BRC certificate for old shipment

[Asked by Guest]

Dear sir,

We have not received the BRC certificate from bank for the documents which we had shipped in the year 2013-14 & 10-11. As there was alert in the DGFT site for non submission of BRC the shipment has been kept on hold.

We had received the Inward Remittance copy for the shipment made but forgot to submit the documents for getting the BRC certificate as the person who used to handle had left the company. Now when we contacted our bankers i.e. State Bank of India they informed that penalty charges will be applicable for issuing the BRC. Could you please advise us whether this is applicable for getting the old BRC.

AI Summary

Bank Realisation Certificate requirement clarified: realization not a prerequisite for processing export-of-goods refund claims under GST regime.
Exporters without historic BRCs should approach their banks for issuance or conversion of available FIRCs into BRCs, noting banks may impose charges and older shipments may require specific non-online formats. Circular No. 37/11/2018-GST clarifies that realization of foreign exchange is not a pre-condition for export-of-goods refund claims; refund submissions require shipping bills and export invoices rather than mandatory BRC/FIRC proof.