Chemical & Allied Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL)

CAPEXIL stands for Chemical & Allied Export Promotion Council, a non-profit making organisation and it was established in March 1958 by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, to promote the export of Chemical & Allied Products from India. The main objective of the CAPEXIL Certificate is to bring the export of chemicals & allied products to various destinations internationally and provide export support to the chemical product exporters. The chemical & allied products industry organises all the companies & facilities that produce chemicals. The chemical industry is one of the basics of modern life owing to various chemicals that are indispensable for everyday living.

In India, the chemical industry is increasing day by day, constituting the manufacture of more than eighty thousand types of chemical products. India is becoming the 3rd largest chemical producer in Asia, and the variety of chemical products manufactured in India can be categorised as Basic Chemicals, speciality use chemicals & Agricultural Chemicals.

In India, CAPEXIL has more than 3500 members and is a promoter of many different chemical products. Like other export councils, CAPEXIL provides help to exporters and is also involved in various promotional activities, such as sending trade representatives to developed & developing markets around the globe and establishing trade delegates to developed & developing markets across the world.

Membership in the council is categorised into two different parts and you can check the same below:

1. Associate Membership: For these memberships, a person should have an Import Export Code (IEC) Number from the office of the DGFT, Government of India.
2. Ordinary Membership: Any individual or person fulfilling the criteria is eligible for this membership within the council.

Note: The said individual or entity that he or she should have been an associate member for at least 3 years. The person or the entity represented by them should have had an average export performance of at least Rs. 10 lakhs in the case of small-scale industries & at least Rs. 25 lakhs in the case of any other type of set-up.

The products which are covered under the range of Chemical And Allied Export Promotion Council are as follows:

• Animal By-Products
• Auto Tyres and Tubes
• Ceramics and Refractories
• Bulk Minerals and Ores
• Graphite and Explosives
• Glass and Glassware
• Books, Publications, and Printing
• Cement and Clinkers
• Granite, Marble, Natural Stones, and Products
• Ossein and Gelatine
• Miscellaneous Products
• Paints and Allied Products
• Paper and Products
• Plywood and Products
• Processed Minerals
• Rubber Products

The registered trader of CAPEXIL can get the following benefits from the Council. The Council is an indispensable information gateway and helping hand for chemical and allied product exporters. The CAPEXIL is an interface between the Government and the members regarding trade and policy-related matters such as Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme, Duty Drawback, and Banking.

• Statistical information: The member of CAPEXIL can get the latest statistical data on India’s exports and imports. The registered trader can get the details of the World’s Imports and Exports of a wide range of products.
• Visa Assistance: The Chemical and Allied Export Promotion Council provides visa assistance for business visits abroad.
• Disbursement of Grants: CAPXIL members can avail of financial assistance through various market assistance programs
• Quality Service: CAPAXIL is also providing access to the most competent officers dedicated to quality service
• Exporter’s HUB: The exporter’s UB of CAPXIL is an information gateway and a helping hand for exporters.
• Market Development Assistance (MDA): CAPEXIL provides Market Development Assistance (MDA) to the registered trader to stimulate and diversify the country’s export trade.
• Interface for Trade and Policy: CAPEXIL acts as an interface between the Government and the members regarding trade and policy-related matters.
• Subscribe to Trade Leads: The registered trader can get a subscription to Trade Leads by email.
• Filing of Export Returns: The Council assists with filing monthly or quarterly export returns.
• Market Reports & Trends: The CAPEXIL members can get the details of market reports, analysis of Indian export trends across the country, product or other parameters, and valuable resources of global trade data
• Buyer-Seller Meets: The council members can participate in the national workshops, organizing seminars and buyer-seller meets conducted by the CAPEXIL.

The requisite fee for the CAPEXIL Membership Registration is as follows:

The traders who wish to procure RCMC from CAPEXIL have to follow the guidelines explained here:

The trader must access the official website of the Chemical and Allied Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL). From the home page, click on the New User registration option. The link will redirect to the RCMC application page.

The applicant must provide the IEC Number and at least the first three characters of the firm’s Name to access the company details on the CAPEXIL website.

Note: The Name of the applicant must match the Name as registered in DGFT while procuring the Import Export Code (IEC).

The applicant must enter the requisite details, such as Company Details, PAN, and IEC Number, in the prescribed Form. After providing the parties, the applicant must click the Register button.

Upload documents

The applicant must upload the required document per the criteria of CAPEXIL.

All the supporting documents and the requisite fee need to be sent to the regional office of CAPEXIL for verification.

Fee Payment

The membership registration payment should be made in Demand Draft, Cheque in favor of CAPEXIL, payable at Kolkata or through RTGS.

Online payment

If payment is made in favor of CAPEXIL, payable at Kolkata through RTGS/NEFT in the below bank:

• Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, H.B.SARANI BRANCH, IFSC Code: KKBK0000958,
• SB A/C No. 504010190346, Name of the Beneficiary: CAPEXIL.
• Address: 1/1 Wood Street, Vanijya Bhavan,3rd Floor, Kolkata 700016
• Beneficiary’s contact number: 033-22891721 Fax: 033-22891724

If payment is made online, then the details should be sent with the subject of “ONLINE PAYMENT” along with concerning attachment to the following mail:

bkroy@capexil.in, sb.nandi@capexil.in,

Once the applicant furnishes all the details mentioned above, an application number will be generated and informed to the applicant for future correspondence.

Get RCMC

RCMC will be issued from the Regional Office of CAPEXIL situated in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai.

Once the CAPEXIL’s RCMC is issued, an exclusive username and password will be generated and informed to the applicant through the email id provided when filling out the application.