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Trade Credit Reporting Moves to XBRL Platform

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Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/374 · issued 19 Nov 2013 · ~2 min read
Quick answerRBI has mandated that all AD Category-I banks must report data on guarantees, LoUs, and LoCs for import trade credits exclusively via the XBRL platform from the quarter ended September 30, 2013, replacing manual and email submissions.

What changed

RBI shifted the quarterly reporting of guarantees, LoUs, and LoCs for import trade credits from manual/email submission to the XBRL platform, effective from the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Banks that already submitted manually for that quarter must also file online. From December 31, 2013 onward, only XBRL-based submission is accepted, due by the 10th of the following month.

What it means for you

Banks must now use the RBI's XBRL portal for trade credit data, eliminating paper-based and email reporting. This streamlines data collection and reduces manual errors, but requires banks to ensure their systems and staff are XBRL-ready. Non-compliance could lead to reporting delays or regulatory scrutiny.

Historical instruction — do not use for current compliance. This is what was required at the time; it no longer reflects current RBI requirements. If no replacement rule is linked above, that only means none is recorded on our register yet — it does not prove no later applicable rule exists. Confirm on the official RBI source below.

What banks were required to do at the time

Who it affects

All Category-I Authorised Dealer banks, Bank branches handling import trade credit instruments, Compliance and reporting teams in AD banks

❓ Common questions

Regulatory timeline

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What is the deadline for submitting the XBRL report for the quarter ended September 30, 2013?

The circular does not specify a separate deadline for that quarter, but banks must submit it online even if already filed manually. For subsequent quarters, the deadline is the 10th of the month following the quarter end.

How do I get access to the XBRL portal?

Email RBI at the provided contact with your bank's details to request a username and password. The portal URL is https://secweb.rbi.org.in/orfsxbrl/.

Is manual submission still allowed for any quarter?

No. Manual and email submissions are dispensed with from the quarter ended September 30, 2013 onward. All data must be reported via XBRL.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2013-14/374 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 75 November 19, 2013 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir Trade Credit for imports into India- Online submission of data on issuance of Guarantee/Letter of Undertaking (LoU) /Letter of Comfort (LoC) by ADs Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 87 dated April 17, 2004 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 24 November 1, 2004 relating to the Trade Credits for imports into India and submission of data on issuance of guarantees/ LoUs / LoCs by AD banks at quarterly statement in the prescribed format thereof to the Reserve Bank. 2. It has been decided to shift the arrangement for reporting of data on issuance of guarantees/ LoUs/ LoCs by all AD banks in consolidated statement, at quarterly intervals, from manual submission (and in MS-Excel file through email ) to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) platform from quarter ended September 30, 2013. 3. For the above purpose AD banks may login to the site https://secweb.rbi.org.in/orfsxbrl/ using their User name, Password and Bank code. For downloading the relevant form, AD banks may follow the link ‘Download Returns Package’ and download the Form LOU first version. After following the successive steps, AD banks may upload the file. For User name and Password, AD banks may apply through email along with contact details. Clarification required, if any, may also be sent to the aforesaid email of the Reserve Bank and/ or may be communicated at Telephone No. 022-22601000 (extension- 2715). Guide for using XBRL website is also available under the Help option on the same page. 4. The submission of manual statement (and in MS-Excel file through email ) to the Reserve Bank is henceforth dispensed with. Those AD banks who have already submitted the manual statement (and MS-Excel file) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 are also required to report the same data online. From the quarter ending December 31, 2013 onwards, the data should be submitted only in soft form on XBRL platform latest by 10th of the succeeding month. 5. Authorised Dealer banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their constituents and customers. 6. The direction contained in this circular has been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and is without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law. Yours faithfully Rudra Narayan Kar Chief General Manager-in-Charge
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2013-14/374 · issued 19 Nov 2013. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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