This document provides an overview of India's foreign trade policy for 2009-2014. It discusses India's growing exports and trade share in recent years. It then outlines the economic crisis and declining exports. The policy aims to arrest this decline and achieve annual export growth targets. It describes various components of the policy including import/export controls, duty exemption schemes, and promotional measures. Stimulus measures by the government and RBI to boost exports are also summarized.

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FOREIGN TRADE POLICY,
2009-14

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
India’s Foreign Trade
Current Economic Crisis
Foreign Trade Policy – Components and
Schemes
Foreign Trade Policy – New Initiatives
Role of CAs in trade facilitation as in FTP
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3. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
In the last five years, robust growth in merchandise
exports
From US$ 63 billion in 2003-04 to US $ 185 billion in
2008-09.
Share of global trade (WTO estimates):
2003 2008
Merchandise trade 0.83% 1.45%
Commercial Services
exports
1.4% 2.8%
Goods & Services Trade 0.92% 1.64%
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4. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
(FIGURES IN US$ BILLION)
Year Export
Target
Actual
Export
%
Growth
Imports %
Growth
2004-05 75 83.53 30.8 111.52 42.7
2005-06 100 103.09 23.4 149.17 33.8
2006-07 125 126.26 22.5 185.60 24.4
2007-08 160 162.90 29.0 235.9 27.0
2008-09 175
(Revised)
185.29 13.6 287.76 14.3
2009-10
(April-Oct’09)*
91.05 146.77
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5. IMPACT ON INDIAN EXPORTS
(FIGURES IN US$ BILLION)
Period 2007-08* (US $
Billion)
2008-09**(US $ Billion) Increase(+) / Decrease (-)
April- Sept. 73.558 108.907 + 48.1
October 14.675 14.131 -3.7
November 12.909 11.163 -13.5
December 14.625 13..368 -8.6
January 2009 14.889 12.869 -13.6
February 15.221 11..941 -21.5
March 17.254 12..916 -25.1
April’ 08 to March’ 09 163.13 185.295 +13.6
Month 2008-09@ 2009-10 Increase(+) / Decrease (-)
April 2009 18.460 11.909 -35.5
May 18.687 11.368 -39.2
June 19.181 13.059 -31.9
July 19.030 13.623 -28.4
August 17.759 14.289 -19.5
September 15.789 13.608 -13.8
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6. DECLINE IN EXPORTS
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Impact on Indian exports:
•Suffered a decline in the last 11 months since October 2008.
•April - September 2009 exports show a decline of 28.5% (in $ terms)
and 18.6% (in Rupee terms) vis-à-vis last year.
Employment intensive sectors have been severely affected.
Tea (-37.2%), Spices (-27.8%), Cashew (-27.5%), Oil-meals (- 42.9%)
Iron-ore (-29.5%), Leather and Leather Manf. (-26.6%),
Gems & Jewellery (-28%), Basic Chemicals (-26.9%),
Engineering Goods (-32.1%), Electronic Goods (-32.2%).
Cotton Yarn /Fabrics /Made-ups (-31.5%), Jute Mfg. incl. Floor Covering
(-39.8%), Carpets (-29.8%), Handicrafts (-29.8%),
Petroleum Products (-43.1%), Plastics & Linoleum (-23.2%).

7. REASONS FOR EXPORT DECLINE
Major Hurdles faced by Indian Exporters:
Unprecedented Rupee Appreciation by about 12% in the
year 2007-08;
Global Economic Slowdown and Recession in Developed
Economies during 2008-09 and its impact.
High Interest Rates
Non-availability of trade credit
Withdrawal of GSP Benefits by US on certain products such as
Gems and Jewellery items, certain leather products etc.
Ban on exports of certain food products since 2007.
High Incentives provided by some of the countries like China,
Bangladesh etc.
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8. Apprehension of severe downturn in
November 2008
 Series of stimulus measures announced
o Fiscal incentives
o Monetary liberalization
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9. MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVT. AND RBI
 Measures taken by the Government:
• Interest subvention of 2% extended till 31.3.2010, to
labour intensive sectors for exports:- Textiles (including
Handlooms), Handicrafts, Carpet, Leather, Gems &
Jewellery, Marine Products and SMEs;
• Continuation of Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB)
Scheme upto 31st December, 2010;
• Restoration of DEPB rates for all items where they were
reduced in November, 2008 and increase in Duty
Drawback rates on certain items effective from 1st
September, 2008;
• DEPB and Freely transferable Incentive Schemes
allowed without the initial requirement of BRC;
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10. STIMULUS PACKAGE – KEY
FEATURES
• CENVAT reduced from 14 per cent to 8 per cent
• Service tax reduced from 12 percent to 10 per cent
• Additional Plan expenditure for critical rural & infrastructure
schemes
• Monetary policy measures
 Repo rate reduced from 9 percent to 4.75 per cent
 Reverse repo rate reduced from 6 per cent to 3.25 percent
 CRR reduced from 9 percent to 5 percent
• Large program for construction of affordable housing
announced
• Assistance under the JNNURM for the purchase of buses for
their urban transport systems.
• Accelerated depreciation of 50 percent for commercial
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11. MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVT. AND RBI
(CONTD…)
• Back-up guarantee of Rs.350 crores made available to
ECGC to provide guarantees for exports to difficult
markets / products;
• Additional funds of Rs 350 crore provided to cover
handicraft items etc. in Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog
Yojana (VKGUY);
• Market Linked Focus Product Scheme extended for
bicycle parts, Motor Cars and Motor Cycles, Apparels
and Clothing accessories, Auto Components etc.
• Additional Rs 1100 crore provided to ensure full refund of
claims of CST / Terminal Excise duty /Duty drawback.
• Additional funds of Rs 1400 crore provided for textile
sector to clear the backlog claims of TUF;
• Export duty on iron ore fines eliminated, and for lumps,
reduced to 5%;
• Some pending issues relating to Service Tax refund on
exports resolved.
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12. MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVT. AND RBI
(CONTD…)
• A Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of
Finance Secretary to fast track resolution of
procedural issues. Secretaries of Department of
Revenue and Commerce other Members of the
Committee;
 Measures taken by RBI:
• Increase in Liquidity to the banks for improving credit
flow by reduction of CRR from 9% to 5%, SLR reduced from
25% to 24%; Repo rate from 7.5% to 4.75% and Reverse Repo
rate from 6% to 3.25%.
• Refinance facility to the EXIM Bank for Rs. 5000 crores for
providing pre-shipment and post-shipment credit.
• Increase in FOREX Liquidity
• Easing of Credit Terms by Enhancing the period of pre-
shipment and post-shipment Rupee Export Credit by 90 days
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13. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS
Country 2008-09
($ bn) % share in Total
1 USA 19.7 12%
2 United Arab Emirates 17.8 11%
3 China 8.5 5%
4 Singapore 7.6 5%
5 Hong Kong 6.4 4%
6 United Kingdom 6.2 4%
7 Germany 5.9 4%
8 Netherlands 5.9 4%
9 Saudi Arabia 4.8 3%
10 Belgium 4.3 3%
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14. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
MAJOR IMPORT COMMODITIES
Commodity 2008-09
($ bn)
% share in Total
1 Petroleum, Crude and products 93.1 32.36%
2 Machinery, Electrical and non-electrical 24.3 8.44%
3 Electronic goods 21.5 7.48%
4 Gold and silver 19.5 6.76%
5 Fertilizer, crude and manufactured 13.6 4.72%
6 Pearls, precious and semi-precious 12.8 4.44%
7 Organic and inorganic chemicals 12.8 4.43%
8 Coal, coke and briquettes 10.5 3.64%
9 Iron & Steel 9.5 3.30%
10 Metaliferrous ores and metal scrap 8.3 2.89%
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15. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2009-14
Short Term Objectives:
• To arrest and reverse the declining trend of exports; and
• To provide additional support to those sectors which have been
hit badly by recession in the Developed World.
Medium term Policy Objectives :
• To achieve an Annual Export growth of 15% with an Annual Export
Target of US$ 200 billion by March 2011.
• To achieve an Annual Export growth of around 25% by 2014.
• To double India’s exports of goods and services by 2014.
Long Term Objective :
• To double India’s share in Global Trade by 2020.
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16. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Strategies
• Stable Policy environment
• Fiscal incentives
• Diversification of export markets
• Procedural rationalization
• Institutional changes
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17. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
COMPONENTS AND SCHEMES
• Import / Exports controls
• Schemes for Duty Exemption/Remission
• Promotional Measures/ Incentive Schemes
• Technological Upgradation
• Deemed Exports
• Export Oriented Units (EOUS), Electronics Hardware Technology
Parks (EHTPS), Software Technology Parks (STPS) and Bio-
Technology Parks (BTPS)
• Special Economic Zones
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18. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
IMPORT / EXPORT CONTROLS
Import:
• Around 5% Tariff Lines are under Import Controls.
• 11600 Tariff Lines are free for import.
• Almost total control on imports in 1991,
• Restrictions removed over the next 10 years,
removing almost all the Quantitative Restrictions.
• Presently:
 Prohibited items - 53 Lines
 Restricted items - 485 Lines
 State Trading Items - 33 Lines.
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19. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
IMPORT / EXPORT CONTROLS
Exports
• Controls primarily on account of security, public health, public
morals, exhaustible resources and environment grounds.
Prohibited items - 59
Restricted items - 155
State Trading Items - 12.
• Restrictions fall under two Categories
Dual Use Items (SCOMET items) – Special provision for these
items under Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 2005.
General Trading Items - Export Facilitation Committee looks
into applications for license for these items.
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CENTRAL DUTIES:
CUSTOMS DUTY—Basic, Addl customs (CVD
including 4% Addl. duty, Education Cess, Anti-
dumping, Safeguard duties etc.
EXCISE DUTY--- Basic, Addl Excise duty etc.
CENTRAL SALES TAX (CST)
SERVICE TAX
EXPORT CESS
INCOME TAX [Exemption for SEZs ;EOUs (upto 31.3.2011)
FBT (Withdrawn)
OTHERS:
ELECTRICITY DUTY, SALES TAX, OCTROI, etc.
GST-- Implications

21. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
SCHEMES FOR DUTY EXEMPTION/REMISSION
Principle - Goods and Services are to be exported and not the Taxes and
Levies.
Purpose: Procure inputs and capital goods without the component of
Central Indirect Taxes & Levies
Pre Export Schemes :
1. For Inputs: Advance Authorisation Scheme
Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) Scheme
Schemes for Gems & Jewellery Sector
2. For Capital Goods: Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme
Post Export Schemes : Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB)
Duty Drawback Scheme
Terminal Excise Duty (TED) Refund
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22. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
SCHEMES FOR DUTY EXEMPTION/REMISSION
Advance Authorization Scheme
• For making available duty free Inputs required to manufacture the export
product.
• Inputs allowed as per Standard Input Output Norms and with Actual User
condition
• Facility available for Physical exports (including supplies to SEZ units & SEZ
Developers), deemed exports and Intermediate supplies.
• Minimum 15% V.A.
• Time period for import & export
• Penalty clauses
 2008-09 – 19,146 authorizations issued for CIF value of Rs. 1,04,333 crores
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23. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
SCHEMES FOR DUTY EXEMPTION/REMISSION
Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA)
Scheme made operational from 1.5.06.
• This was introduced to facilitate transfer of the
authorisation or the inputs imported, once export is
completed
• Minimum 20% value addition stipulated.
• Based on SION
• 22 sensitive items
• Validity – similar to advance authorisation
• Sectors availing
 2008-09 – 3,815 authorizations issued for CIF value of
Rs. 8,779 crores
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24. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
SCHEMES FOR DUTY EXEMPTION/REMISSION
Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (DEPB)
• Post Exports scheme to neutralize the Basic customs duty on
inputs.
• Post export Freely transferable Duty Credit Scrips issued at
notified percentage of FOB value of Exports.
 Duty Credit Scrips used for payment of customs duty on
imports
 DEPB rates notified for 2137 items
• Most popular scheme
• DEPB on pre realisation and post realisation
• Validity
• Usability
• Sectors availing
 2008-09 – 1,12,764 DEPB scrips issued for duty credit worth
Rs.7,713 crores.
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25. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
SCHEMES FOR DUTY EXEMPTION/REMISSION
Gems & Jewellery Scheme
Duty Free Procurement of precious metal
(Gold / Silver / Platinum) from the
nominated agencies either in advance or as
replenishment.
Duty Drawback scheme notified
Duty Free Import of Consumables for export
production upto a specified percentage of
FOB value of previous years’ export.
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26. PROMOTIONAL MEASURES/
INCENTIVE SCHEMES
• Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY)
• Focus Market Scheme (FMS)
• Focus Product Scheme (FPS)
• Market Linked Focus Product Scheme (MLFPS)
• Served From India Scheme (SFIS)
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27. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
PROMOTIONAL MEASURES/ INCENTIVE SCHEMES
Vishesh Krishi & Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY)
• To promote exports of :
(i) Agricultural Produce and their value added products;
(ii) Minor Forest Produce and their value added variants;
(iii) Gram Udyog Products;
(iv) Forest Based Products; and
(v) Other Products, as notified from time to time.
• VKGUY benefits are granted with an aim to compensate high
transport costs, and to offset other disadvantages.
• Duty Credit Scrip benefits, at 5% of FOB value of exports; Lower
rate of 3% when specific DEPB/ Drawback more than 1%
/Advance Authorisation benefit availed; Additional 2%
provided for a few items.
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28. FOCUS MARKET SCHEME
• Objective is to offset high freight cost and other externalities to select
international markets with a view to diversify the markets and to
enhance India’s export competitiveness in these countries.
• Currently 109 markets have been notified;
• Exports of all products (except some in-eligible items / categories) to
notified countries entitled for Duty Credit Scrips equivalent to 3 % of FOB
value of exports.
• Pre realisation & post realisation
• Validity
• Utility
• 2008-09 - Duty credit scrips issued under FMSRs.347 crores
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29. FOCUS PRODUCT SCHEME
• Objective is to incentivise export of such products which have
high export intensity / employment potential, so as to offset
infrastructure inefficiencies and other associated costs
involved in marketing of these products.
• Exports of notified products to all countries entitled for Duty
Credit scrip equivalent to 2 % of FOB value of exports.
• Currently over 1000 Products (at 8 digit level) covered under
FPS.
• Validity
• Utility
• 2008-09 - Duty credit scrips issued under FPS Rs 215 crores.
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30. MARKET LINKED FOCUS PRODUCT
SCHEME (MLFPS)
• To promote exports of products of high export
intensity but which have a low penetration in
countries;
• Export of Products/Sectors of high export intensity /
employment potential (which are not covered under
present FPS List) would be incentivized at 2 % of FOB
value of exports.
• Validity
• Utility
• Currently over 1550 products (at 8 digit level) covered
under MLFPS.
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31. SERVED FROM INDIA SCHEME (SFIS)
• To accelerate growth in export of Services to create
a powerful and unique “Served from India” Brand;
• All service providers (except a few ineligible
sectors / services) entitled to duty credit scrips
equivalent to 10 % of free foreign exchange earned
during the year;
• Validity
• Utility
• Actual User
 2008-09 – 785 SFIS scrips issued for duty credit worth
Rs.736 crores.
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32. SCHEMES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL
UPGRADATION
• Export Promotion Capital goods Scheme
(EPCG)
• Status Holders Incentive Scrip (SHIS)
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33. EXPORT PROMOTION CAPITAL
GOODS (EPCG) SCHEME
• Import of capital goods for modernization and technological upgradation at a
concessional import duty of 3% and at Zero duty for certain export sectors
(against normal basic customs duty of 5% to 7.5%)
• Zero Duty Scheme valid for specified sectors and till 31.3.2011.
• Export obligation:
Block-wise E.O. monitoring;
Specific E.O.:- Subject to export obligation of 8 times duty saved over 8 years (3%
duty scheme) and 6 times duty saved over 6 years (zero duty scheme); Exceptions
for Small scale, tiny industries, agri sector etc.
Average E.O.:- Exemption to certain sectors.
E.O. extension: EPCG committee
Physical, deemed and Third party exports
• Penalty clauses
• 2008-09 - 19,931 authorisations issued for duty saved amount Rs.17,038 crores
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34. STATUS HOLDERS INCENTIVE SCRIP
• With an objective to promote investment for
upgradation of technology of specified
sectors Status Holders shall be entitled to
incentive scrip @1% of FOB value of exports
in those sectors made during 2009-10 and
during 2010-11, in the form of duty credit
scrip.
• Mutually exclusive with EPCG
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35. EXPORT ORIENTED UNITS (EOUS),
ELECTRONICS HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY
PARKS (EHTPS), SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
PARKS (STPS) AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY PARKS
(BTPS)
EOUs are permitted for manufacture of goods
including repair, remaking, reconditioning, re-
engineering and rendering of services. Trading
activity is not permitted.
Duty free imports of all inputs.
Exemption from Income Tax under Section 10 B
(presently extended till 31.3.2011.)
Refund of Central Sales Tax (CST) paid on supply of
goods from Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to EOU.
50% of FOB value of exports allowed to be sold in
the DTA on payment of concessional duty (50%).
EOUs have to be a positive net foreign exchange
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36. DEEMED EXPORT DRAWBACK / TERMINAL
EXCISE DUTY REFUND
Supply of goods manufactured by Domestic Units to
certain authorisation holders / recognised projects
which are otherwise entitled for Duty Free Imports.
Purpose is:
•Import Substitution.
Benefits available in the form of:
•Advance Authorisation / DFIA;
•Deemed Export Duty Drawback and TED Refund.
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COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
PROHIBITED SUBSIDIES:
A) CONTINGENT UPON EXPORT
PERFORMANCE
B) CONTINGENT UPON THE USE OF DOMESTIC
OVER IMPORTED GOODS (IMPORT
SUBSTITUTION SUBSIDY)--.
EXCEPTION: FOOT NOTE 61 OF ANNEX II TO THE
AGREEMENT: EXEMPTION OR REMISSION OF
DUTY (INDIRECT TAX) ON THE INPUTS (WHICH
ARE PHYSICALLY INCORPORATED) OR OIL,
FUEL, ENERGY, CATALYST USED IN THE EXPORT
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AGREEMENT RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF
SUBSIDIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TRANSFORMATION OF
CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES TO MARKET
CONDITIONS.
LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES HAVING LESS THAN US$ 1000 PER CAPITA
GNP ARE EXEMPTED FROM DISCIPLINE OF PROHIBITED
SUBSIDIES.
PROHIBITED SUBSIDIES:
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--PROHIBITION NOT APPLICABLE TO ANNEX
VII COUNTRIES WHICH INCLUDES INDIA
PROVIDED “EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS” IN A
PRODUCT NOT REACHED;
(EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS –EXPORT OF
THE PRODUCT REACHED A SHARE OF AT
LEAST 3.25% IN WORLD TRADE OF THAT
PRODUCT FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
CALENDAR YEARS– PHASE OUT OVER A
PERIOD OF 8 YEARS)
--HOWEVER EXPORT SUBSIDIES GRANTED BY
ANNEX VII COUNTRIES CAN BE SUBJECT TO
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTION.
ASCM and DISCIPLINE ON EXPORT SUBSIDIES
-Export subsidies generally prohibited

40. ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI)
INITIATIVES
• One of the first Government Departments to
enable online processing of applications.
• DGFT website updated on daily basis.
• All DGFT Offices computerised and
networked to the DGFT – NIC Server.
• Applications for Export / Import are made
online with digital signature and Electronic
Fund Transfer Facility.
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42. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Higher Support for Market and Product
Diversification
• 26 new markets added under FMS
(16 in Latin America, 10 in Asia-Oceania)
• Incentive under FMS raised from
2.5% to 3%.
• Incentive under FPS raised from
1.25% to 2%.
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43. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVESHigher Support for Market and Product Diversification (contd.)
• New products under FPS - Engineering products Plastic (value added
products), Jute and Sisal products, Technical Textiles, Green Technology
products Project goods, vegetable textiles and certain Electronic items.
• New products/markets under MLFPS - Pharmaceuticals, Synthetic textile
fabrics, value added rubber products, value added plastic goods,
textile madeups, knitted and crocheted fabrics, glass products, certain
iron and steel products and certain articles of aluminium among others.
Benefits to these products will be provided, if exports are made to 13
identified markets (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa,
Tanzania, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and
New Zealand).
• The above markets also included for existing products i.e. Auto
Components, Motor cars, Bicycles & Parts, Apparels.
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44. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Stability/ continuity of the Foreign Trade
Policy
• DEPB Scheme extended beyond 31-12-2009 till 31.12.2010.
• Interest subvention of 2% for pre-shipment credit for 7
specified sectors has been extended till 31.3.2010 in the
Budget 2009-10.
• Income Tax exemption to 100% EOUs and to STPI units under
Section 10B and 10A of Income Tax Act, has been extended
for the financial year 2010-11 in the Budget 2009-10.
• The adjustment assistance scheme initiated in December,
2008 to provide enhanced ECGC cover at 95%, to the
adversely affected sectors, is continued till March, 2010.
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45. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVESGems & Jewellery Sector
• To neutralize duty incidence on gold Jewellery
exports, Duty Drawback to be allowed.
• A new facility for import on consignment basis of cut
& polished diamonds for the purpose of grading/
certification purposes has been introduced [Branch of
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) at Mumbai
has been notified for the purpose].
• In an endeavour to make India a diamond
international trading hub, plans are to establish
“Diamond Bourse (s)”.
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46. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Pharmaceutical Sector
• Pharma sector extensively covered under
MLFPS for countries in Africa and Latin
America; some countries in Oceania and
Far East.
• Export Obligation Period for advance
authorizations issued with 6-APA as input
increased from the existing 6 months to 36
months.
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47. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Agriculture Sector
• To reduce transaction and handling costs, a single
window system to facilitate export of perishable
agricultural produce has been introduced. The
system will involve creation of multi-functional nodal
agencies to be accredited by APEDA.
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48. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Thrust to Value Added Manufacturing
• Coverage of Project Exports and a large
number of manufactured goods under FPS
and MLFPS.
• To encourage Value Added Manufactured
export, a minimum 15% value addition on
imported inputs under Advance
Authorization Scheme has now been
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49. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Flexibility provided to exporters
• Payment of customs duty for Export Obligation (EO) shortfall allowed
through debit of Duty Credit scrips. Earlier the payment was allowed
in cash only.
• Import of restricted items, as replenishment, shall now be allowed
against transferred DFIAs.
• Time limit of 60 days for re-import of exported gems and jewellery
items, for participation in exhibitions extended to 90 days in case of
USA.
• Transit loss claims received from private approved insurance
companies in India allowed for the purpose of EO fulfillment, as
against only public sector general insurance companies earlier.
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50. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVES
Waiver of Incentives Recovery, On RBI
Specific Write off
In cases, where RBI specifically writes off the export
proceeds realization, the incentives under the FTP
shall now not be recovered from the exporters
subject to certification by the Indian missions
abroad and the RBI.
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51. FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – 2009-
14
NEW INITIATIVESSimplification of Procedures
• Exemption from payment of excise duty up to two stages rather than
refund, for supply against advance authorisation. Earlier, exemption
was allowed upto one stage only.
• Greater flexibility for conversion of Shipping Bills from one Export
Promotion scheme to other scheme. Customs shall now permit this
conversion within three months, instead of one month stipulated earlier.
• Regional Authorities authorised to issue licences for import of sports
weapons by ‘renowned shooters’, on the basis of NOC from the Ministry
of Sports & Youth Affairs.
• The procedure for issue of Free Sale Certificate has been simplified and
the validity of the Certificate has been increased from 1 year to 2
years.
• Automobile industry, having their own R&D establishment, would be
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52. CERTIFICATES / AUTHORISATIONS ISSUED BY
REGIONAL OFFICES OF DGFT.
• IEC Number
• Authorisations under Duty Neutralization Schemes and
Export Promotion Schemes (Incentive Schemes)
• Import licences for Restricted Items
• Export Licences including SCOMET licences
• Status Certificates
• Preferential (GSP) & Non-preferential certificates of origin
• Tariff rate quota allocation
• Authorisations for Imports at concessional duty for R& D
purpose for Pharmaceuticals and Bio-technology
Sectors
• Authorisation for Duty Free import of consumables by
Gems & Jewellery Sector
• Terminal Excise Duty (TED) refund and Duty Drawback on
deemed exports
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53. CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION OF
STATUS
Status Category Export Performance
FOB/FOR Value
(Rupees in Crores)
Export House (EH) 20
Star Export House (SEH) 100
Trading House (TH) 500
Star Trading House (STH) 2500
Premier Trading House (PTH) 7500
About 4000 Status Holders, including about a dozen PTH.
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--STATUS CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE– EXPORT FIGURES
(ANF 3A)
-- DUTY NEUTRALISATION SCHEMES:
APP. 23 FOR ADV AUTHORISATION & DFIA
EPCG SCHEME – ANF 5A TO 5D; APPEND. 26 & 26A
GEMS & JEWELLERY SCHEME– ANF 4 I
-- REWARD SCHEMES:
EXPORT CERTIFICATION FOR ALL SCHEMES
-- TURNOVER CFT FOR MARBLE IMPORT ENTITLEMENT
ETC
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IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
MODERATE
• Relatively lower share of exports to GDP
• Strong demand stimulus
• Farm Loan waiver
• Higher food procurement prices
• Sixth Pay Commission
• Increased Infrastructure spending
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Country Share of exports to GDP
(Percent)
OECD 58
CHINA 35
INDIA 22

56. IMPACT ASSESSMENT
• GDP growth figures for India for 2008 is 5.4%; and it has
been projected at a higher level of 6.5% for the Year
2009, with due credit to Stimulus Measures announced
by the Government of India and the RBI.
• IIP figures for May, 2009 onwards show that certain
industrial sectors like steel, commercial vehicles,
cement, two wheelers, intermediate goods etc have
started looking up.
• Rate of decline in export growth is somewhat reducing,
which indicates that while the impact of global
recession is still continuing on our exports, the stimulus
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DETAILS AVAILABLE IN THE SITE:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
HTTP://COMMERCE.NIC.IN
DGFT: HTTP://DGFT.GOV.IN

58. Thank You
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