Editorial policy

These are the standards every page on Service Export Guide is held to.

Accuracy first

We publish only what we can trace to a primary source, state effective dates for rules that change, and leave out anything we cannot verify. See our methodology for the full process.

Written for service exporters

Our readers are freelancers, agencies and companies selling services abroad. We write in plain English, define acronyms on first use, and use examples from many kinds of service work, not only software.

Independence and neutrality

Service Export Guide does not sell any payment provider, bank or service. Where providers are ordered, the order comes only from published numbers.

• No affiliate or referral links. No provider pays to appear on the site or to be described in a particular way.
• Same criteria for everyone. Every provider is described on the same checks: who can sign up, how clients pay, published fees, conversion to INR, FIRA, purpose code handling, settlement time and regulatory status in India.
• Order by numbers only. Provider lists are ordered by estimated cost on each provider's published fees, cheapest first, with providers that do not publish full pricing after them, A to Z. No provider is placed in a fixed position.
• Their numbers, attributed. Fees and features come from each provider's own published pricing and help pages, dated, and are attributed to the provider. Where a provider does not publish something, we say "Not published" rather than estimate.
• Limitations as well as features. Every provider page lists its published limitations.
• Verdicts from numbers only. A comparison names a cheaper option only when the published cost ranges do not overlap. Otherwise it explains which kind of exporter each option tends to suit. Where a provider's own pages disagree, its fees and review pages say so.

If a page ever had to mention a provider we are connected to, the connection would be disclosed at the top of that page.

Not professional advice

Our content explains the rules in general terms. It is not tax, legal or financial advice, and we say so on every guide. Where the answer depends on your facts, we say what it depends on.

Corrections and updates

We correct confirmed errors promptly and update the "last reviewed" date. Substantive changes to the meaning of a page are reflected in its content rather than hidden. Report an error through the contact page.

Use of AI

We may use software tools, including AI, to help research and draft. Every published page is checked against its cited sources before publication, and the editorial team is responsible for what appears on the site.