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3. Assistance to
individual exporters for export promotion activities abroad –
Participation in EPC etc. led Trade Delegations/BSMs/Trade Fairs/
Exhibitions:
Exporting companies with on f.o.b. value of exports of
upto Rs. 10 crore in the preceding year will be eligible for MDA assistance for
participation in EPC etc. led trade delegations/BSMs/fairs/exhibitions abroad
to explore new markets for export of their specific product(s) and commodities
from India in the initial phase.This
will be subject to the condition that the exporter is having complete 12 months
membership with concerned EPC etc. and filing of returns with concerned
EPC/organization regularly.
Assistance would be permissible on travel expenses
assistance would be permissible on travel expenses by air, in economy excursion
class fair and/or charges of the built up furnished stall, @ 90% for exporters
having valid SSI registration certification and @ 75% for others including
merchant exporters. This would,
however, be subject to an upper ceiling mentioned below in the table per tour.
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S. No.
(1) |
Area/Sector
(2)
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No.of visits eligible
(3) |
Maximum Financial ceiling per
event |
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BSM/Trade fair/delegations/exhibition etc. abroad (travel grant)
(A)
(4) |
Trade fair/Exhibition abroad. (Stall charges)
(B)
(5) |
Total (in Rs.)
(A+B)(6) |
| 1. |
Focus LAC |
1 |
Rs. 90,000/- |
Rs. 50,000/- |
1,40,000/- |
| 2. |
Focus Africa (including WANA countries) |
1 |
Rs. 60,000/- |
Rs. 50,000/- |
1,10,000/- |
| 3. |
Focus CIS |
1 |
Rs. 60,000/- |
Rs. 50,000/- |
1,10,000/- |
| 4. |
Focus ASEAN |
1 |
Rs. 60,000/- |
Rs. 50,000/- |
1,10,000/- |
| 5. |
General Areas |
1 |
Nil |
Rs. 50,000/- |
50,000/- |
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TOTAL |
5 |
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The participation of individual companies in the above
activities shall be subject to the following conditions:
For EPC etc. led Trade Delegations/BSMs only
air-fare by economy excursion class as indicated in Column 4 above shall be
permissible. For participation in Trade
Fairs/Exhibitions stall charges in addition to travel expenditure shall also be
permissible subject to ceilings mentioned in the column 6 in the above table. Maximum number of permissible participations
shall be five in a financial year as indicated in above table (No travel grant
is permissible for one visit to General Areas) Assistance shall be permissible to one regular
employee/director/partner/proprietor of the company Assistance would not be
available to exporter of foreign nationality or holding foreign passport. Intimation application must be received in the
concerned EPC etc. with a minimum of 14 days clear advance notice excluding the
date of receipt of application in the office of the concerned organization and
the date of departures from the country. The company shall not be under investigation/
charged/prosecuted/ debarred/black listed under EXIM Policy of India or any
others law relating to export and import business.
Maximum MDA assistance shall be inclusive of MDA assistance
received from all Govt. bodies/FIEO/EPCs/Commodity Boards/ Export Development
Authorities/ITPO etc.
A Maximum of three participations in a particular trade
fair/exhibition,would be eligible for MDA assistance and exporting companies
after availing assistance three times including past cases for a partilcular
fair/exhibition, have to participate in that fair, if any, on self-financing
bases.
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