Purpose code finder
Find the RBI purpose code for money you receive from abroad. Describe the work in plain words or search by code.
Inward (P-series) codes
Most used by freelancers and exporters
P0102
Realisation of export bills (goods) sent on collection, full invoice value
P0103
Advance receipts against export contracts, to be covered later by shipping documents
P0802
Software consultancy and implementation
P0803
Database, data processing charges
P0807
Off-site software exports
P0902
Receipts for use of patents, copyrights, trademarks and industrial processes through licensing
P1006
Business and management consultancy and public relations services
P1007
Advertising, trade fair services
P1099
Other services not included elsewhere
P1101
Audio-visual and related services, like motion picture and video tape production and distribution
P1107
Educational services, like fees for correspondence courses
All inward purpose codes
136 codes- P0101Value of export bills negotiated, purchased or discountedExports of goods
- P0102Realisation of export bills (goods) sent on collection, full invoice valueExports of goods
- P0103Advance receipts against export contracts, to be covered later by shipping documentsExports of goods
- P0104Receipts against export of goods not covered by GR/PP/SOFTEX/EC copy of shipping bill, including intermediary tradeExports of goods
- P0108Goods sold under merchanting, export leg of merchanting tradeExports of goods
- P0109Export realisation on account of exports to Nepal and BhutanExports of goods
- P0201Receipts of surplus freight and passenger fare by Indian shipping companies operating abroadTransport
- P0202Purchases on account of operating expenses of foreign shipping companies operating in IndiaTransport
- P0205Receipts on account of operational leasing (with crew), shipping companiesTransport
- P0207Receipts of surplus freight and passenger fare by Indian airlines operating abroadTransport
- P0208Receipt on account of operating expenses of foreign airlines operating in IndiaTransport
- P0211Receipts on account of operational leasing (with crew), airlinesTransport
- P0214Receipts of freight and port handling, stevedoring and demurrage charges, shipping companiesTransport
- P0215Receipts of port handling, stevedoring and demurrage charges, airlinesTransport
- P0216Receipts of freight fares by Indian shipping companiesTransport
- P0217Receipts of passenger fares by Indian shipping companiesTransport
- P0218Other receipts by shipping companiesTransport
- P0219Receipts of freight fares by Indian airlinesTransport
- P0220Receipts of passenger fares by Indian airlinesTransport
- P0221Other receipts by airlines companiesTransport
- P0222Receipts of freight by road, rail, inland waterway and pipeline transportTransport
- P0223Receipts of passenger fares by other modes of transportTransport
- P0224Postal and courier services by airTransport
- P0225Postal and courier services by seaTransport
- P0226Postal and courier services by other modes of transportTransport
- P0301Purchases towards travel, including foreign currency notes and travellers chequesTravel
- P0302Business travelTravel
- P0304Travel for medical treatmentTravel
- P0305Travel for education, including fees and hostel expensesTravel
- P0306Other travel receiptsTravel
- P0308Foreign currency surrendered by returning Indian touristsTravel
- P0501Receipts for construction of projects in IndiaConstruction services
- P0502Receipts for construction works abroad by Indian companiesConstruction services
- P0601Receipts of life insurance premiumInsurance and pension
- P0602Receipts of freight insurance, relating to import and export of goodsInsurance and pension
- P0603Receipts on account of other general insurance and reinsurance premiumInsurance and pension
- P0605Receipts of auxiliary services, agent commission and premium on insuranceInsurance and pension
- P0607Insurance claim settlement of non-life and term insuranceInsurance and pension
- P0608Life insurance claim settlementsInsurance and pension
- P0609Standardised guarantee servicesInsurance and pension
- P0610Premium for pension fundsInsurance and pension
- P0611Periodic pension entitlementsInsurance and pension
- P0612Invoking of standardised guaranteesInsurance and pension
- P0701Financial intermediation and bank charges, except investment bankingFinancial services
- P0702Investment banking: brokerage, underwriting commission and the likeFinancial services
- P0703Auxiliary services: custodial, depository and asset management chargesFinancial services
- P0801Hardware consultancy and implementationComputer, telecom and information services
- P0802Software consultancy and implementationComputer, telecom and information services
- P0803Database, data processing chargesComputer, telecom and information services
- P0804Repair and maintenance of computers and softwareComputer, telecom and information services
- P0805News agency servicesComputer, telecom and information services
- P0806Other information services: subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and the likeComputer, telecom and information services
- P0807Off-site software exportsComputer, telecom and information services
- P0808Telecommunication services, including electronic mail and voice mailComputer, telecom and information services
- P0809Satellite services, including space shuttle and rocketsComputer, telecom and information services
- P0901Franchises servicesCharges for use of intellectual property
- P0902Receipts for use of patents, copyrights, trademarks and industrial processes through licensingCharges for use of intellectual property
- P1002Trade-related services: commission on exports and importsOther business services
- P1003Operational leasing services (other than financial leasing), without operating crew, including charter hire, airlinesOther business services
- P1004Legal servicesOther business services
- P1005Accounting, auditing, bookkeeping servicesOther business services
- P1006Business and management consultancy and public relations servicesOther business services
- P1007Advertising, trade fair servicesOther business services
- P1008Research and development servicesOther business services
- P1009Architectural servicesOther business services
- P1010Agricultural services like protection against insects and disease, increasing harvest yields, forestry servicesOther business services
- P1011Payments for maintenance of offices in IndiaOther business services
- P1013Environmental servicesOther business services
- P1014Engineering servicesOther business services
- P1015Tax consulting servicesOther business services
- P1016Market research and public opinion polling servicesOther business services
- P1017Publishing and printing servicesOther business services
- P1018Mining services like on-site processing services, analysis of oresOther business services
- P1019Commission agent servicesOther business services
- P1020Wholesale and retailing trade servicesOther business services
- P1021Operational leasing services (other than financial leasing), without operating crew, including charter hire, shippingOther business services
- P1022Other technical services, including scientific and space servicesOther business services
- P1099Other services not included elsewhereOther business services
- P1101Audio-visual and related services, like motion picture and video tape production and distributionPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1103Radio and television production, distribution and transmission servicesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1104Entertainment servicesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1105Museums, library and archival servicesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1106Recreation and sporting activity servicesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1107Educational services, like fees for correspondence coursesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1108Health services, receipts on account of services provided by Indian hospitals and doctorsPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1109Other personal, cultural and recreational servicesPersonal, cultural and recreational services
- P1201Maintenance of foreign embassies in IndiaGovernment, not included elsewhere
- P1203Maintenance of international institutions in IndiaGovernment, not included elsewhere
- P1301Inward remittance from Indian non-residents towards family maintenance and savingsTransfers
- P1302Personal gifts and donationsTransfers
- P1303Donations to religious and charitable institutions in IndiaTransfers
- P1304Grants and donations to governments and charitable institutions established by governmentsTransfers
- P1306Receipts and refunds of taxesTransfers
- P1307Receipts on account of migrant transfers, including personal effectsTransfers
- P1401Compensation of employeesIncome
- P1403Inward remittance towards interest on loans extended to non-residentsIncome
- P1405Interest receipts of ADs on their own accountIncome
- P1408Receipts of profit remitted by Indian FDI enterprises' branches abroadIncome
- P1409Receipts of dividends by Indian FDI enterprises abroadIncome
- P1410Receipts of interest by Indian FDI enterprises abroadIncome
- P1411Receipts of interest income on portfolio investment made abroad by IndiaIncome
- P1412Receipts of dividends on portfolio investment made abroad by IndiaIncome
- P1499Other income receiptsIncome
- P1501Refunds or rebates on account of importsOthers
- P1502Reversal of wrong entries, refunds of amount remitted for non-importsOthers
- P1503Remittances by non-residents towards international biddingOthers
- P1505Deemed exports (exports between SEZ, EPZs and domestic tariff areas)Others
- P1601Maintenance and repairs of ships and vesselsMaintenance and repair services
- P1602Maintenance and repairs of aircraftMaintenance and repair services
- P1701Receipts on account of processing of goodsManufacturing services
- P0001Repatriation of Indian portfolio investment abroad in equity capitalCapital account
- P0002Repatriation of Indian portfolio investment abroad in debt instrumentsCapital account
- P0003Repatriation of Indian direct investment abroad in equity capitalCapital account
- P0004Repatriation of Indian direct investment abroad in debt instrumentsCapital account
- P0005Repatriation of Indian direct investment abroad in real estateCapital account
- P0006Foreign direct investment in India in equityCapital account
- P0007Foreign direct investment in India in debt instrumentsCapital account
- P0008Foreign direct investment in India in real estateCapital account
- P0009Foreign portfolio investment in India in equityCapital account
- P0010Foreign portfolio investment in India in debt instrumentsCapital account
- P0011Repayment of loans extended to non-residentsCapital account
- P0012External commercial borrowings (ECB)Capital account
- P0013Short-term trade credit from non-residentsCapital account
- P0014Inward remittance for non-resident deposits, FCNR(B) and NR(E)RACapital account
- P0015Loans and overdrafts taken by ADs on their own accountCapital account
- P0016Purchase of a foreign currency against another foreign currencyCapital account
- P0017Sale of intangible non-produced assets by the governmentCapital account
- P0019Sale of intangible non-produced assets by non-government entitiesCapital account
- P0020Receipts on account of financial derivative transactionsCapital account
- P0021Sale of shares under employee stock option schemesCapital account
- P0022Other investments in ADRs and GDRsCapital account
- P0024External assistance received by IndiaCapital account
- P0025Repayments of external assistance extended by IndiaCapital account
- P0028Capital transfer receipts by the governmentCapital account
- P0029Capital transfer receipts by non-government entitiesCapital account
- P0099Other capital receipts not included elsewhereCapital account
Good to know
Every international payment into India carries a purpose code that tells your bank and the RBI why the money was sent. Codes that start with P are for receipts into India; codes that start with S are for payments going out.
The code is made of a group and a sub-code. In P0802, group 08 is computer and information services and 02 is software consultancy and implementation.
Why it matters
The purpose code decides how the payment is reported and whether it counts as an export of services, which affects your FIRA and GST export treatment. A wrong code can delay the credit or lead to a query from your bank. If more than one code could apply, confirm with your bank or CA before the payment arrives.
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