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Institutional Set-Up for Export Promotion in India

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Tier I Department of Frames trade policy.
Commerce
Tier II Advisory Bodies Coordinating discussion between
industry and govt. for bringing in
required changes.
Tier III Commodity Assist the export effort of a specific
Organizations product group.
Tier IV Service Facilitate and assist exporters to expand
Organizations markets.
Tier V Government Trading Handle export-import of specific
organizations commodity.
Tier VI State Export Facilitate export promotion from the
Promotion Agencies states. @
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aole of Department of Commerce

‡ aesponsible for
± Evolving and directing foreign trade policy and programmes,
± Maintaining commercial relations with other countries,
± Supervising state trading,
± Initiating various trade promotion measures, and
± Developing and regulating export-oriented industries.
‡ Subordinate offices
± The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
‡ aesponsible for execution of export-import policy announced by
Government of India.
‡ Issuing licenses and monitoring export obligations.
± The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and
Statistics (DGCIS)
‡ aesponsible for collection, compilation and dissemination of trade
statistics and commercial information. º
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aole of Department of Commerce

‡ Economic Division
± Export planning, formulating export strategies, and periodic appraisal, and
review of policies.
‡ Trade Policy Division
± Keeps track of development in international organizations.
‡ Foreign Trade Territorial Division
± Looks after development of trade in different countries and regions of the
world, manages state trading, organizes fairs and exhibitions.
‡ Export Product Division
± Looks at the problems connected with production, generation of surplus, and
development of products for export.
‡ Export Industries Division
± aesponsible for development and regulation of various export-oriented
industries.
‡ Export Services Division
± Deals with problems of export assistance, such as export credit, MDA, FTZs,
PSI etc.

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aole of Advisory Bodies

‡ Board of Trade
± To advise the government on policy measures for preparation and
implementation of both short-term and long-term plans for increasing
exports in the light of emerging national and international economic
scenario.
± To review export performance of various sectors, identify constraints, and
suggest measures to be taken both by the Government and the industry/trade
to maximize export earnings and restrict imports.
± To examine the existing institutional framework for exports and suggest
practical for reorganization with a view to ensure coordinated and timely
decision making.
± To review the policy instrument, package of incentives, and procedures for
exports, and suggest steps to rationalize and channelize incentives to areas
where they are most needed.
‡ Export Promotion Board
± Works to provide greater coordination among ministries involved in exports.
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aole of Commodity Organizations

‡ Export Promotion Councils
± Non-profit organizations, function on government
assistance, performs a variety of functions.
± About 20 export promotion councils are currently there.
‡ Commodity Boards
± Look after the issues related to production, marketing and
development of commodities.
± About nine commodity boards are there, which provide
similar functions as that of Export promotion councils.
‡ Autonomous Bodies
± Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA)
± Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
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aole of Service Organizations

‡ Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

‡ Indian Council of Arbitration

‡ India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)

‡ National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)

‡ Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC)

‡ Export-Import Bank of India

‡ Indian Institute of Packaging

‡ Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)

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