(i) After certifying all the three copies of the SOFTEX form, the designated officials of Government of India at STPI and designated authorities of Export Processing Zones will forward the original directly to the nearest office of the Exchange Control Department of Reserve Bank the day it is received or the next day and return the duplicate to the exporter. The triplicate will be retained by the Department of Electronics for their record.

(ii) Within 21 days form the date of certification of the SOFTEX form, the exporter should submit the duplicate copy together with a copy of each of the supporting documents to the authorised dealer for negotiation/collection. The duplicate copy of the form together with documents will be retained by the authorised dealer till full export value declared on the form or as certified by the designated officials at STPI, whichever is higher has been realised and repatriated to India and thereafter will be submitted to the Reserve Bank duly certified under cover of an appropriate R Return along with a copy/ies of invoice/s.

(iii) After the documents have been negotiated/sent for collection, authorised dealers should report the transaction to Reserve Bank in a fortnightly statement in form ENC under the cover of appropriate R Return. Entries in the ENC statement should be made in chronological order of the transactions as recorded in the internal register (Export Bills Register) of the authorised dealer.