#How to Start an Export Import Business# By SN Panigrahi
Establish an Organization & Register Your Business
Select a Export Product
Select & Find Export Markets
Executing & Fulfilling Export Orders
Presenting Shipping Documents to Bank & Realization of Export Proceedings
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SN Panigrahi is a Versatile Practitioner, Strategist, Energetic Coach, Learning Enabler & Public Speaker.
He is an International-Corporate Trainer, Mentor & Author
He has diverse experience and expertise in Project Management, Contract
Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Strategic
Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Logistics, Exports & Imports, Indirect Taxes –
GST etc.
He had done more than 150 Workshops on above
Published more than 500 Articles
He is an Engineer + MBA +PGD ISO 9000 / TQM with around 29 Yrs of
Experience
He is a certified PMP® from PMI (USA) and become PMI India
Champion
Also a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Exemplar Global
Trained in COD for 31/2 Yrs. on Strategy & Leadership
GST Certified – MSME – Tech. Dev. Centre (Govt of India)
ZED Consultant – Certified by QCI – MSME (Govt of India)
Member Board of Studies, IIMM
Co-Chairman, Indirect Tax Committee, FTAPCCI
Empanelled Faculty in NI MSME
He has shared his domain expertise in various forums as a speaker & presented a number of papers in various national and
international public forums and received a number of awards for his writings and contribution to business thoughts.
SN Panigrahi
9652571117
snpanigrahi1963@gmail.com
Hyderabad
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Establish an
Organization
Formal Setting
up of
Organization
Obtain
PAN & Open a
Bank Account
Obtain IEC &
RCMC of EPC
Register with
GST & Customs
AD Registration
Selection of
Product /
Service
Freely
Exportable /
Restricted /
Prohibited?
Any Restrictions
in Importing
Country?
Study the
Demand &
Supply Trend;
Competition
Select the
Product
Considering
Competitiveness
Selection of
Markets &
Finding Buyers
Which Country to
go?
Understand
Market Business
Trips and Market
Research
Find a Distributor,
Agent, Wholesaler
or Engage
Representative
Understand
Level of
Competition &
Competitors
Offerings
Sending Offers,
Negotiating &
Getting Orders
Receive Inquires
Send Offers /
Samples
Negotiate Price &
Other Terms
Thoroughly
Understand &
Finalize
Agreement & Get
Formal Order
Confirm Order if
in Agreement &
Receive Payment
/ DC / LC
Execution of
Orders / Export
Source /
Manufacture
Required Goods
Check Quality &
Other
Documentary
Requirements
Engage CHA /
Forwarder for
Customs, Port &
Shipping
Formalities
Export & Get
Shipping
Documents After
Export
Post Export
Formalities
Delivery
Intimation to
Customer
Submission of
Shipping
Documents to
Bank
Realization of
Export Proceeds
Lessons Learned
Are you Ready for
Export Business?
Plan your Market Entry and
Finalize the Right
Agreements
Order Fulfilment &
Post Export
FormalitiesSN Panigrahi
Setting Up
Business
What to
Export
Where to
Export
Fulfilling
Export Order
How to Get
Export Orders
Payment
Realization
6. Establish an Organization & Register Your Business
Establish an
Organization
Obtain
PAN
Open a
Bank
Account
Obtaining
RCMC from
EPC /
Commodity
Boards
Register
with GST
Obtain IEC
from DGFT
Register
AD with
Customs
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Business
Setup
7. Select a Export Product
Find a
Product or
Service you
are
Passionate
About &
Conversant
With
Are you
Able
Source
the
Product
?
Are You
Able to
Ensure
Quality &
Required
Standards
?
Whether
Goods are
Freely
Exportable
/ Restricted
/
Prohibited
?
Whether
there is
Any
Restrictions
in
Importing
Country
?
Are You
Able to
Source
Competitively
&
Consistently
?
Select the
Product
Considering
Competitive
ness &
Competition
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What to
Export
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Select & Find Export Markets
Determine
the
Marketability
of your
Product or
Service
Understand
Your
Business &
Identify
Potential
Markets; &
Do Market
Research
Understand
Level of
Competition
&
Competitors
Offerings
Understand
Free Trade
Agreements
if any or
Trade
Barriers in
the Target
Market
Find a
Distributor,
Agent,
Wholesaler
or Engage
Representa
-tives
Develop
Market
Strategy;
Target /
Niche
Markets;
Pricing &
Promotion
Start
Marketing;
Digital &
Other
Modes
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Where
To
Export
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Digital & Social Media
Marketing
Trade Fairs / Exhibitions
tradeindia.com
indiatradefair.com
Contacting Export
Promotion Councils (EPCs)
& Commodity Boards
Embassies & Foreign
Missions
Government Trading
Agencies
Personal Meets / Contacts
Through Contacts of Friends
and Relatives; Referals
Advertisements
Print & Digital
Through Publications
Business Trips / Overseas
Travel
Online Free / Paid Portals
Import & Export Data: Buyer
– Seller Information
International Trade
Promotion Organizations
Chamber of Commerce's &
Federations
Buying & Selling
Commission Agents
Through Own Overseas
Representatives
Through Merchant Exporters
Exporter – Importer
Directory
Develop a Web-Site / Portal
Create Brand Image
Sell – Buy Leads
Search Engines / Portals :
Google / Yahoo etc
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Get Export Order & Exercise Due Diligence
Receive
Inquires &
Send
Offers
Follow-up
Negotiate
Price &
Other
Terms
Thoroughly
Understand
& Finalize
Agreement
& Get
Formal
Order
Confirm
Order if in
Agreement
& You Able
to Fulfil
Understand
Quality /
Other
Standards
&
Certification
Requirement
Regulations
Make Due
Diligence
to Find
Customers
& their
Credentials
Receive
Payment /
DC / LC
as Agreed
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How to
Get
Export
Orders
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Executing & Fulfilling Export Orders
Source /
Manufacture
Required
Goods
Check
Quality &
Standards
as
Required
Engage CHA
/ Forwarder
for Customs,
Port &
Shipping
Formalities
Stuffing &
Export
Clearance;
Get Shipping
Documents
After Export
Ensure
Proper
Packing &
Labelling
Requirements
Ensure
Pre-
Inspection
& Other
Certification
Requirements
Delivery
Intimation
to
Customer
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Fulfil
Export
Order
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Presenting Shipping Documents to Bank & Realization of Export
Proceedings
Preparing
Export
Documents
As per
Payment / LC
Terms
Presenting
Export
Documents
to Bank
Realization
of Export
Proceedings
Getting
E-BRC
Bank
Negotiates
these
Documents
with the
Importer's
Bank
Handling
Discrepancies
if any
Claiming
Export
Incentives
if Any /
Discharging
Export
Obligation
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Payment
Realization