Page 7 - Foreign Trade Policy

Board of Trade to meet stakeholders on Feb 15 over new foreign trade policy

BoT advises the government on policy measures related to the foreign trade policy in order to boost the country's trade

Under new FTP, exporters may get incentives based on R&D, specific clusters

Since 2011-12, India's exports have been hovering at around $300 billion

India's trade with neighbours only 31% of total potential: World Bank

Currently, India's actual trade in South Asia accounts for $19.1 billion which is just three per cent of its total global trade at $637.4 billion and around $43 billion below the potential

Intensive care for exports

India has to meet several challenges, at the structural and policy level, to boost exports

Do we need more strategy making?

In the past few months, the Trump administration in America States has raised tariffs on many goods

Govt working on new schemes for next foreign trade policy to boost exports

The ministry has recently released the mid-term review of the current foreign trade policy

Only two broad changes in FTP

The FTP, a notification with statutory force, is simultaneously issued, with a Handbook of Procedures

FTP: The saga of export benefits continues

The govt hopes lower duty in most items will make exports more competitive

Govt simplifies export procedures

National trade facilitation panel will be set up that will cover simplification of procedures, infra, and risk-based assessment

3 reasons why FTP review was awaited

Export figures for October 2017 had suggested that the GST imbroglio was finally affecting the performance of several sectors

Incentive push for exports likely to boost employment

Industry players laud the mid-term review of foreign trade policy

Thumbs down for subsidies

Foreign trade policy addresses many concerns of exporters

Foreign Trade Policy review offers more incentives to boost exports

The focus of the FTP, Suresh Prabhu, will be on exploring new markets and products as well as increasing India's share in traditional markets and products.

Foreign Trade Policy: Leverage GST, explore new markets to spur exports

To allow duty-free imports for export on self-certification, the validity for duty credit scrips raised to 24 months

Foreign trade policy review: Focus to be on jobs, improving trade logistics

The FTP review, to be unveiled later today, may accord special priority to improving logistics for trade

Exporters hope for more tariff aid in foreign trade policy

The government is due to come up with the mid-term review of the foreign trade policy (FTP) on Tuesday

Post-GST haze may delay foreign trade policy

Mid-term review may miss Sept target too, as tax regime throws exporters off balance

GST rollout: Commerce Ministry to modify portions of Foreign Trade Policy

The commerce ministry had earlier pressed the GST Council to keep exports out of the framework