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RemitNow

All You Need to Know

  • RemitNow is HDFC Bank’s secure online platform for Foreign Outward Remittance, allowing you to transfer funds internationally from the convenience of your home or office. Sending money abroad is now as straightforward as using RTGS or NEFT. You can effortlessly transfer funds and spread joy across borders at any time and from anywhere.
  • To initiate a transfer, simply follow these steps: Add a Beneficiary,> select Funds Transfer, > enter the amount,> agree to the terms and conditions, > and confirm the transaction details.
  • How to use RemitNow?  
  • 1. Register for Third Party Payment
  • Login to NetBanking and go to the ‘Funds Transfer’ Tab

  • Click on Foreign Outward Remittance

  • Fill in the necessary details and click on ‘Confirm’
     

  • 2. Add your beneficiary
     
  • Login to NetBanking and go to Funds Transfer Tab

  • Select ‘Transfer within the Bank’ option

  • Fill in the necessary details and click on ‘Continue’

  • Click on ‘Confirm’ to complete the transaction
     

  • 3. You can now remit funds abroad in no time
     
  • Login to NetBanking and go to Funds Transfer Tab

  • Click on Foreign Outward Remittance

  • Fill in the necessary details and click on ‘Confirm’

  • Please Note:
  • Confirmation of beneficiary addition needs to be authenticated by One Time Password (OTP) received as SMS on your registered mobile number.

  • On successful authentication, the beneficiary will get added, with a cooling period of 30 minutes.

Terms & Conditions

Frequently Asked Questions

This facility is available for HDFC Bank customers who are resident individuals. This facility is not available for Non-Residents, Corporate, Partnership firms, HUF, Trusts, etc.

Foreign Outward Remittances can be processed for the following 16 purposes: 

  1. Business Travel 

  2. Personal Travel 

  3. Education 

  4. Medical Treatment 

  5. Travel for pilgrimage 

  6. Employment Abroad 

  7. Immigration Abroad 

  8. Fees for examination like GRE / GMAT / TOEFL 

  9. Maintenance of Close Relatives (Relatives as defined under Companies Act, 2013)

  10. Remittance towards Personal Gift 

  11. Remittance to Own Account Abroad 

  12. Indian Portfolio Investment Abroad - in Equities 

  13. Indian Portfolio Investment Abroad - in Debt Instruments 

  14. Remittance to Own Account in IFSC Gift City 

  15. Indian Portfolio Investment in IFSC GIFT City – Equities  

  16. Indian Portfolio Investment in IFSC GIFT City – Debt Instruments 

  • Minimum Amount Per Transaction - USD 100 or equivalent
  • Maximum Amount Per Transaction - USD 50,000 or equivalent
  • Maximum No. of Transactions per day - No limit

Maximum Amount of Transaction that can be processed Per Day through RemitNow is USD 50,000 or equivalent.
 

Hence a person can remit only upto USD 50,000 or equivalent in a day, i.e. 1 remittance of USD 50,000​​​​​​​ or equivalent or multiple remittances of smaller value totalling to USD 50,000 or equivalent in a day.
 

The value of transactions initiated on Saturdays, Sundays and Maharashtra Bank Holidays are subsumed under the day limit of Monday or the next working day, i.e. if a person initiates a remittance on Saturday or Sunday, the value of such transaction will be considered under the day limit of Monday (being the next working day). Similarly, for transactions initiated on a Maharashtra Bank Holiday, the value of such transaction will be considered under the day limit of the next working day in Maharashtra.

Foreign Outward Remittances undertaken through this facility by would be reckoned under your annual LRS limits USD 2,50,000 per Financial Year (April to March).

 

AED – UAE Dirham

 

 

 

AUD – Australian Dollar

 

 

 

CAD – Canadian Dollar

 

 

 

CHF – Swiss Franc

 

 

 

DKK – Danish Kroner

 

 

 

EUR – Euro

 

 

 

GBP – Pound Sterling

 

 

 

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

 

 

 

JPY – Japanese Yen

 

 

 

KRW – Korean Won

 

 

 

NOK – Norwegian Kroner

 

 

 

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

 

 

 

OMR – Omani Riyal

 

 

 

SAR – Saudi Riyal

 

 

 

SEK – Swedish Kroner

 

 

 

SGD – Singapore Dollar

 

 

 

THB – Thai Baht

 

 

 

USD – US Dollar

 

 

 

ZAR – South African Rand

 

 

 

Foreign currency outward remittance through this facility is allowed to all permitted countries other than countries under OFAC sanctioned countries list. Capital Account transactions under LRS, like Remittance to Own Account abroad, Indian Portfolio Investment Abroad - in Equities and Debt Securities, are not allowed to FATF Non-Compliant countries.

The applicable exchange rate will be the TT Selling Rate as last published on the Bank’s website at the time of debit to the customer’s account.

Following charges and taxes will be levied by HDFC Bank for this transaction-

  1. Commission @ Rs, 500 +GST per transaction for remittances up to USD 500 or equivalent

  2. Commission @ Rs, 1,000 +GST per transaction for remittances above USD 500 or equivalent

  3. GST on amount of foreign currency exchanged (details provided under Fees & Charges section)

  4. Tax Collected at Source (TCS) shall be applicable on all forex drawls under LRS as per Government notification.

  5. All taxes and levies as per applicable Government notification

To know more about the Commission, Charges and GST applicable on Foreign Exchange transactions, please CLICK HERE 

Foreign outward remittances are processed through Correspondent Banks with whom we have tie-ups. These foreign / intermediary / correspondent banks may apply a charge for processing outward remittances. These are called the Correspondent Bank charges.
 

Correspondent Bank charges may be applied to remitter or the beneficiary basis the option selected by the remitter under “Correspondent bank charges to be borne by” field as below:
 

  1. Self – Correspondent Bank charges will be borne by the remitter and will be applied post successful processing of the transaction.

  2. Beneficiary – Correspondent Bank charges will be borne by the beneficiary and will be debited from the remittance amount sent.

  3. Full Value – No correspondent bank charges will be charged for remittances in USD currency if this option is chosen.

Full Value payment option is available only for remittances in USD, EUR, GBP currency to any location for all personal purposes available under RemitNow.

If the account vintage is less than 1 year with us, then last 12 months bank account statement of an existing account held by you with any other bank (or) copies of the latest Income Tax Assessment Order (or) Return filed by you with Income Tax authorities, is required to be sent by email to RemitNow@hdfc.bank.in within 24 hours of transaction submission, for further processing this transaction.
 

On receipt of the above stated document, we shall review and process the transaction by end of next working day.
 

If the documents are not received within 24 hours (or) the documents are insufficient or not in order, the transaction may get cancelled.

  • Account not having sufficient funds

  • Amount of transaction exceeding USD 50,000 or equivalent 

  • In case the annual LRS limit of USD 2,50,000 has been utilized

  • If beneficiary country is not part of “Permitted Country List”

  • If the beneficiary is not part of the “Permitted Beneficiary List’

  • If the customer is an expat customer

  • Remittance being sent to your own account overseas for any purpose other than remittances sent under the purpose “Remittance to own account abroad”.

  • If incorrect or partial details of beneficiary/beneficiary’s bank has been provided

  • In case of unauthorized / non-permissible transactions not allowed as per RBI Regulations

  • In case documents required for processing Capital Account transactions with customer account vintage less than 1 year, are not received within 24 hours (or) the documents are insufficient or not in order, the transaction may get cancelled.

Requests submitted before    2.00 PM       -         Processed same day

Requests submitted after     2.00 PM        -         Processed next working day

*(Saturdays, Sundays and Maharashtra Bank Holidays  are non-working days for foreign exchange transactions)

RemitNow - Fees & Charges

RemitNow - Fees & Charges

Charges applicable for transactions requested through RemitNow are as below:

Commission on Foreign Outward Remittance through NetBanking or Mobilebanking is charged as below:

  • Up to USD 500 or equivalent - Rs. 500/- per transaction

  • Above USD 500 or equivalent - Rs. 1000/- per transaction

All foreign exchange transactions are subject to levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is payable in addition to the charges mentioned above.

Presently, the applicable rate of GST are as under:

  • On amount of commission, fees and charges paid - @ 18% of amount of the commission/fees/charges.

  • On amount of foreign currency exchanged as per below slab:

Amount of Currency Exchanged (ACE)

GST rates

Minimum GST

Maximum GST

Upto Rs. 1 lakh

0.18% of ACE

Rs. 45

Rs. 180

Between Rs. 1 lakh and up to Rs. 10 lakh

INR 180 + 0.09% of ACE

Rs. 180

Rs. 990

Above Rs. 10 lakh

INR 990 + 0.018% of ACE

Rs. 990

Rs. 10,800

 

Tax Collected at Source (TCS) : TCS was introduced by the Finance Act 2020 on Foreign Exchange transactions applicable to Resident Indian under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS). Below are the applicable rates:

Sr No

Purpose of Remittance abroad

TCS Rate
(Applicable till 31st March 2025)

New TCS rate
(w.e.f 1st April 2025)

 

 

Normal PAN

Inoperative PAN /Specified Person

Normal PAN

Inoperative PAN

1

LRS for education purpose, if the amount being remitted is from education loan obtained from a specified institution

Upto 7 Lakh: NIL

 

Above 7 Lakh: 0.5%

 

Upto 7 Lakh: NIL

 

 

 

Above 7 Lakhs: 5%

 

NIL

NIL

2

LRS for the purpose of education, other than (1) above (or) for the purpose of medical treatment.

Upto 7 Lakh: NIL


Above 7 Lakh: 5%

Upto 7 Lakh: NIL

 


Above 7 Lakh: 10%

Upto 10 Lakh: NIL

 

 

Above 10 Lakhs: 5%

 

Upto 10 Lakh: NIL

 

Above 10 Lakh: 10%

3

Any other purpose under LRS

Upto 7 Lakh: NIL

 

Above 7 Lakh: 20%

 

Upto 7 Lakhs: NIL

 


Above 7 Lakhs: 20%

Upto 10 Lakh: NIL

 


Above 10 Lakh: 20%

Upto 10 Lakh: NIL

 


Above 10 Lakh: 20%

 

Note :

  • All commission, fees and charges, as mentioned above, are non-refundable (unless otherwise stated).

  • Charges mentioned above are charges levied by HDFC Bank only and does not include any charges that may be levied by originating/correspondent banks, excluding transactions processed under Full value facility.

For more details on fees and charges, please click here