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Edition 1 · facts checked 12 October 2026

The Export Desk

For Indian freelancers who bill clients abroad: the paperwork, without the guessing.

₹1,499GST included · nothing renews · files at once

Where are you buying from?
How the price of The Export Desk splits for GST
Taxable value₹1,270.34
IGST 18%₹228.66
CGST 9%₹114.33
SGST 9%₹114.33
You pay₹1,499.00

UPI, cards, netbanking and wallets through Razorpay. Your bank statement will show GrowMint Media, which runs quietlybuild.

Anywhere in India but Punjab, the GST is IGST.In Punjab, where the seller is registered, it is CGST and SGST. The total is the same either way, and a GST tax invoice comes with the order.

Your LUT, export invoices, client agreement and scope, payment route and proof of payment, the EDF and the nine-month rule, and the income-tax side. One dated kit, kept current for 12 months.

Try it: the specimen is at seven of ten. Add a GSTIN, insert the endorsement and sign it

Edition
1
Checked
12.10.2026
Every file in the Export Desk15 files · 73 pages The paperwork as a tangle, pulled through the quietlybuild mark into 15 straight lines, one for each file you download, grouped by folder (5 folders) and weighted by pages; the heaviest is 01 The guide, and 00, start here, is ringed.

Try the check on a sample invoice.

The kit’s own invoice under LUT, with three lines left for you. Fill them in, or write your own invoice over it; the check is rule 46’s ten lines, and the counterfoil works out your dates.

Nothing you type leaves this page.

ChecksCGST rule 46

Checks 7 of 10.

add your GSTIN

Line 1, You: Add your GSTIN; an export invoice under LUT needs it.

Export of services under LUT, without payment of integrated tax

Specimeninvented names, numbers and amounts

Tax invoice

Invoice number46(b)

12 of 16 characters

Invoice date46(c)

Day, month, year. The arrow keys step it.

Yourule 46(a)

0 of 15 characters

The last cell is the check character.

Your client46

Place of supply46(n)

The service46(g), 46(h)

6 of 6 characters

The value46(j), 46(k)

The tax46(l), (m), (p)

The endorsement46 proviso

0 of 155 characters match rule 46

Signature46(q)

After sending

  1. Enter it in the register03 Invoices · the workbook
  2. Ask your bank, in writing, whether you file an EDF05 Getting paid · letter 10
  3. Diarise the day the money must arrive by06 Tax year · the calendar
  4. When it arrives, keep the FIRA with the invoice05 Getting paid · letter 9

The workbook keeps this register for every invoice: see what’s in the kit

The ten lines, in fullCGST rule 46

Two clocks start on the day you date it.

FEMA’s, run by the RBI through your bank, and GST’s, under rule 96A. They run for different lengths, and missing either costs money.

What changed on 1 October 2026
Invoiced in

For the invoice above, dated 15 October 2026. Change its date and every mark moves.

See the dates on a time line

For an invoice dated 15 October 2026: the EDF, if your bank says you file, by 30 November 2026; the money realised by 15 July 2027; and under GST rule 96A, about 30 October 2027.

The three facts behind these dates
  • Nine months From the invoice date; twelve for an invoice in rupees. Your bank can extend it.
  • The EDF An Export Declaration Form for each invoice month, filed with your bank within 30 days of the month’s end. On 7 October 2026 the RBI said individuals with contracts of a personal nature are not included, and that FAQs will follow; ask your bank in writing whether you file.
  • Rule 96A If the money hasn’t arrived, IGST falls due about one year and 15 days after the invoice date; ask your CA.

Dates from FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB and CGST rule 96A. Check with your bank and CA.

Real pages, before you buy.

Hold a fine pointer over a page to read it through the loupe, or open it full size.Tap any page to read it full size.

  1. Start here00 Start here.pdf · page 1three questions, three pathsThe note marks: three questions, three paths.
  2. The guide: contents01 The guide.pdf · page 3the new FEMA rulesThe note marks: the new FEMA rules.
  3. Chapter 2: Is it an export?01 The guide.pdf · page 7the condition platforms testThe note marks: the condition platforms test.
  4. Chapter 5: the specimen, line by line01 The guide.pdf · page 18the endorsement, exactlyThe note marks: the endorsement, exactly.
  5. Chapter 7: the payment routes, dated01 The guide.pdf · page 27read on 12 October 2026The note marks: read on 12 October 2026.
  6. Chapter 8: the two clocks01 The guide.pdf · page 31nine months, from the invoice dateThe note marks: nine months, from the invoice date.
  7. Chapter 11: 24 clauses to find before you sign01 The guide.pdf · page 40read before you signThe note marks: read before you sign.
  8. Workbook: the Register sheet (replica)Export invoice workbook.xlsx · page 1the status turns as dates passThe note marks: the status turns as dates pass.
  9. Client agreement: the payment clausesClient agreement for clients abroad.docx · page 4who pays the bank chargesThe note marks: who pays the bank charges.
  10. LUT filing cardLUT filing card.pdf · page 1the portal pathThe note marks: the portal path.
  11. Year calendarYear calendar.pdf · page 1next year’s LUTThe note marks: next year’s LUT.
  12. Specimen: export invoice under LUTSpecimen - export invoice under LUT.pdf · page 1the ARN, with its dateThe note marks: the ARN, with its date.

Page 8 of 12: Workbook: the Register sheet (replica) · Export invoice workbook.xlsx · page 1

What you download.

15 files in 5 folders, with 73 pages of PDF, counted from the folder you download. The workbook opens in Microsoft Excel and in Google Sheets; Apple Numbers is not supported.

The Export Desk, Edition 1, drawn to scale. The cover of The Export Desk drawn from the front, the top and the side; its thickness is drawn one pixel for every four of its 73 pages of PDF.

For you

  • You invoice clients outside India in USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, SGD or AED.
  • You’re GST-registered, or not yet, and want each path right.
  • Or you’re a contractor paid monthly by one company abroad (the guide’s contractor path, chapter 11).

Not for you

  • Your salary as an employee, including pay through an employer-of-record service: a salary isn’t an export of services. Salaried and also billing clients abroad on the side? It is for that work.
  • People who want their returns filed for them.
  • Anyone who needs legal advice on a dispute.

The Export Desk, Edition 1drawn apart by folder

  1. 00Start here, one file: see it in the list
  2. 01The guide, one file: see it in the list
  3. 02LUT, one file: see it in the list
  4. 03Invoices, 2 files: see them in the list
  5. 04Agreement and scope, 4 files: see them in the list
  6. 05Getting paid, 2 files: see them in the list
  7. 06Tax year, 2 files: see them in the list
  8. LICENCE · CHANGELOG, 2 files: see them in the list
The download, drawn Every file in the folder, drawn apart by folder: each PDF one pixel thick for every four of its pages, as the shelf’s spines are, and every other file one sheet. Choose a folder to see its files in the list.
Every file, with its size

The folder you download: The Export Desk, Edition 1

  1. 00 Start here.pdfPDF · 4 pages · 132 KBYour path, your first hour, what changed on 1 October 2026, and how updates work See a page: Start here
  2. 01 The guide.pdfPDF · 58 pages · 1.1 MBChapters 1 to 14 in working order, with the facts register and its sources See a page: The guide: contents
  3. 02 LUT, a folder1 fileThe LUT, filed or renewed
  4. 03 Invoices, a folder2 filesThe workbook and the specimen invoice
  5. 04 Agreement and scope, a folder4 filesThe client agreement, scope of work and change request
    • Client agreement for clients abroad.docxDOCX · 32 KBA plain-English client agreement: 24 clauses and two schedules (project or retainer) See a page: Client agreement: the payment clauses
    • Scope of work.docxDOCX · 25 KBSchedule 1 in long form, with a “read it twice” check
    • Change request.docxDOCX · 23 KBOne page: the change, its price and dates, approval before work
    • Specimen - agreement schedules.pdfPDF · 6 pages · 158 KBThe two schedules filled in for two invented freelancers. SPECIMEN
  6. 05 Getting paid, a folder2 filesLetters and emails to clients and your bank
    • Letters and emails.docxDOCX · 26 KBLetters 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10: the first invoice, why no Indian tax, a reminder, the FIRA request, the EDF question
    • Letters and emails.txtTXT · 11 KBThe same letters as plain text
  7. 06 Tax year, a folder2 filesThe year calendar, PDF and .ics
    • Year calendar.pdfPDF · 1 page · 108 KBEvery recurring date, October 2026 to March 2028, on one page See a page: Year calendar
    • Year calendar.icsICS · 22 KBThe same dates for your phone or computer’s calendar
  8. LICENCE.txtTXT · 2 KBWhat you may do with the kit
  9. CHANGELOG.txtTXT · 2 KBWhat changed in each edition, with sources

Each date, and the file for it.

The kit’s calendar carries them to March 2028, as a page and as a file for your calendar app.

The year’s dates from October 2026 to March 2028, on one line:

  1. Advance tax Year calendar
  2. LUT for 2027‑28 LUT filing card
  3. Advance tax Year calendar
  4. Advance tax Year calendar
  5. Return, expected guide ch. 10
  6. Advance tax Year calendar
  7. Advance tax Year calendar
  8. LUT for 2028‑29 LUT filing card
  9. Advance tax Year calendar

With every invoice as well: the ten lines, the money within nine months and the FIRA. The two clocks, for any invoice date

Every date, in words
  1. every AprilA new LUT for the new financial yearFile it before the first invoice it covers. The next is for FY 2027-28; the kit’s calendar reminds you on 2 March 2027.02 LUT · LUT filing card
  2. each invoiceAn export invoice under LUTThe ten lines under rule 46, the endorsement word for word, and the LUT’s ARN with its date.03 Invoices · workbook and specimen
  3. each invoice monthThe EDF, if your bank says you fileWithin 30 days of the end of the month. On 7 October 2026 the RBI said individuals with contracts of a personal nature are not included; ask your bank in writing.05 Getting paid · letter 10
  4. within nine monthsThe money, realisedFrom the invoice date; twelve months for an invoice in rupees. Your bank can extend it.Workbook · the register
  5. each paymentThe FIRA, matched and keptThe bank’s advice of the money coming in, filed with its invoice.05 Getting paid · letter 9
  6. each quarterAdvance tax, if the year’s tax is 10,000 rupees or moreBy 15 June, 15 September, 15 December and 15 March.06 Tax year · the calendar
  7. filing seasonThe income-tax returnFor tax year 2026-27: expected 31 August 2027; confirm the date with your CA.01 The guide · chapter 10

Its sources, and buyers’ questions.

Sources

Each fact in the kit carries an ID that resolves in its facts register, with the date each source was read. These are the primary sources. If a source changes, the kit changes, and what changed says what and when.

  1. Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB Reserve Bank of IndiaF16, F18, F19 · read 12.10.2026
  2. The (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(1)/2026-RB, 22 September 2026 Reserve Bank of IndiaF16 · read 12.10.2026
  3. Circular No. 202/14/2023-GST, 27 October 2023: export of services, the five conditions Central Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsF01 · read 12.10.2026
The other thirteen primary sources
  1. Furnishing of Letter of Undertaking for Export of Goods or Services Goods and Services Tax NetworkF06, F07 · read 12.10.2026
  2. Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(7)/2025-RB, 13 November 2025: the realisation period before 2026 Reserve Bank of IndiaF17 · read 12.10.2026
  3. About Form W-8BEN Internal Revenue Service (United States)F36 · read 12.10.2026
The other ten primary sources
  1. Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/(8)/2026-RB, 5 June 2026: nine months restored Reserve Bank of IndiaF17 · read 12.10.2026
  2. MoneySaver export account RazorpayF30 · read 12.10.2026
  3. Pricing RazorpayF30 · read 12.10.2026
  4. Home page and pricing SkydoF26 · read 12.10.2026
  5. India: receive pricing WiseF27 · read 12.10.2026
  6. Pricing PayoneerF28 · read 12.10.2026
  7. Merchant fees PayPal IndiaF29 · read 12.10.2026
  8. Circular No. 242/36/2024-GST: place of supply for online sales to buyers in India Central Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsF38 · read 12.10.2026
  9. Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Amendment Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 789(E)) Department of Consumer AffairsF39 · read 12.10.2026
  10. VAT One Stop Shop European Union, Your EuropeF40 · read 12.10.2026

Questions

Who is it for?

Freelancers, consultants and small studios resident in India who bill clients abroad: developers, designers, writers, marketers and consultants, and contractors paid monthly by one company abroad.

I’m not registered for GST. Is it for me?

Yes. Below ₹20 lakh of turnover you may export services without registering, and the kit has a path for that: the plain invoice, the turnover watch, and what to do the month you cross the line. FEMA’s nine months apply to you too.

Do I have to file an EDF?

The regulation says an exporter of services files one with its bank within 30 days of the end of the invoice month. On 7 October 2026 the RBI said individuals with contracts of a personal nature are not included, and that FAQs will follow; none were published as at 12 October 2026. Ask your bank in writing whether you file: the kit has the letter, and the workbook keeps the monthly list ready if your bank says you do.

Which payment route does it recommend?

None. It sets out what each route publishes, dated, worked through at three invoice sizes, with the proof of payment each gives. It is neutral about payment providers: no affiliate links.

Is this tax or legal advice?

No. It is general information and templates, dated and sourced. Where your own facts decide the answer, it says so and gives you the question to take to your CA or advocate.

Will I get a GST invoice?

Yes, a GST tax invoice with every order. You can claim input credit on it if you add your GSTIN at checkout.

What happens when the rules change?

Free updates for 12 months from your purchase date, including any new edition released in that time. When an update ships, its files appear in Your orders, and what changed says what and when.

Which apps open the files?

The PDFs open anywhere. The workbook opens in Microsoft Excel and in Google Sheets; Apple Numbers is not supported. The agreement set and the letters are Word files, which also open in Google Docs.

Can my studio use it?

Yes: the licence covers one business, a sole proprietor or a studio of up to five people. A larger studio writes to hello@quietlybuild.in.

What if something is wrong with a file?

If a file is faulty, doesn’t arrive, or isn’t what its page describes, write within 14 days and I’ll fix it, replace it or refund you in full. A change of mind isn’t refundable once you’ve downloaded the files.

₹1,499, once, with the GST shown.

The Export Desk: you pay ₹1,499 in all; ₹1,270.34 is the taxable value and ₹228.66 is GST at 18%: CGST ₹114.33 and SGST ₹114.33 in Punjab, or IGST ₹228.66 anywhere else in India.
Where are you buying from?

You pay₹1,499.00

UPI, cards, netbanking and wallets through Razorpay. Your bank statement will show GrowMint Media, which runs quietlybuild.

The price, and the terms, in brief

What you get
15 files in 5 folders: PDF, Excel, Word, plain text and a calendar file. For you and your own business, a sole proprietor or a studio of up to five people; don’t resell or share the files.
Updates
Free updates for 12 months from your purchase date, including any new edition released in that time. Nothing renews automatically.
Refunds
If a file is faulty, doesn’t arrive, or isn’t what its page describes, write within 14 days and I’ll fix it, replace it or refund you in full. A change of mind isn’t refundable once you’ve downloaded the files.
Delivery
Your files appear on screen as soon as your payment is confirmed, with your GST invoice. At the same moment I email you a link to them and to the invoice; the email’s link works for 30 days. Download them again any time from Your orders; each file up to 20 times in any 30 days.
Invoice
A GST tax invoice with every order. Add your GSTIN at checkout for an input-tax-credit invoice.
Not advice
Checked against official sources on 12 October 2026. General information, not tax or legal advice; for your own situation, ask your CA or advocate.

Terms of sale and licenceRefundsDeliveryPayments

What you won’t see here

No struck-through prices, no timers, no invented reviews and no counts of buyers. Prices are held for 60 days at a time, and the price log is dated. The dark-pattern self-audit

Updates · The Export Desk

When the rules change

One short email when a rule this kit covers changes, about once a month, with its source.