rules framed by the central government for carrying out the purposes & efficient administration of this Act. Above all, this Act is an additional provision and is not a relaxation of provision of any other law enforceable for the time being.
Assigned Functions of APEDA
- Development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participation in enquiry capital through joint ventures and other reliefs and subsidy schemes;
- Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products on payment of such fees as may be prescribed;
- Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports;
- Additionally, carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughter houses, processing plants, storage premises, conveyances or other places where such products are in storage for ensuring the quality of such products;
- Improving of packaging of the Scheduled products;
- Improving of marketing of the Scheduled products outside India;
- Promotion of export oriented production and also development of the Scheduled products;
- Additionally, Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments who engage in the production, processing, packaging, marketing or export of the products;
- Training in various aspects of the industries connected with the scheduled products;
- Such other matters as may be prescribed.
Benefits of APEDA RCMC
- It’s a mandatory registration by the exporters of scheduled products.
- The Registration is a one-time registration.
- It also enables the registered exporter to apply for financial assistance schemes
- It enables registered members to participate in training programmes organised in various aspects of the Industries for scheduled products.
Products Monitored
APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products:
- Fruits, Vegetables and their Products.
- Meat and Meat Products.
- Poultry and Poultry Products.
- Dairy Products.
- Confectionery, Biscuits and also other Bakery Products.
- Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products.
- Cocoa and its products, also chocolates of all kinds.
- Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
- Cereal and Cereal Products.
- Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.
- Pickles, Papads and also Chutneys.
- Guar Gum.
- Floriculture and Floriculture Products.
- Herbal and also Medicinal Plants
FAQs
An APEDA registration certificate is a mandatory requirement if you are an exporter of agricultural products if you wish to carry out the export of agri-products covered under APEDA.
The APEDA certificate is valid for 5 years. As a result, the exporter needs to apply for renewing his APEDA certificate after every 5 years.
After submitting all the requisite documents it will be allotted by APEDA in 7-15 days.
Trade License is a license or permission issued by a municipal corporation granting permission to carry on a particular business at a particular address. It ensures that the citizens are not adversely affected by health hazard and nuisance by the improper carrying of trade.