Questionnaire for Importers and Exporters

1. Name of the exporting and importing firm (organization):

2. Position held:

a) Proprietor [ ]
b) Managing Director [ ]
c) Manager [ ]
d) Any other [ ]
e) Partners [ ]

3. Gender Status:

a) Male [ ]
b) Female [ ]

4. Age:

a) 20-30 [ ]
b) 30-40 [ ]
c) 40-50 [ ]
c) 50 -60 [ ]
d) 60 and above [ ]

5. Qualification:

a) Degree [ ]
b) PG [ ]
e) Professional [ ]

6. Religion:

a) Hindu [ ]
b) Muslim [ ]
c) Christian [ ]

7. Experience in this field:

a) Less than 10 years [ ]

b) 10-20 years [ ]
 c) 20-30 years [ ]
d) 30 years and above [ ]

8. Please specify the finance related problems

a) Delay in export realization [ ]

b) High rate of interest [ ]
c) Too many formalities [ ]
d) Shortage of working capital [ ]
e) Not applicable [ ]

9. Please specify the infrastructure problems faced by your firm.

a) Transportation [ ]
b) Water [ ]
c) Electricity [ ]
d) Road [ ]
e) Port [ ]
f) Shipping [ ]

10. Please specify the exchange rate related problems faced by your firm.

a) Highly Affected [ ]
b) Affected [ ]
c) Neutral [ ]
d) Unaffected [ ]
e) Highly unaffected [ ]

11. How do the labor related problems affect your firm?

a) Highly Affected [ ]
b) Affected [ ]
c) Neutral [ ]
d) Unaffected [ ]
e) Highly unaffected [ ]

12. How do the storage problems affect your firm?

a) Highly Affected [ ]
b) Affected [ ]
 c) Neutral [ ]
d) Unaffected [ ]
e) Highly unaffected [ ]

13. The effect of legal and government policies on your firm.

a) Highly effected [ ]
b) Effected [ ]
c) Neutral [ ]
d) Unaffected [ ]
e) Highly unaffected [ ]

14. Goals of the firm are met through proper planning of export and import
transactions.

a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree

15. AGMARK labeled products are given tax rebate.

a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree

16. Good manufacturing practices help in exporting at international level.

a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree

17. Financial institutions are the backbone of your business.

a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
 c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly disagree

18. ECGC (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation)

a) Highly satisfied
b) Satisfied
c) Neutral
d) Dissatisfied
e) Highly dissatisfied

19. SION (Standard Input Output Norms)

a) Highly satisfied
b) Satisfied
c) Neutral
d) Dissatisfied
e) Highly dissatisfied

20. EIC (Export Inspection Council)

a) Highly satisfied
b) Satisfied
c) Neutral
d) Dissatisfied
e) Highly dissatisfied

21. EPB (Export Promotion Board)

a) Highly satisfied
b) Satisfied
c) Neutral
d) Dissatisfied
e) Highly dissatisfied

22. SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area)

a) Highly satisfied
b) Satisfied
c) Neutral
 d) Dissatisfied
e) Highly dissatisfied

23. Are you availing any incentives, assistance, or subsidies?

(please specify)

a) DEPB.......................
b) VKGUY
c) Interest benefit...........
d) EOU
e) Duty drawback
f) IT benefit / VAT benefit
g) STPI

24. Is there any case of your products / services being rejected by the international
customer?

a) Yes [ ]
b) No [ ]

25. State the future prospects for the export / import of your product.

a) High prospects [ ]
b) Moderate [ ]
c) Neutral [ ]
d) Less prospects [ ]
e) No prospects [ ]