Bank letters and forms
Bank letters and forms, made from the record in your bank's format
Every bank letter, Form A1 / A2 and declaration is made from the record it belongs to, with the counterparty, amounts, currency, document numbers, AD bank and signatory already filled in. Bank details come from your masters, never retyped.
No card needed.
How it runs
From an open item to the bank
Ready to request
Eligible items are clubbed into one request per party, purpose code and currency.
Letter and forms
Opened as a short questionnaire: only what the records cannot answer is asked, and the rest can be changed.
To the bank
Signed and emailed from the record, or sent by API where your bank offers it.
Deal and remittance
The FX deal for the whole request, then the remittance recorded and linked to every item.
Every document from the record
- Form A1 and Form A2: in RBI's layout, filled from the payment record.
- Your letterhead: built-in designs filled from your company profile and brand, or your own letterhead uploaded as a page.
- Your bank's format: the published request formats of ICICI, Axis, HDFC, IndusInd, RBL, AU, IDFC FIRST, South Indian, Bandhan, CSB, Kotak and SMBC laid over the standard letter; your own format wins.
- The references a bank looks for: the customs document, the bank reference and your invoice tabled for every item a letter covers.
- The right document at the right time: a realisation request once a sales invoice is linked to its Shipping Bill; a write-off declaration only when the residual is within the ceiling.
- Bulk letters: one PDF for several entries, from your signatory and default AD bank.
Signing and sending
- Class 3 DSC: from Growth, with a .pfx kept encrypted or a USB token whose key never leaves it.
- E-signature: optional on every plan and off until an owner switches it on, with named signatories, a fresh authenticator code at signing and a verification code on the document.
- Bank email from your own mailbox: from Growth, the signed package goes to the AD bank from your company's own mail server and address.
- Document Studio: from Growth, your own templates from text, table, signature and image blocks; AI drafting on Enterprise.
Guides for Bank letters and forms
Form A1 or Form A2: which application does your bank need?Form A1 is the bank application for paying for imported goods; Form A2 covers other outward remittances like services. The difference and what goes with each.Your AD bank: the gatekeeper for every foreign trade paymentAuthorised dealer (AD) Category I banks handle foreign exchange for RBI. What your AD bank checks, reports and closes, and how to get requests through faster.EDPMS entry not closed: the usual reasons, and what the bank needs to close itThe money arrived but the Shipping Bill is still open in EDPMS? The usual reasons, what the AD bank needs for each, and the ₹10 lakh declaration route.Form 145 and Form 146: which part applies to your foreign paymentForm 145 and Form 146 replaced Form 15CA and 15CB from 1 April 2026. When a payment abroad needs them, which part of Form 145 applies and what banks check.
Alongside Bank letters and forms
Three neighbouring parts of the platform. Each has its own page.
Import payments · IDPMSBills of Entry matched to remittances and closed in IDPMS.Export realisation · EDPMSShipping Bills tracked to realisation, eBRC and EDPMS closure.Merchanting tradeBoth legs of a merchanting trade on one record.
Look up a code or a date, with nothing stored: Purpose code finder.
Questions
ICICI, Axis, HDFC, IndusInd, RBL, AU, IDFC FIRST, South Indian, Bandhan, CSB, Kotak and SMBC, each read from the bank's published format. For another bank the standard letter is used, and your own format can be added.
No. They stay in RBI's layout. Only the request letters and declarations take your letterhead and your bank's format.
Yes. Class 3 DSC signing is on Growth and above. E-signature is optional on every plan and off until an owner switches it on. Your bank's own instructions on wet signatures prevail.