SN Panigrahi is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in various management fields and is involved in training and public speaking. The document elaborates on the role and importance of Export Promotional Councils in India, which support and assist exporters in navigating international markets and accessing government resources. It highlights the benefits of registering with these councils, the various types of councils available, and recent initiatives aimed at enhancing the export capabilities of the MSME sector.

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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 100 Workshops on above
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 Organization)
ZED Consultant – Certified by QCI – MSME (Govt of India
Organization)
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.
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Export promotional Councils (EPC) are authorities which are basically promoting, supporting
and assisting firms in entering the International markets and realising their optimum
potential from given resources. They also provide guidance and assistance to the exporters.
In legal terms, export promotional councils are Govt-Controlled non-profit organisation
registered as a company or society. Each Export promotional council is responsible for his
particular group of products and can use a wide array of tools to facilitate trade.
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WHY EXPORT PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS ARE USEFUL FOR FIRST TIME EXPORTER
As per the Foreign trade policy of India, any person who either wants to acquire any license
to import export restricted or other similar categories of goods or to avail any export related
benefit or scheme is liable to register for Registration Cum Membership Certificate
(RCMC).
Export promotional councils provide various benefits to the registered exporters. And hence
plays a significant role for any exporter in India.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH EXPORT PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS
The export promotional councils promote a specific set of the product. Hence, the exporter
should register under the concerned Export Promotional Councils as per their line of
products.
E.g. if you are an exporter of coconut, then you should register under Coconut Board of
India.
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• Country Image Building through advertising, promotional events, and advocacyCountry Image Building
• Export Support Services such as exporter training and information on trade finance, logistics,
and customs etcExport Support Services
• Marketing through Trade Fairs or exporter and importer missions
Marketing through Trade
Fairs
• In terms of lowering the costs of matching local firms with foreign buyers, export promotion agencies can
work to reduce general frictions across the entire industry or support individual firms directly.
Market Research and
Publications
•Export Promotional Council (EPC) helps and promotes the exporters by making them aware
of the government schemes and other benefits.
Promoting
Government Schemes
• Export Promotional Council (EPC) further promotes and collects the export data to compare
the industry growth and solve any hurdle in between.
Collecting and
Restoring Data
•To make arrangements for sending trade delegations and study teams to one or more
countries for promoting the export of specific products and to circulate the reports of specific
products and diversifying to new products.
Sending Trade
Delegations
•EPC also plays various roles at the policy level to promote and grow the industryOther roles
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APPENDIX-2 T of HB
Provides
LIST OF EXPORT PROMOTION
COUNCILS/COMMODITY BOARDS/EXPORT
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES
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 Apparel Export Promotion Council
 Basic Chemicals Pharmaceuticals
& Cosmetic Export Promotion
Council
 Carpet Export Promotion Council
 Cashew Export Promotion Council
of India
 CAPEXIL
 Chemicals and Allied Products
Export Promotion Council
 Cotton Textiles Export Promotion
Council
 Council for Leather Exports
 EEPC (Engineering Export
Promotion Council)
There are 28+1 Export Promotion Councils.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations(FIEO)- Apex body of all Export Promotion Councils/Commodity
Boards/Export Development Authorities(Export Promotion Councils) in India
 Project Exports Promotion Council of India
 The Plastics Export Promotion Council
 Power-loom Dev. and Export Promotion
Council
 Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council
 Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion
Council
 Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC)
 Sports Goods Export Promotion Council
(SQEPC)
 Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export
Promotion Council
 Telecom Equipment and Services Export
Promotion Council (TEPC)
 Wool Industry Export Promotion Council
 Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council
 Export Promotion Council for EOUs
and SEZ Units
 Electronics & Computer Software
Export Promotion Council
 Export Promotion Council for
Handicrafts
 Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion
Council (GJEPC)
 Handloom Export Promotion Council
 Indian Oilseeds & Produce Exporters
Association EPC (IOPEA)
 Indian Silk Export Promotion Council
 Jute Products Development and
Export Promotion Council - (JPDEPC)
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 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
 Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
 Rubber Board
 Coffee Board
 Coir Board
 Tea Board
 Tobacco Board Coconut Development Board
There are 7 Commodity Boards / Development Authorities
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Export Promotion Council
Established for MSME Sector
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Export Promotion Council Established for MSME
Sector
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
31-December-2018 14:56 IST
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has recently established an Export
Promotion Cell with an aim to create a sustainable ecosystem for entire MSME development.The
benefits likely to accrue to the MSMEs are:
i. Evaluate readiness of MSMEs to export their products and services
ii. Recognize areas where improvements are required in order to be able to export effectively
and efficiently
iii. Integration of MSME into global value chain. This was stated by Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,Giriraj Singh in theLok Sabha
today, while replying to a question.
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The MSME Minister further said that the current status of exports from the MSME sector as per
the information received from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics
(DGCIS), the value of MSME related products is USD 147,390.08 million and share of MSME
related products in the country’s exports was 48.56% during 2017-18.
To ensure efficient and effective delivery of all MSME export related interventions, the Ministry
proposed to formulate a governing council that will be chaired by Secretary, M/o MSME and
Co-chaired by Development Commissioner, M/o MSME. The council will comprise of senior
officials and members from M/o MSME, Commerce, MSME Export Promotion Councils, Export
Development Authorities, Commodity Boards, and other bodies.
An action plan is also proposed to be put in place to achieve the following objectives:
•Target of USD 100 billion of exports from India by 2020
•Evaluate readiness of MSMEs to export their products and services
•Recognize areas where improvements are required in order to be able to export
effectively and efficiently
•Integration of MSMEs into Global Value Chain.
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