Chapter - 3 Promotional Measures and Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE).

1. Developing infrastructure such as roads connecting production centers with ports,
2. Setting up of Inland Container Depots (ICD) and Container Freight Stations (CFS),
3. Creation of new State level export promotion industrial parks/ zones,
4. Augmenting common facilities in existing zones,
5. Equity participation in infrastructure projects,
6. Development of minor ports and jetties,
7. Assistance in setting up of common effluent treatment facilities,
8. Stabilizing power supply, and
9. Any other activity as may be notified by DoC.
10. Details of ASIDE are available at http://commerce.nic.in.

1. Market studies,

2. Setting up of showroom / warehouse,
3. Sales promotion campaigns,
4. International departmental stores,
5. Publicity campaigns,
6. Participation in international trade fairs,
7. Brand promotion,
8. Registration charges for pharmaceuticals, and term export promotion efforts with sharp focus on a country / product,
9. Testing charges for engineering products.

Each of these export promotion activities can receive financial assistance from Government ranging from 25% to 100% of total cost depending upon activity and implementing agency.

Full text of guidelines is available at http://commerce.nic.in.

1. Trade Fairs and Buyer Seller meets abroad or in India, and

2. Export promotion seminars.

Financial assistance with travel grant is available to exporters traveling
to Latin America, Africa, CIS region, ASEAN countries, Australia and New Zealand. In other areas, financial assistance without travel grant is available.

1. is gravely prejudicial to trade relations of India with any other country; and / or

2. is gravely prejudicial to interest of other persons engaged in exports or imports; and / or
3. has brought disrepute to the country;

DGFT may take action against such exporter or importer in accordance with FT (D&R) Act, Rules and Orders made there- under and FTP.

1. (a) Transfer of export performance from one to another is not permitted. Therefore disclaimer system shall not be allowed for counting of export turnover.
2. Exports made on re-export basis shall not be counted for recognition.
3. Exports made by subsidiary of a limited company shall be counted towards export performance of limited company for recognition, only if limited company has a majority share holding in subsidiary company.
4. Deleted

1. Authorisation and Customs clearances for both imports and exports on self-declaration basis;

2. Fixation of Input-Output norms on priority within 60 days;
3. Exemption from compulsory negotiation of documents through banks. Remittance / Receipts, however, would be received through banking channels;
4. 100% retention of foreign exchange in EEFC account;
5. Enhancement in normal repatriation period from 180 days to 360 days;
6. Deleted
7. Exemption from furnishing of Bank Guarantee in Schemes under FTP; and
8. SEHs and above shall be permitted to establish Export Warehouses, as per DoR guidelines.
9. For status holders, a decision on conferring of ACP Status shall be communicated by Customs within 30 days from receipt of application with Customs.
10. As an option, for Premier Trading House (PTH), the average level of exports under EPCG Scheme shall be the arithmetic mean of export performance in last 5 years, instead of 3 years.

1. Agricultural Produce and their value added products;

2. Minor Forest Produce and their value added variants; for exports w.e.f 1.4.2004;

3. Gram Udyog Products, for exports w.e.f 01.04.2006;

4. Forest Based Products, for exports w.e.f 01.04.2007; and
5. Other products, as notified from time to time.

Such products shall be listed in Appendix 37A of HBP v1.

1. 1. Export of imported goods covered under Para 2.35 of FTP;
   2. Exports through transshipment, meaning thereby thatexports originating in third country but transshipped through India;
2. Deemed Exports
3. Exports made by SEZ units; and
4. Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS)

1. Cold storage units including Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and Modified Atmosphere (MA) Stores, pre-cooling Units and mother storage for onions etc.;
2. Pack Houses (including facilities for handling, grading, sorting and packaging etc.);
3. Reefer Van / Containers; and
4. Other Capital Goods / Equipments as may be notified in Appendix 37F.

Imported capital goods/equipment shall be utilized for storage, packing etc. (as in (ii) above) and transportation of agricultural products (including agro-processed perishable products).

This additional benefit shall be subject to actural user condition and hence non-transferable.

1. 1. Export of imported goods covered under Para 2.35 of FTP;

   2. Exports through transshipment, meaning thereby thatexports originating in third country but transshipped through India;

2. Export turnover of SEZ units or supplies made to such units or SEZ products exported through DTA units;
3. Deemed Exports;
4. Service Exports;
5. Diamonds and other precious, semi precious stones;
6. Gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals in any form, including plain and studded Jewellery;
7. Ores and Concentrates, of all types and in all forms;
8. Cereals, of all types;
9. Sugar, of all types and in all forms;
10. Crude / Petroleum Oil & Crude / Petroleum based Products covered under ITC HS codes 2709 to 2715, of all types and in all forms;
11. Items, which are restricted or prohibited for export under Schedule-2 of Export Policy in ITC (HS);
12. Cement, all types and in all forms; and
    
13. Deleted
    
     [ Old -Primary Steel Products as listed in Public Notice No. 130 (RE2007)/2004-09 dated 27.03.2008, as amended from time to time. ]  (  Point m is  now deleted by DGFT NOTIFICATION No 58/2008, dated : 14-11-20083.)

1. 1. Export of imported goods covered under Para 2.35 of FTP;
   2. Exports through transshipment, meaning thereby thatexports originating in third country but transshipped through India;
2. Export turnover of SEZ units or SEZ products exported through DTA units; and
3. . Deemed Exports

1. 1.25 % of FOB value of exports; or
2. 5% of incremental growth in FOB value in free foreign exchange [Old -(realized as per BRC/ FIRC) ] of exports of notified products for current year (i.e., 2008-
   09) over previous year (i.e., 2007-08) (all taken together) and similarly for each subsequent licensing year.(This para is amended by DGFT NOTIFICATION No 88/2008, Dated 26.02.2009.)

Exporter may opt for either (a) or (b) above. However, applicants with ‘nil’ exports in base year shall not be eligible.

1. Export of imported goods covered under Para 2.35 of FTP;
2. Exports originating in third country but transshipped through India;
3. Exports of SEZ units or SEZ products exported through DTA units; and
4. Deemed Exports.