1. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE [ DGFT ]
Regional Authority (RA)
COCHIN

2. Presentation by R. MUTHURAJ, ITS
Presentation by R.MUTHURAJ, ITS. Joint Director General of Foreign Trade Telefax : ID :

3. NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME 1. Entrepreneur in International Trade
2. Employment Generation

4. regulatory frame work
FTDR Act 1992
Customs Act 1962
FEMA 1999

5. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATON (01.01.1995)
Countries cannot discriminate between trading partners
Promoting fair competition
National treatment of goods
Gradual move towards Free Market through negotiations

6. IMPORTER EXPORTER CODE
Apply online at : dgft.gov.in
Application Fee is Rs.500/- by EFT
Documents Required for Online filing of IEC

7. List of certified Authorities by DGFT to issue digital signature

8. Documents required for iec
Application for new IEC will be accepted in online mode only. As per the Public Notice No.58/ , Online aplication for IEC require only 2 documents to be upload electronically.
PAN
Cancelled Cheque bearing entity’s preprinted name of Bank Certificate, besides the Digital Photograph of the signatory applicant.
Online application for IEC can only be made through digital signature

9. Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020)
Objective :
1. To increase the exports from $465.9 billion to $900 billion by
2. To raise India’s share in world exports from 2% to 3.5%
3. To link Rules, Procedures and Incentives for exports & Imports with other initiatives such as, “Make in India”, “Digital India” and “Skills India” to create “Export Promotion Mission for India”
4. To diversify Indian Exports

10. Indian Trade Classification(ITC):
Free
Restricted
Prohibited
State Enterprises

11. Architecture of the Policy
Trade facilitation and ease of doing business
(a) Mandatory documents for export of goods from India
1. Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill / Lorry Receipt / Railway Receipt / Postal Receipt.
2. Commercial Invoice cum Packing List*
3. Shipping Bill/Bill of Export
(b) Mandatory documents required for import of goods
1. Bill of Lading / Airway Bill / Lorry Receipt / Railway Receipt / Postal Receipt.
3. Bill of Entry

12. EXPORT SHARES : PRODUCT WISE
Sl. No.
Product Grouping
Percentage 1
Petroleum products
8.4 2
Agriculture & Allied Products
11.0 3
Gem & Jewellery
8.5 4
Textiles & Allied Products
10.6 5
Chemical & related Products
11.09 6
Transport Equipments
7.0 7
Machinery
6.0

13. EXPORTS : REGION WISE Europe 12.00 Africa 14.9 America 14.5 Asia 54.20
Sl. No.
Region/Countries
Exports 1
Europe
12.00 2
Africa
14.9 3
America
14.5 4
Asia
54.20 5
Others
3.4
Total
100.00

14. EXPORTS FROM KERALA 465 592 503 3442 8213 1261 93 62 PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS
(in Crores) 1
Tea
465 2
Coffee
592 3
Agricultural & Processed Foods
503 4
Tobacco & Tobacco Products 5
Cashew & Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
3442 6
Spices
8213 7
Marine Products
1261 8
Sports Goods 93 9
Ores & Minerals 62 10
Finished Leather & Leather Goods

15. EXPORTS FROM KERALA … Contd…
PRODUCTS
(in Crores) 11
Drugs, Pharma, Fine Chemicals, Cosmetics
132 12
Jute Goods 8 13
Chemicals & Allied Products
854 14
Gems & jewellery 96 15
Plastic & Linoleum Products 31 16
Engineering Goods
694 17
Computer Software & Elec. Goods
10506 18
Textiles & Readymade Garments
984 19
Silk Goods 32 20
Coir & Coir Manufactures
658 21
Carpets & Handicrafts 90 22
Other Commodities
1026
TOTAL EXPORS
29752

16. EXPORTS from KERALA : REGION-WISE
Country
% share 1
UAE 18 9
Sri Lanka 4 2
SAUDI ARABIA 6 10
Argentina 3
USA 7 11
Malaysia 5 EU 12
China
S.Africa 13
Bangladesh
Kenya 14
Indonesia
Afkhanistan 15
Japan 8
Canada 16

17. SERVICE EXPORTS
"Services" include all tradable services covered under General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and earning Free Foreign Exchange.

18. SERVICE EXPORTS "Service Provider" means a person providing:
(i) Supply of a ‘service’ from India to any other
Country;
(ii) Supply of a ‘service’ from India to service consumer(s) of any other country in India;
(iii)Supply of a ‘service’ from India through commercial presence in any other country.
(iv)Supply of a ‘service’ from India through the presence of natural persons in any other country

19. SERVICE EXPORTS %
2. SIXTH POSITION
3. POSITIVE BALANCE OF TRADE

20. Export Promotion Schemes
Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS):
Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS):
Duty Exemption Scheme (DES)
Technological up-gradation
Deemed Exports
Interest Equalisation Scheme.

21. Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS):
Traditional Markets (30),
European Union (28), USA, Canada.
Emerging & Focus Markets (139)
Africa (55), Latin America and Mexico (45), CIS countries (12), Turkey and West Asian Countries (13), ASEAN Countries (10), Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan.
Other Markets (70)
Entitlement – 2%, 3% & 5% as the case may be

22. Documents Required for claiming MEIS
Public Notice No. 06/ , dated: 4th May 2016
1. Online Filing- ANF 3 A
2. Shipping Bill and EBRC
3. Fees of Rs 1000/-

23. Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS):
Served From India Scheme (SFIS),
Service Providers located in India
Entitlement – 3%, & 5% as the case may be.

24. Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS): Documents Required
Public Notice No.7 / Dated the 4thMay, 2016
1. Application- ANF 3 B
2. CA Certificate 3.

25. Duty Exemption Scheme (DES)
The scheme allows duty free inputs ( raw- materials) for export production.
Duty Drawback

26. Duty Exemption Scheme (DES)- Documents Required
Application - ANF 4A
Fees of Rs 1000/-, subject to a maximum of Rs 1,00,000/- on CIF Value/ Duty Saved Amount.
EOP – 18 Months

27. Technological up-gradation
Zero Duty EPCG Scheme.
To facilitate import of Capital Goods (Machineries) for producing quality goods and services for exports.
Obligation Period : six (6) times of Duty Saved amount in six (6) years

28. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
a. Bank Receipt (if fee has not been paid electronically) evidencing payment of application fee in terms of Appendix 2K.
b. Self-certified copy of MSME/IEM/LOI/IL in case of products or a self-certified copy of Service Tax Registration in case of Service Providers. (in case of Service Providers, who are not registered with Service Tax authorities, a declaration in this regard will be submitted as a part of the application (declaration no. 7) and service tax registration is not required to be submitted. In such cases RCMC from EPC concerned will suffice).
c. Certificate from a Chartered Engineer in the format given in Appendix 5A.
d. Certificate of Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant / Company Secretary in Appendix 5B

29. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REDEMPTION
1. Appendix 5C duly signed by Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant / Company Secretary along with a statement giving details of the documents submitted by the authorization holder towards evidence of EO fulfillment.
2. Original EPCG authorization along with enclosures.
3. Self certified copies of Bill of Entry in respect of import / invoices in respect of indigenously procured CG.

30. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REDEMPTION
4. Installation Certificate issued by Central Excise /Independent Chartered Engineer as the case may be. Wherever, installation of imported / indigenously procured CG was beyond 6 months, documentary evidence/reasons for delay.
5. In respect of Third party exports additional documents as required in terms of Para-5.10(d) of HBP
6. Each page of the application should be signed by the applicant.

31. Deemed EXPORTS
Deemed Exports” refer to those transactions in which goods supplied do not leave country, and payment for such supplies is received either in Indian rupees or in free foreign exchange. Supply of goods as specified in Paragraph 7.02 below shall be regarded as “Deemed Exports” provided goods are manufactured in India.

32. INTEREST EQUALISATION SCHEME
The Government of India has announced the Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit to eligible exporters effective from 1st of April 2015.
Procedure for passing on the benefit of interest equalisation to exporters:
The banks shall identify the eligible exporters as per the Government of India scheme and credit their accounts with the eligible amount of interest equalisation.

33. INTEREST EQUALISATION SCHEME
banks shall reduce the interest rate charged to the eligible exporters as per our extant guidelines on interest rates on advances by the rate of interest equalisation provided by Government of India.
The interest equalisation benefit will be available from the date of disbursement up to the date of repayment or up to the date beyond which the outstanding export credit becomes overdue. However, the interest equalisation will be available to the eligible exporters only during the period
the scheme is in force.

34. THANK YOU