Societe Generale (India) EDF Form

Societe Generale (India) guide · updated 13 Oct 2026

EDF for Societe Generale (India): how to fill and submit it

Indian service centres of European groups that bank with Societe Generale in India file their monthly Export Declaration Form with Societe Generale, their AD bank. The detail that makes or breaks these filings is consistency: the service description, SAC code and contract reference on the EDF should match the invoice, and the purpose code on the remittance should fit the same service. File within 30 days from the end of the invoice month, through the channel Societe Generale confirms for your account.

Key takeaways

• Societe Generale in India is your AD bank for exports whose proceeds are credited to your account there.
• Field 1.6 takes the AD code from your relationship manager; it is not the IFSC (starting with SOGE) or the SWIFT code.
• Describe each service the same way on the invoice, the EDF row and your intra-group agreement.
• Check that the purpose code on each inward remittance fits the service; confirm with the bank before the credit is processed.
• Intra-group recharges are export invoices and go on the EDF like any other.

Societe Generale and group service centres

Societe Generale is a French bank operating in India with a corporate focus. Its export clients typically include Indian subsidiaries of French and other European groups: shared service centres, technology hubs and consulting units that bill their parent and sister companies for services.

The AD bank is wherever the foreign money lands. If your group pays into your Societe Generale account in India, that is where the EDF goes.

The AD code and the bank's process

Your Societe Generale paperwork will show an IFSC beginning with SOGE for domestic payments and a SWIFT code used by your European group companies. The AD code is different: it identifies the bank branch for export transactions and belongs in field 1.6. Ask your relationship manager for it; our glossary entry on the AD code explains the difference in more detail.

Ask, too, how Societe Generale accepts EDFs. Every AD bank publishes its acceptance policy under Regulation 19, so the channel and format are the bank's to confirm. We do not describe its systems, contacts or timelines.

Why consistency matters more than anything else

A shared service centre often bills several kinds of work: finance and accounting, IT support, perhaps some advisory. When the invoice says one thing, the EDF row another and the remittance advice carries a purpose code for something else, the bank has to query it, and entries stay open longer than they should.

The table shows common service lines with a typical SAC code and a purpose code that often fits. Treat it as a starting point; your CA should confirm the SAC and your bank the purpose code.

A worked example

Rivoli Shared Services India Pvt Ltd supports its French parent and a Spanish sister company. It banks with Societe Generale in India. In March 2027 it raised three invoices:

• RSS/27/03-01, 31 March: EUR 64,000 to the parent for accounting and bookkeeping
• RSS/27/03-02, 31 March: EUR 38,500 to the parent for IT support
• RSS/27/03-03, 31 March: EUR 21,000 to the Spanish company for management consulting

At an illustrative ₹91 per EUR, the values are ₹58,24,000, ₹35,03,500 and ₹19,11,000, and field 1.22 shows ₹1,12,38,500. One EDF covers all three, due by 30 April 2027.

Each Part 2B row carries the service description used on the invoice, the matching SAC code, and the contract number and date of the relevant intra-group agreement. The parent's two invoices refer to the same master agreement but different service schedules, and Rivoli records the schedule number in the remarks column so the trail is clear.

When the parent pays both invoices in one transfer, Rivoli sends the bank matching instructions splitting the amount between RSS/27/03-01 and RSS/27/03-02, and checks that the purpose code reflects the services. If one remittance covers two different kinds of service, ask the bank how it wants that reported before the money arrives. A FIRA or FIRC is the bank's record of the remittance; our FIRC request letter helps if one is missing.

Intra-group billing and GST

Services from an Indian company to its foreign group entities are generally exports of services for the EDF. GST is a separate question. One of the conditions for export of services under Section 2(6) of the IGST Act is that the supplier and recipient are not merely establishments of a distinct person. How that condition applies depends on how your Indian entity is set up, so ask your CA to confirm the position for your structure before you rely on zero-rating.

The EDF does not change your GST or income-tax obligations. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.

After filing

Societe Generale must enter the EDF into EDPMS within 5 working days. All three of Rivoli's invoices are above ₹10 lakh, so each needs the invoice, payment evidence and matching instructions to close. Invoices up to ₹10 lakh can be closed on a periodic declaration of realisation instead.

Each invoice must be realised within 9 months of its date. For Rivoli's March invoices, that is by 31 December 2027. Group settlement cycles set in Europe should be planned around that date. Our EDF guide covers the remaining fields of the form.

Frequently asked questions

Do intra-group invoices to our French parent go on the EDF?

Yes. Service invoices raised by an Indian company to foreign group entities are generally exports of services, and each one is listed as a row in Part 2B of the monthly EDF.

What SAC code should a shared service centre use?

It depends on the service. Accounting and bookkeeping commonly uses 998222, IT consulting and support 998313, and management consulting 998311. Confirm the code for each service line with your CA.

What if the purpose code on a remittance does not match the service?

Raise it with Societe Generale promptly, ideally before the credit is processed. A purpose code that does not fit the service can complicate matching and is harder to correct later.

Where do I get the Societe Generale AD code?

Ask your relationship manager for the AD code of the India branch servicing your account. It is not the IFSC beginning with SOGE or the SWIFT code.

Can one EDF cover invoices to France and Spain?

Yes. One EDF per month can cover all service exports to one or more recipients in any number of countries, with each invoice as a separate row.

Bottom line

For Societe Generale clients, a clean EDF comes from consistent descriptions, codes and contract references across invoice, form and remittance. Set them once per service line, then prepare each month's form with the free Societe Generale EDF generator.

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.