APEDA Registration Modification Process

Many times, business personnel may want to edit or modify the information provided by them during APEDA registration. This can be done by following the modification process of APEDA. If you want to know how to make any changes in your APEDA registration, keep reading this article!

What is APEDA?

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is a licensing authority which was established after the enactment of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985. Registration Exporters who are involved in export of agricultural and scheduled products must be registered or licensed by APEDA as part of compliance with the legislation. APEDA is a part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Who is required to have APEDA license registration?

APEDA Act, 1985 states that all the individuals and business entities that are involved in the export of one or more scheduled products need to get registered with APEDA. APEDA registration must get renewed before the expiry of one month from the date on which the individual or business entity began to take part in such exports or before the expiry of three months from the date on which this act had been enforced, whichever is later. To avail APEDA license registration, a person must register themselves as a merchant exporter or a manufacturer.

Here are lists of the scheduled products which are specified under the APEDA act: 

FIRST SCHEDULE

1. Fruits, vegetables and their products,
2. Meat and meat products,
3. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages,
4. Cereals and Cereal products,
5. Groundnuts, peanuts and walnuts,
6. Pickles, chutneys and papads,
7. Guar Gum,
8. Floriculture and floriculture products,
9. Poultry and poultry products,
10. Dairy products,
11. Confectionary, biscuits and bakery products,
12. Honey, jaggery and sugar products,
13. Cocoa and all its products including chocolates of all kinds,
14. Herbal and medicinal plants.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

1.  Basmati Rice

The central government creates legislations and regulations for the shipment of these scheduled products and administers them through APEDA to ensure that the APEDA Act is complied with..

What is APEDA Modification?

Many times, business personnel want to edit or update their credentials or information provided during the APEDA registration process. This can be done through the modification process of APEDA. For this, you must get in touch with the APEDA office directly and follow their instructions for making the changes. This might include submitting documents and filling prescribed forms. 

Which information can be changed by APEDA Modification?

With the help of APEDA Modification, any registered individual can change the following information:

• Addition or Deletion of Products for RCMC / Export
• Change in Contact Credentials
• Addition or Deletion of Business Branch address
• Addition or Change of Director/Proprietor/Partner name
• Amending the License’s Validity period
• Details of the Bank Account
• Company’s Registered Name
• Company’s profile and amendments
• Change status from Merchant to Manufacturer
• Change status from to Manufacturer to Merchant

Benefits of APEDA Registration

There are many reasons why APEDA Registration is beneficial. Some of them are mentioned below for you:

• APEDA Registration is necessary for all the exporters who deal with the export of scheduled goods.
• Due to getting registered with APEDA, APEDA offers various methods of financial support to the exporters.
• APEDA helps all the APEDA registered exporters to promote their brand by advertisement packaging development, database updates and tests along with other services.
• APEDA provides all the information on different goods and countries for export to those with APEDA registration.
• Registered members under APEDA can attend classes for different scheduled product lines which are offered by APEDA.

Conclusion

At times, due to some reasons a business might want to opt for APEDA modification. If you have the same concern, get in touch with Registrationwala now. We would be glad to help you, so that you can focus on your core business activities.

Author: Dushyant Sharma

Hey there, I'm Dushyant Sharma. With the extensive knowledge I've gained in past 8 years, I have been creating content on various subjects such as banking, insurance, telecom, and all the important registration and licensing processes for various companies. I'm here to help everyone with my expertise in these areas through my articles.