Standard Chartered India
Standard Chartered India Ultimate Credit Card
Ultimate Credit Card by Standard Chartered India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.
Fees & welcome
Annual / renewal fee
Confirm on the official page
Fee waiver
Supplementary cards do not attract any first year and renewal fee.
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Welcome benefit
- 6,000 reward points on payment of the joining fee of ₹5,000.
- The offer is not applicable for Supplementary Cardholders.
- Points credited within 60 days after realisation of the joining fees.
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Earn rates
5 reward points per ₹150 spent on all transaction categories (w.e.f. 2 April 2023, except categories in 3.1.2 and 3.2). 3 reward points per ₹150 spent on Utilities, Supermarkets, Insurance, Property management, Schools & Government payments.
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Lounge & forex
Lounge access
- Mastercard/Visa domestic lounge access: 4 complimentary visits per calendar quarter (primary and supplementary cardholder each individually), validation swipe ₹25 (Mastercard) / ₹2 (Visa).
- Priority Pass: complimentary membership with access to over 1,000 international airports.
- Primary and supplementary cardholder each get 1 complimentary lounge visit per month on spending more than ₹20,000 in the previous month.
- Usage beyond eligible visits and all guest visits charged up to USD 35 per visit.
- No complimentary access to lounges in India using Priority Pass.
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Forex markup
- 2% forex markup fee on all overseas and non-INR transactions.
- The fee is levied on the amount settled on the card in INR and appears separately in the statement.
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Fees & charges
Charge
- Annualized Percentage Rate (w.e.f. 1 May 2021): 3.75% pm (APR 45%).
- Cash transactions 3.75% pm (APR 45%).
- Minimum Amount Due: higher of 5% of statement outstanding, or installments+interest+fees+overlimit+1% of principal, or ₹250.
- Late Payment Charges (w.e.f. 1 May 2024): ₹0 up to ₹100.
- ₹100 for ₹101-500.
- ₹500 for ₹501-5,000.
- ₹700 for ₹5,001-10,000.
- ₹1,200 above ₹10,000 (plus ₹100 if MAD not received 2+ consecutive months).
- Cheque Bounce Charges: ₹500.
- Over Limit Charges: ₹500 per instance or 2.5% of overlimit amount (min ₹500).
- Card Replacement Fee: NIL.
- Rewards Handling Charges: ₹99.
- Cash Advance Fee: 3% of withdrawal (min ₹300).
- Overseas Transactions: 3.5% transaction fee (except Ultimate Card levied 2%).
- Surcharges: Railway ₹25 or 2.5% (whichever higher).
- Petrol ₹10 or 1% (whichever higher).
- Rental payments (w.e.f. 2 April 2023): 1% processing fee + taxes.
- Cheque/Cash Pick up Fee: ₹100 for overdue accounts.
- Cash Repayment Fee: ₹299 per cash payment at branch.
- Paper Statement: ₹99 per month.
- Branch Service Handling Charges: ₹199 (except Ultimate).
- GST applicable.
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Interest-free period
- Interest-free (grace) period ranges from 18-48 days to 25-55 days depending on your Payment Due Date (Payment Due Date is between 18 and 25 days after Statement Date).
- Does not apply to cash advances and revolving balances.
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Fuel
Fuel surcharge waiver
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver of the transaction amount, maximum ₹1,000 per statement cycle.
- Credited within 2 days of transaction posting.
- Only transactions under fuel MCCs (5172, 5541, 5542, 5983) eligible.
- Fuel transactions do not earn reward points.
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Rewards
Milestone benefit
- Renewal offer: Earn 5,000 reward points on payment of the renewal fee.
- Credited within 60 days after realisation of renewal fees.
- If renewal fee is converted to EMI, no reward points are earned.
- (threshold: payment of renewal fee).
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Redemption value
- 1 reward point = ₹1, redeemable via R360 (360 Rewards) portal against products, vouchers or services.
- Rewards Handling Charge of ₹99 for redemption of reward points.
- Reward points expire in 3 years.
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Reward cap
Reward points are capped at card level i.e. primary and supplementary cardholders are eligible to receive the maximum reward points amount individually.
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Reward exclusion
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Travel & lifestyle
Golf benefit
- 1 complimentary Golf game per month and 1 complimentary coaching session per month, per valid Ultimate credit card, at listed domestic golf courses.
- Non-transferable.
- Cardholder must pay green fee, convenience charges and other charges via the Standard Chartered credit card.
- Bookings via Golflan Technology Solutions (1800-208-7899).
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Travel benefit
- Priority Pass complimentary membership giving access to over 1,000 international airports.
- Usage charged up to USD 35 per visit per visitor (except complimentary visits earned per qualifying criteria).
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Protection
Insurance
- Complimentary insurance via HDFC Ergo (Policy 2999206693039301000): Personal Accident (Air Accidental Death, International air travel, Sum Insured ₹1,00,00,000, primary cardholder only).
- Emergency Medical Expenses up to USD 25,000 (USD 100 deductible).
- Checked Baggage Loss up to USD 500.
- Baggage Delay up to USD 100.
- Loss of Baggage & Personal Documents up to USD 750.
- Hijacking up to USD 200 (USD 75 per 6 hours).
- Flight Delay up to USD 200 (USD 10 per hour).
- Lost/Stolen Card Cover ₹25,000.
- Air ticket must be purchased using the Ultimate credit card.
- Non-ATM swipe of min ₹499 within 30 days of loss required.
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Statement credit
- 5% cashback on duty free transactions, max cashback ₹1,000 per statement cycle.
- Credited within 60 days of transaction date.
- Cashback transactions do not earn reward points.
- Only transactions where merchant is registered as duty-free vendor qualify.
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Eligibility
Eligibility
- Qualifying criteria: Gross Monthly Income (GMI) of ₹2,00,000.
- Supplementary cards do not attract any first year and renewal fee.
- Joining offers are not applicable to supplementary cards.
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Official sources
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