The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December 1985.

APEDA or Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority is a government organization, established in 1985 through an act for the development and promotion of export for the scheduled products. The scheduled products are the one that are mentioned under the APEDA act and the exporters of these products are required to be registered under APEDA. This organization is liable to provide financial assistance, information and guidelines for the development of scheduled products.

APEDA registration is necessary as it is responsible for export promotion and development of scheduled products such as Vegetables, Fruits, Poultry products, Meat, dairy products, biscuits, confectionery, bakery products, jaggery, honey, and sugar products, chocolates, cocoa products, floriculture products, pickles, papads, and chutneys, etc.

Objectives of APEDA Authorities

In accordance with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985, (2 of 1986) the following functions have been assigned to the Authority.

• Development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participation in enquiry capital through joint ventures and other reliefs and subsidy schemes;
• Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products on payment of such fees as may be prescribed;
• Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports;
• Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughter houses, processing plants, storage premises, conveyances or other places where such products are kept or handled for the purpose of ensuring the quality of such products;
• Improving of packaging of the Scheduled products;
• Improving of marketing of the Scheduled products outside India;
• Promotion of export oriented production and development of the Scheduled products;
• Collection of statistics from the owners of factories or establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, marketing or export of the scheduled products or from such other persons as may be prescribed on any matter relating to the scheduled products and publication of the statistics so collected or of any portions thereof or extracts there from;
• Training in various aspects of the industries connected with the scheduled products;
• Such other matters as may be prescribed.

Products Included(APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products:)

• Fruits, Vegetables and their Products.
• Meat and Meat Products.
• Poultry and Poultry Products.
• Dairy Products.
• Confectionery, Biscuits and Bakery Products.
• Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products.
• Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds.
• Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
• Cereal and Cereal Products.
• Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.
• Pickles, Papads and Chutneys.
• Guar Gum.
• Floriculture and Floriculture Products.
• Herbal and Medicinal Plants.

Basmati Rice has been included in the Second Schedule of APEDA Act.

In addition to this, APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the import of sugar as well.

APEDA also functions as the Secretariat to the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for implementation of accreditation of the Certification Bodies under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for organic exports. “Organic Products” for export are to be certified only if Produced, Processed and Packed as per the standards laid down in the document – “National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).”

APEDA’S PRESENCE

APEDA has marked its presence in almost all agro potential states of India and has been providing services to agri-export community through its head office, 12 Regional offices.

HEAD OFFICE

New Delhi

REGIONAL OFFICES

• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Bangalore
• Hyderabad and
• Guwahati
• Chennai
• Kochi
• Chandigarh
• Ahmedabad
• UT of Jammu & Kashmir
• Varanasi
• Bhopal

Documents required for the registration procedure

• An application form duly signed
• Import-Export code issued by D.G.F.T
• Duly signed Bank certificate
• Latest two months Bank account statement
• Canceled cheque

Benefits of APEDA

• If you wish to export the scheduled products, APEDA registration is necessary.
• In addition to this, the exporters will get various financial assistance through the schemes formulated by APEDA.
• It provides other services such as advertisement, packaging development, database up-gradation, surveys, etc. and hence it helps the exporters in brand publicity.
• APEDA provides guidelines to exporters about the different products and countries to consider exporting in the future.
• There are multiple training programs organized by the APEDA for various schedules products. It would, therefore, help improve their business.
• Registered members can participate in training programs organized by APEDA for various scheduled products and thereby improve their business.

Certification Agencies:-

PRODUCTS	CERTIFICATION AGENCIES
Floriculture and seeds	Dept. of Horticulture/DIC/SIA/FSSAI
Fruits & Vegetables	Dept. Of Agriculture/Horticulture/DIC/SIA/FSSAI
Groundnut/Pulses/Guar gum	DIC/SIA/FSSAI/Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum issued by Ministry of MSME
Processed Fruits & Vegetables/ Processed Food Products/Meat products/Cereals preparation/ Misc. Preparation	FSSAI
Dairy/Poultry/Honey	FSSAI/EIC/EIA
Alcoholic Beverages	Dept. of Excise Commissioner Cereals DIC / SIA / FSSAI / Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum
Cereals	DIC/ SIA/ FSSAI/ Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum issued by the Ministry of MSME

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Minimum Requirements for Registration a Company in Singapore

• Name of Company
• Directors of the Company
• Shareholding of the Company
• Share capital of the Company
• Registered office address of the Company
• Company Secretary of the Company

Name of the Company

Name approval is the first step for registration of Singapore Company , name approval application is required to be filed online to ACRA. Please make ensure that before applying for new name of Singapore Company you must follow the following guidelines:

• The name cannot be identical or similar to an existing business in Singapore
• The name must not be trademark registered for
• The name cannot be vulgar
• The name must not be applied by another company and is approved
• If the Name contains the word like “Legal” “Law” “Broker” or “School” , This is subject to approval from respective regulator and may take time in name approval process.
• It takes around 1 hour to 1 Day for name approval
• Name approved is valid for 120 Days from the date of approval

Directors of the Company

Directors of the Company plays the main role in the functioning of the company , following are requirements for Directorship in Singapore Company :

• Both Foreign Nationals and Singapore Resident can be Director in Singapore Company
• One Resident Director is mandatory for Singapore Company
• Corporate cannot be Directors in Singapore Company

Shareholding of the Company

• Company must have minimum 1 Shareholder
• Maximum Shareholders can be up to 50
• Natural Person or Corporate Entities both can be shareholders

Share Capital of the Company

• Minimum Share Capital is S$1

If Company wants to increase its Share Capital it can do so by injecting additional funds to the capital of the Company

Registered office address of the Company

Every Company is required to have registered office address of the company within Singapore, Company is required to maintain and keep statutory documents at the registered office address of the company.

Company Secretary of the Company

• Every Company is required to appoint Company Secretary within 6 months from the date of incorporation of Company
• Company Secretary must be natural person
• Company Secretary must be resident of Singapore

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Steps for Registration of Company in Singapore

Company Registration is simple , quick and hassle free in Singapore, it will take around 1 to 3 days to incorporate a Company in Singapore, following are the steps required to followed for registration of Singapore Company

• Choose Corporate Service Provider
• Documents
• Due Diligence form
• Reserve Your Name
• Signing of Company Registration Documents
• Application for Incorporation

Choose Corporate Service Provider

First thing that you need to do is to choose Corporate Service Provider who is officially registered company service provider. This will help your new company to comply with Singapore Accounting and corporate regulatory Authority (ACRA), an Agency for Company Registration of Singapore government. The Corporate Service provider will guide you through the complete business incorporation procedure according to your needs. Now you are required to file Singapore Company Registration On boarding form.

Documents required for Incorporation of Singapore Company

For Individual Shareholders

Following Documents are required for each Officer, Shareholder and Beneficial Owner of the proposed company:

1. Passport copy
2. NRIC or Residency card , if applicant is Singapore resident
3. Residential address proof (i.e. a driver’s license, a recent utility bill, rental agreement, etc.)
4. Brief professional background. Brief Professional Background can be provided in the form of a curriculum vitae (CV), resume or link to the person’s LinkedIn profile or other profile.

For Corporate Shareholders

If the shareholder is a corporate entity, the following documents will be required for the corporate entity:

1. Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of the jurisdiction where the company is registered
2. Company Extract from the Company Registrar of the jurisdiction where the company is registered that contains the following information:
   • Company’s name, Registration number, and Registered address
   • Paid-up Capital and particulars of all Shareholders and Directors
   • Business activities that the Company is engaged in
3. Authorized Person Resolution passed by the director(s) of the shareholding company that includes the following:
   • Authorization to hold shares in the proposed Singapore Company
   • Appointment of an Authorised Person to sign the Singapore Company formation documents on behalf of the shareholding company
4. An ownership structure chart that identifies the Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) of the shareholding company. Identification documents for the key UBOs may be required for KYC due diligence.

Due Diligence Form

Due Diligence are carried out by Company Service Providers for foreign nationals that the proposed promoters of the Company are legitimate and their business activities are in according to laws of Singapore. Due Diligence helps both Promoters and Corporate Service providers from problems arising out in futures and it will be in better interest of both promoters and corporate service providers This helps protect both your interests and the interests of your company registration service provider. While Singapore is one of the most transparent places in the world to do business, it’s important that it’s a level playing field for everyone. It is must that you must file the company on boarding form accurately with correct information so not to face any difficulties while incorporating a company.

Reserve Your Name

Once the above steps are complete you can now proceed for name reservation application , Please note that name reservation should be in accordance with the guidelines as mentioned above.

Signing of Company Registration Documents

Corporate Service provide will send you required documents for singing and you need to get the documents signed asap and sent it to your CSP

Application for Incorporation of Company

Once the Above documents are signed and sent , corporate service provider will file incorporation application