1. “Export Promotion council of
India”
Course MBA-AB
Subject: Foreign Trade policy in Agri Export
Management
Group 2
 Aashi Lunia
 Amrita Ingole
 Ashish Barla
 Ashutosh Lahamge
 Gurwinder Singh

2. What is export promotion
“The export promotion is basically promoting,
supporting and assisting firms in entering international
markets and achieving optimum opportunities from their
international business activities and thereby encouraging
exports in India”
In order to provide guidance and assistance to an exporter,
the Government of India has setup several institutions,
one of them is
Export promotion council(EPC)

3. EPCs
 The EPCs are non-profit organizations
 Registered under the Indian Companies Act or the Societies
Registration Act
 These Councils are also the registering authorities under the Export
Import Policy,1997-2002
 They are supported by financial assistance from the Government of
India.
 These Councils have been assigned the role and functions under the said
Policy.
 The Export Promotion Councils perform both advisory and executive
functions
 Each council is responsible for the promotion of a particular group of
products, projects and services

4. Role of EPCs
 To project India's image abroad as a reliable supplier of
high quality goods and services.
EPCs encourage and monitor the observance of
international standards and specifications by exporters.
The EPCs keep abreast of the trends and opportunities in
international markets for goods and services and assist
their members in taking advantage of such opportunities in
order to expand and diversify exports

5. Functions
To organize participation in trade fairs, exhibitions and
buyer-seller meets in India and abroad
 To provide commercially useful information and assistance to
their members in developing and increasing their exports
 To offer professional advice to their members in areas such as
technology upgradation, quality and design improvement,
standards and specifications, product development and
innovation etc.
 To organize visits of delegations of its members abroad to
explore overseas market opportunities.
To promote interaction between the exporting community
and the Government both at the Central and State levels
To build a statistical base and provide data on the exports
and imports of the country, exports and imports of their
members, as well as other relevant international trade data

6. Functions
 Registration of exporters and issue of Registration-cum-
Membership certificate (RCMC) under the EXIM Policy
 Collection and dissemination of information primarily on export
opportunities, through various media including newsletters,
bulletins, letters, telex, fax, etc.
 Fixation of floor price or minimum export price or recommendation
thereof to the government.

7. RCMC
Any person, applying for the following is required to
furnish RCMC issued by the competent authority:
1. A license/certificate/permission to import/export,
2. Any other benefit or concession under Foreign Trade
Policy.

8. Procedure for the Issue of RCMC
An applicant for registration may be made to the concerned
registering authority in the form given in the prescribed Aayaat and
Niryaat form along with a self certified copy of the IEC number
issued by the licensing authority concerned and bank certificate in
support of the applicant’s Financial soundness.
If the application for registration is granted, the concerned
registering authority issues the RCMC indicating the status of the
applicant as Merchant Exporter or manufacturer Exporter.
In case an exporter desires to get registration as a manufacturer
exporter, he is required to furnish evidence in that effect.
Validity of RCMC:
The RCMC shall be deemed to be valid from 1st April of the licensing
year to in which it was issued and shall be valid for 5 years ending
31st march of the licensing year, unless otherwise specified.

9. EPCs are under
EPCs
Commerce Textile Commodity Autonomous
industry industry boards bodies

10. EPCs Under Commerce Industry
1. Engineering Export Promotion Council
2. Project Exports Promotion Council of India
3. Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council
4. Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council
5. Council for Leather Exports Promotion
6. Sports Goods Export Promotion Council
7. Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council
8. Shellac Export Promotion Council
9. Cashew Export Promotion Council
10. Plastics Export Promotion Council
11. Export Promotion Council for EOUs, SEZ Units
12. Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council

11. EPCs Under Textile Industry
1. Apparel Export Promotion Council
2. Carpet Export Promotion Council
3. Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council
4. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts
5. Handloom Export Promotion Council
6. The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council
7. Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council
8. Wool & Woolens Export Promotion Council
9. Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council

12. EPCs Under Commodity Board
1. Rubber Board
2. Coffee Board
3. Tea Board
4. Tobacco Board
5. Spices Board
6. Central Silk Board under the Ministry of Textiles
7. Coir Board under Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries
8. All India Handlooms and Handicrafts Boards under Ministry of Textiles

13. Autonomous bodies of EPC
Export Development Authorities-
1. Marine Products Export Development Authority
2. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority
3.National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of
India Ltd. (NAFED)

14. The Agricultural and Processed
Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA)
Established by the Government of India under the
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in
December, 1985

15. Administrative Setup
Chairman – Appointed by the Central Government
Director – Appointed by APEDA
Secretary – Appointed by the Central Government
Other Officers and Staff - Appointed by the Authority

16. Offices
Virtual offices
Head office • Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala),
• New Delhi • Bhubaneshwar (Orissa),
• Srinagar (J&K),
Regional offices • Chandigarh,
• Mumbai, • Imphal (Manipur),
• Kolkata, • Agartala (tripura),
• Bangalore, • Kohima (Nagaland),
• Hyderabad and • Chennai (Tamil Nadu),
• Guwahati • Raipur (Chattisgarh),
• Ahmedabad (Gujarat),
• Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh),
• Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and
• Panaji (Goa)

17. FUNCTIONS
Providing financial assistance
Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products
Fixing of standards and specifications
Carrying out inspection
Improving of packaging of the Scheduled products;
Improving of marketing of the Scheduled products outside India;
Promotion of export oriented production and development of
the Scheduled products;
Collection of statistics Training in various aspects of the
industries connected with the scheduled products;

18. Products Monitored
Fruits, Vegetables
and their
Products.
Cocoa and its
products, Meat and Meat
chocolates of all Products.
kinds.
Honey, Jaggery Poultry and
and Sugar Poultry
Products. Products.
Confectionery,
Biscuits and Dairy Products.
Bakery Products.

19. National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd.
(NAFED)
Established on October 2, 1958
Under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act
Managing Director -Shri Rajiv Gupta (IAS)
Head Office – New Delhi

20. Management of NAFED
The management of NAFED vests in the Board of
Directors, which includes Chairman and Managing
Director
The Board is supported by 2 standing committees -
Executive Committee and Business Committee

21. Objectives
To
“Organize, promote and develop marketing, processing and
storage of agricultural, horticultural and forest produce,
distribution of agricultural machinery, implements and other
inputs,
undertake inter-State, import and export trade, wholesale or
retail as the case may be and
to act and assist for technical advice in agricultural production
for the promotion and the working of its members and
cooperative marketing, processing and supply societies in India.”

22. Functions
Marketing Undertake
and trading marketing
Act as an Establish
activities of research and
Insurance processing
the dissemination
agent units
cooperative of market
institutions intelligence
Act as a Organize Arrange for
Warehousema consultancy the training of
n work employees
Undertake
To maintain
Grading, Packing
transport
and
units
Standardization

23. Business Highlights
Achieved a turnover of Rs. 2008.51 crore during 2010-11
Gross profit of Rs.4791.98 lakhs
(but due to huge interest liability on outstanding
loans in Tie-up business, there is a net loss of Rs.108.52
crore.)
The export of NAFED during the year were of the order
of Rs. 13.14 crore
Continued to enjoy the status of "star Export House" as
per Certificate of recognition issued by Ministry of
Commerce , Government of India.

24. Handloom Export Promotion Council
(HEPC)
HEPCs a statutory body constituted under The Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India to promote the exports of all handloom products
like fabrics, home furnishings, carpets and floor coverings
HEPC was constituted in the year of 1965 with 65 members and its
present membership is around 2000 spread all over the country.
The Handloom industry mainly exports fabrics, bed linen, table linen,
toilet and kitchen linen, towels, curtains, cushions and pads, tapestries
and upholstery's, carpets and floor coverings, etc.
The basic objective of HEPC is to provide all support and guidance to the
Indian Handloom exporters and International buyers for trade
promotion and International marketing.
HEPC has its head office at Chennai and regional offices at New Delhi.

25. TRADE PARTNERS

26. Export Promotion Council for
Handicrafts
EPCH was established under Companies Act in the
year 1986 – 1987
Objective – promote, support, protect, maintain and
increase export of handicrafts.
EPCH has the rarest distinction of being considered
as Model Council that is self-sustaining and where all
activities are self-financed.
EPCH is an ISO 9001:2000 certified organization.

27. Highlights
Exports raised by 20% to 10533.96 crore in 2010-2011
Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair – only open to overseas
buyers.
India Expo Centre and Mart
Common Facility Centre Jodhpur – Has machines from
Italy, Germany and Taiwan and consultancy is provided by
reputed international designers.
National Centre for Design & Product Development
Technology Upgradation Centre(Saharanpur) – provides
design studio, carpentry school & marketing facilities to
exporters.