Export Promotion Councils :
There are at present
eleven Export Promotion
Councils under the
administrative control of the Department of Commerce
and
nine export promotion
councils related to textile sector
under the administrative control of Ministry of
Textiles. These Councils are registered as non
-profit organisations under the Companies
Act/Societies Registration Act. The Export Promotion
Councils perform both advisory and executive
functions. These Councils are also the registering
authorities under the Export Import Policy,
1997-2002.These Councils have been assigned the role
and functions under the said Policy.
The Committee constituted to look into the
aspects of rationalization of election procedure of
the Export Promotion Councils(EPCs) and the criteria
to be adopted for their restructuring so that they
retain their relevance to the national export effort
in the context of globlisation and economic
liberalization, has made recommendations to
streamline and strengthening the functioning of the
EPCs. The Government has since accepted the
recommendations of the Committee and issued Model
Bye-Laws and guidelines to all EPCs for adoption.
Commodity Boards:
There are five statutory
Commodity Boards
under the Department of Commerce. These Boards are
responsible for production, development and export
of tea, coffee, rubber, spices and tobacco.
Export Inspection Council, New
Delhi:
The EIC, an autonomous body, is responsible for
the enforcement of quality standards and compulsory
pre-shipment inspection of the various commodities
meant for export and notified under the Export
(Quality Control & Inspection) Act, 1963. It was set
up under Section (3) of the Export (Inspection and
Quality Control) Act, 1963. It is headed by a
Director. EIC is assisted in its functions by the
Export Inspection Agencies(EIAs) located at Chennai,
Delhi, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai alongwith a network
of 42 sub-offices and laboratories to back up the
pre-shipment inspection and certification
activities.
Address : 3rd Floor, NDYMCA, Cultural
Centre Building, 1 Jai Singh Road, NEW DELHI-110001
Telephone : (91)11-23748188, (91)11-23748189,
(91)11-23365540
Fax : (91)11-23748024
Email : eic@eicindia.org
Website : http://www.eicindia.org
Indian Institute of Foreign
Trade, New Delhi :
The IIFT, registered under the Societies
Registration Act 1860 as Society, is headed by the
Director General. The Institute became functional on
1st April, 1964. It is engaged in the following
activities:
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Training of personnel
in modern techniques of international trade; -
Conducting Market
research in problems of foreign trade; -
Organisation of
marketing research, area surveys, commodity
surveys, market surveys; and -
Dissemination of
information arising from its activities relating
to research and market studies.
The IIFT has been accorded the "Deemed To Be
University" status by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development and the University Grants Commission(UGC)
with effect from 20th May, 2002.
Address : B-21 Kutub Institutional Area,
Maharauli Road, NEW DELHI-110016
Telephone : (91)11-6853055, (91)11-6853956.
Fax : (91)11-6853956.
Website : http://www.iift.edu
Indian Institute of Packaging,
Mumbai :
The IIP is registered under the Societies
Registration Act 1860. It was established in the
year 1966 jointly by the Ministry of Commerce (now
Department of Commerce) and the Packing and Allied
Industries of the country. The Institute is headed
by a Director. It is located at Mumbai. The main aim
of the Institute is to undertake research in raw
materials for the packaging industry, to organise
training programmes on packaging technology and to
stimulate the need for good packaging etc.
Address : B-2, MIDC Area, Post Box No.
9432, Andheri (East), MUMBAI-400096
Telephone : (91)22-8219803, (91)22-8216751.
Fax : (91)22-8375302.
Website : http://www.iip-in.com
Marine Products Export
Development Authority, Cochin :
The MPEDA was set up under Section (4) of MPEDA
Act, 1972 and became functional from 20th April,
1972. It is a statutory body functioning under the
Department of Commerce. The MPEDA, a statutory body,
is responsible for development of the marine
products industry with special reference to exports.
It is headed by a Chairman. It has its headquarters
at Kochi and has a number of Regional and Sub-
Regional Offices. Besides, it has Trade Promotion
Offices at Tokyo and New York.
Address : MPEDA House, Panampilly Avenue,
COCHIN-682016.
Telephone : (91)484-311971
Fax : (91)484-313361.
Web Site : http://www.mpeda.com
Agricultural and processed Food
Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi :
The APEDA was set up by an Act of Parliament of
1986 and came into being on 13th February 1986. The
APEDA is also a statutory body which is entrusted
with the tasks of agricultural exports, including
the export of processed foods in value added form.
It is headed by a Chairman. The Headquarter is
located at New Delhi and it has a number of Regional
Offices.
Address : 3rd Floor, NCUI Building, 3 Siri
Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas,
NEW DELHI-110016.
Telephone : (91)11- 26513204, 26514572,
26513219
Fax : (91)11- 26534870
Email : headq@apeda.com
Web Site : http://www.apeda.com
Other Organisations
Federation of Indian Export Organisations :
The FIEO, New Delhi is an apex body of various
export promotion organisations and institutions.
It was set up in 1965 and it registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860. It also
functions as a primary servicing agency to provide
integrated assistance to Government recognised
Export Houses / Trading Houses and acts as a
Central Co-ordinating Agency in respect of export
promotional efforts in the field of
consultancy services in the country. FIEO
organises seminars and sends Trade Delegations to
overseas markets for export promotion. The
Federation brings out `FIEO News; a monthly
publication for the use of its member exporters
and importers.
Address : Niryat Bhawan", Rao Tula Ram
Marg, Opp. Army Hospital Research & Referral,
NEW DELHI-110 016
Telephone : (91)11-26150101-04; 46042222
Fax : (91)11-26148194
E-Mail :
fieo@nda.vsnl.net.in
Web Site : http://www.fieo.com
Indian Council of Arbitration,
New Delhi :
The ICA set up under the Societies Registration
Act, promotes arbitration as a means of settling
commercial disputes and popularises the concept of
arbitration among the traders, particularly those
engaged in international trade. The Council, a
non-profit service organisation, is a grantee
institution of the Department of Commerce and is
eligible for assistance under the Market Development
Assistance (MDA) Scheme of the Department. The main
objectives of the Council are to promote the
knowledge and use of arbitration and provide
arbitration facilities for amicable and quick
settlement of commercial disputes with a view to
maintaining the smooth flow of trade, particularly,
export trade on a sustained and enduring basis.
Address : Federation House, Tansen Marg,
NEW DELHI-110001.
Telephone : (91)11-3319251, (91)11-3719103.
Fax : (91)11-3320714 (91)11-3721501.
Indian Diamond Institute,
Surat :
The IDI is registered under the Societies
Registration Act. It was established in 1978 with
the objective of strengthening and improving the
availability of trained manpower for the gems &
jewellery industry by conducting various
Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma level courses in this
field.
Address : Katargam, GIDC, Post Box No.
508, Sumul Dairy Road, SURAT-395008. Gujrat.
Telephone : (91)261-480809
Fax : (91)261-481110.
E-mail : idisurat@vsnl.com
Web Site : http://www.diamondinstitute.net/
National Centre for Trade
Information.
National Centre for Trade Information(NCTI) is a
joint venture of India Trade Promotion Organisation
(ITPO) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) under
the aegis of Ministry of Commerce. It has been
incorporated and registered as a company under
Section 25 of Indian Companies Act, 1956. The
company has a Board of Directors for administration
of its affairs, which include representatives from
National Informatics Centre, India Trade Promotion
Organisation, Apex chamber of Commerce/ Industry/
Trade, Export Promotion Councils and Commodity
Boards etc. .NCTI is setup to synergise the efforts
of different organisations engaged in collection,
processing and dissemination of trade and investment
information.
Address : NCTI Complex, Pragati Maiden,
NEW DELHI-110001.
Telephone : (91)11-3371950/51/53/80/81
Fax : (91)11-3371979
E-Mail : ncti@x400.nicgw.nic.in
Web Site: http://www.ncti-india.com
GS1-India
GS1
India is a not-for-profit standards body promoted by
the Ministry of Commerce (GOI) and Indian Industry
to spread awareness and provide guidance on adoption
of global standards in Supply Chain Management by
Indian Industry for the benefit of consumers,
Industry, Govt. etc.
GS1
India is the only organisation in India authorised
to issue company prefix numbers for use in barcodes,
RFID tags etc. for unique, unambiguous and universal
identification of products, cartons, containers etc.
GS1 standards find wide application in Supply Chains
across sectors for unique-yet-universal product,
consignment and entity identification, EDI
(Electronic Data Interchange), product data
synchronisation etc. GS1 standards are the dc-facto
global standards in identification of consumer
products in Retail. GS1 India is an affiliate of GS1
Global Office, twin headquartered at Brussels
(Belgium) and Lawrenceville, New Jersey (U.S.A.),
which oversees operations of a network of over 100
GS1 organisations across the world.
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Public Sector Undertakings :
The following trading/service public sector
undertakings are functioning under the
administrative control of the Deaprtment of
Commerce.
The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. and
its subsudiaries
Address : Jawahar Vaypar Bhawan Tolstoy
Marg, NEW DELHI-110001.
Telephone : (91)11-23313177, (91)11-23701100
Fax : (91)11-23701123, 23701191
e-mail : co.stc@nic.in
Web Site : http://www.stc.gov.in
STCL Limited (Formerly Spices Trading
Corporation of India Limited).
Address : 166/2, 13th Main Road,
Vasanthnagar, BANGALORE-560052
Telephone :
(91)80-22286925,22286926,22260409,22381376
Fax : (91)80-22285086.
e-mail : stcl@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website : http://www.stcl.india.com
MMTC Ltd. (Formely known as
Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India
Ltd)
Address : Core 1, Scope Complex, Lodhi
Road,, NEW DELHI-110003.
Telephone : (91)11- 4362200,
Fax : (91)11-4362224.
Website : http://www.mmtclimited.org
PEC Ltd (Formely knownProjects
& Equipment Corporation of India Ltd)
Address : 15 'Hansalaya', Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi - 110001
Telephone : (91) 11-3316372, 3314426
Fax : (91)-11-3314797, 3313804
Website : http://www.peclimited.com/
Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation of India Ltd. (ECGC)
Address : Express Tower, 10thFloor, P.B.No.
373,Nariman Point ,MUMBAI-400021.
Telephone : (91)22-2022587, (91)22-2024852.
Fax : (91)22-2045253, (91)22-2023267.
Website : http://www.ecgcindia.com
India Trade Promotion
Organisation (ITPO)
Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), New
Delhi, is the premier trade promotion agency of
India and provides a broad spectrum of services to
trade and industry so as to promote export. With
Headquarters at Pragati Maidan, a modern exhibition
complex spread over 150 acres in New Delhi and
regional offices at Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and
Mumbai, ITPO ensures a representative participation
of trade and industry from different regions of the
country at its events in India and abroad.
Address : Pragati Bhawan, Pragati Maidan,
NEW DELHI-110001.
Telephone : (91)11- 23371491
Fax : (91)11-23371492, 23371493
Web site : http://www.indiatradefair.com
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