Bank of Baroda EDF Form

Bank of Baroda guide · updated 1 Oct 2026

EDF for Bank of Baroda: how to fill and submit it

If your foreign clients pay into a Bank of Baroda account, Bank of Baroda is your AD bank for the EDF, and that is where your monthly export declaration for services goes. Like every bank, Bank of Baroda publishes its own policy on how it accepts EDFs under Regulation 19, so the exact channel — branch, email or an online trade facility — is something to confirm with your branch or relationship manager. The form itself is the same national EDF, due within 30 days from the end of the month in which you raised your invoices.

Key takeaways

• File with Bank of Baroda if that's where the export proceeds for those invoices land.
• Get the AD code for your branch's export business from Bank of Baroda; it isn't your IFSC.
• Ask your branch how it accepts EDFs; don't rely on another customer's experience at a different branch.
• Attach invoice copies, a cover letter and payment references; get a dated acknowledgement.
• Use the FIRA or bank advice from Bank of Baroda to close each invoice once paid.

Is Bank of Baroda your AD bank?

An AD bank is an Authorised Dealer Category-I bank — in practice, the bank that receives your foreign money. If your clients' wire transfers credit your Bank of Baroda current account, Bank of Baroda is the bank that will enter your EDF into EDPMS and match payments to invoices.

Many businesses bank with more than one bank. If some clients pay into Bank of Baroda and others into a different bank, each bank should get the EDF for the invoices whose proceeds it receives. Ask both banks how they want this split.

Step 1: get your AD code

The EDF asks for an AD code in field 1.6. It identifies the branch handling your export transactions. It is not your IFSC and not Bank of Baroda's SWIFT code.

How to get it:

• Ask your home branch or relationship manager for the AD code used for export transactions on your account.
• If your branch routes foreign exchange work through another branch, the AD code may belong to that branch. Ask which one applies.
• Put the request in writing if it helps. Our AD code request letter is a one-page format.

Once you have it, save it in your EDF register. It won't change month to month unless you move the account.

Step 2: ask how Bank of Baroda wants the EDF

Bank of Baroda, like every AD bank, decides and publishes its own process for accepting EDFs. We won't guess a portal path or email ID, because these differ and change. Ask your branch three questions:

Write the answers down. Next month you won't need to ask again.

Step 3: fill the EDF for your Bank of Baroda account

Here's how Vedant Infosystems LLP, a fictional Vadodara IT services firm banking with Bank of Baroda, filled its October 2026 EDF:

Vedant raised the invoices between 6 and 29 October 2026, so the EDF is due by 30 November 2026. If Vedant's work were software development and it chose to file software exports separately, the same AD bank route applies — STPI certification is no longer mandatory.

Our Bank of Baroda EDF form pre-fills the bank name so you only add your branch, AD code and invoices.

Step 4: what to attach

A tidy package for Bank of Baroda — or any bank — usually includes:

1. The signed EDF.
2. Copies of every invoice listed in Part 2B, in row order.
3. A cover letter listing invoices and totals. Use our EDF cover letter.
4. FIRA numbers or credit advice for any invoice already paid.
5. Anything else your branch asked for in Step 2.

Then get the acknowledgement — a stamped copy, a reply email or a reference number — and record it.

Step 5: FIRA from Bank of Baroda and closing each invoice

After your EDF is in, each invoice sits as an open entry in EDPMS until it is paid and matched. When a client pays, Bank of Baroda's FIRA or payment advice is your proof of receipt. It should show the remitter, amount, currency, date and purpose code.

Check the purpose code on every credit. For IT consulting it will often be something like P0802, but always confirm with the bank what code fits your service. If a code is wrong, ask for a correction early.

For invoices up to ₹10 lakh, the bank may close the EDPMS entry on your periodic declaration that the money has been realised. Our ₹10 lakh realisation declaration tool prepares one covering many invoices. Above ₹10 lakh, the bank needs the invoice, payment evidence and matching instructions.

We have a separate guide on getting FIRA or FIRC from Bank of Baroda.

Following up

The bank should enter your EDF into EDPMS within 5 working days of receiving it. A reasonable follow-up routine:

• Day 7 after submission: if no acknowledgement, call or email the branch.
• Each month: when preparing the next EDF, list any invoices still unpaid and their 9-month realisation dates.
• Month 7 for any unpaid invoice: prepare an extension request in case you need one.

This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Bank of Baroda's own published process takes precedence over anything here.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I submit the EDF if I bank with Bank of Baroda?

Submit it to Bank of Baroda through the channel it publishes under Regulation 19. That may be your branch, email to a designated desk or an online facility. Ask your branch or relationship manager which applies to your account.

Is the Bank of Baroda AD code the same as the IFSC?

No. The AD code identifies the branch for export transactions and is used in the EDF and EDPMS. The IFSC is for domestic transfers and the SWIFT code is for international ones. Ask your branch for the AD code.

Can I file one EDF for all my clients who pay into Bank of Baroda?

Yes. One EDF per month can cover all service exports of that month to one or more recipients, with one Part 2B row per invoice. File it within 30 days from the end of the invoice month.

What if a client pays into a different bank?

The EDF for invoices paid into another bank should normally go to that bank. Ask both banks how they want invoices split if you use more than one for exports.

Does Bank of Baroda charge a fee for accepting the EDF?

We don't publish bank charges because they vary and change. Ask your branch for its current schedule of charges for export transactions.

Bottom line

For Bank of Baroda customers the steps are the same as anywhere: get the AD code, ask how your branch accepts the EDF, file on time and keep the acknowledgement. Start with our pre-filled Bank of Baroda EDF form and check the EDF due date table for the next deadline.

Next step after payment: How to Get FIRA / FIRC From Bank of Baroda for Export of Services.

Key dates

*Nine months from each invoice date; twelve if invoiced in rupees. Full 12-month calendar · Due date calculator

"Strike out whichever is not applicable"

Part 4 offers pairs of alternatives — I/We, buyer/third party, will be received/has been received, foreign exchange/Indian Rupees. Your answers in step 5 decide which words stay; we draw the line through the rest, exactly as you would with a pen.

The layout follows the structure of RBI's Annex (Parts 1–5, fields 1.1–1.22). If your bank hands you its own printed version, use theirs. This tool is a document generator, not legal or tax advice — you remain the declarant.