THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a): The details of annual average share of India in global trade are as follows:
Years India''s Share in
World Merchandise Plus Services Exports India''s Share in
World Merchandise Plus Services Imports
2012 1.9 2.7
2013 2.0 2.5
2014 2.0 2.5
2015 2.0 2.4
2016 2.0 2.4
Source: WTO database
(b) & (c): As per information received from Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), of the 5800 tariff lines at 6 digit level (ITC-HS), 200 such lines contribute about 50% of India’s exports. Of these 200 lines, in respect of 61 lines India’s share of exports has fallen in Global imports between 2011 and 2016. These 61 lines are listed in Annexure-I.
(d) to (f): Suggestions for reform of trade strategy are received from stakeholders, including FIEO, from time to time, which are taken into consideration as part of the regular ongoing process of review and reform of trade policy. As part of this process Government has taken the following steps to increase the competitiveness of India’s exports:
(i) The New Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) was announced on 1st April, 2015 with a focus on supporting both manufacturing and services exports.
(ii) The Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) has been introduced in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 on 01.04.2015 with the objective to offset infrastructural inefficiencies and associated costs involved in exporting goods/products which are produced/ manufactured in India and to provide a level playing field to Indian exporters, especially those having high export intensity and employment potential. The Scheme incentivizes exporters in terms of freely transferable Duty Credit Scrips which are transferable and can be used to pay certain Central duties/taxes including customs duties. The Scheme covers exports of 7914 tariff lines at 8 digit levels to all countries.
(iii) The Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) has been introduced in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 on 01.04.2015. The Scheme provides rewards at the rate of 3 to 5% on Net Foreign Exchange earnings, to service providers of notified services from India to rest of the world, in the form of Duty Credit Scrips which are transferable and can be used to pay certain Central duties/taxes including customs duties.
(iv) The Government has implemented the Niryat Bandhu Scheme with an objective to reach out to the new and potential exporters including exporters from Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and mentor them through orientation programmes, counseling sessions, individual facilitation etc., on various aspects of foreign trade for being able to get into international trade and boost exports from India.
(v) As part of the “Ease of Doing Business” initiatives, the Government has launched Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) clearances project w.e.f 1st April, 2016. The scheme enables the importers/exporters to file a common electronic ‘Integrated Declaration’ on the Indian Customs Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway i.e. ICEGATE portal. The Integrated Declaration compiles the information requirements of Customs, FSSAI, Plant Quarantine, Animal Quarantine, Drug Controller, Wild Life Control Bureau and Textile Committee. It replaces nine separate forms required by these 6 different agencies and Customs.
(vi) Interest Equalization Scheme on pre & post shipment credit was launched to provide cheaper credit to exporters.
(vii) A new scheme called Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories was introduced w.e.f. 1st September 2016 wherein exporters are entitled for an authorisation for fabrics including inter lining on pre-import basis and all industry rate of Duty Drawback for non-fabric inputs on the exports.
(viii) Further, the Government continues to provide the facility of access to duty free raw materials and capital goods for exports through schemes like Advance Authorization, Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA), Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) and drawback / refund of duties.
(ix) The Government launched a new scheme called Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) w.e.f. 15th March, 2017 with the objective to enhance export competitiveness by bridging gaps in export infrastructure, creating focused export infrastructure, first mile and last mile connectivity for export oriented projects and addressing quality and certification measures. The Central and State Agencies, including Export Promotion Councils, Commodities Boards, SEZ Authorities and Apex Trade Bodies recognised under the EXIM policy of Government of India are eligible for financial support under this scheme.
(x) The Government has approved the proposal for notification of commitments under the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of World Trade Organization (WTO), ratification and acceptance of the Instrument of Acceptance of Protocol of TFA to the WTO Secretariat and constitution of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF). The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. It also sets out measures for effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues. These objectives are in consonance with India’s “Ease of Doing Business” initiative.
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Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply of part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question no. 143 for answer on 17th July 2017.
S. No. Product code Commodities India''s Share of Exports in World Imports 2011 India''s Share of Exports in World Imports 2016
1 710239 Diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excluding industrial diamonds) 31.36% 30.79%
2 711319 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver 22.10% 14.44%
3 870321 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons 8.84% 5.77%
4 290243 P-Xylene 4.29% 3.37%
5 420221 Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface 3.46% 2.97%
6 390210 Polypropylene, in primary forms 4.13% 2.53%
7 880330 Parts of aeroplanes or helicopters, n.e.s. (excluding those for gliders) 3.21% 2.00%
8 401120 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used for buses and lorries (excluding typres 2.14% 1.92%
9 620342 Men''s or boys'' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton 2.02% 1.68%
10 870210 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver, with compression-ignition 1.77% 1.57%
11 392190 Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly 1.81% 1.55%
12 841480 Air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating 1.84% 1.29%
13 850300 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with electric motors and generators, electric 1.91% 1.29%
14 230400 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets 8.31% 1.20%
15 620462 Women''s or girls'' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton 1.56% 0.93%
16 890190 Vessels for the transport of goods and vessels for the transport of both persons and goods 1.02% 0.86%
17 640399 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather 0.90% 0.84%
18 847990 Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s. 1.52% 0.81%
19 260111 Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites) 2.65% 0.72%
20 611020 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted 0.59% 0.56%
21 853690 Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to 0.59% 0.55%
22 330499 Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments) 0.63% 0.46%
23 390120 Polyethylene with a specific gravity of >= 0,94, in primary forms 1.20% 0.44%
24 100590 Maize (excluding seed for sowing) 3.31% 0.39%
25 851770 Parts of telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks 0.95% 0.36%
26 853400 Printed circuits 0.30% 0.29%
27 841810 Combined refrigerator-freezers, with separate external doors 0.65% 0.26%
28 300439 Medicaments containing hormones or steroids used as hormones but not antibiotics 0.33% 0.24%
S. No. Product code Commodities India''s Share of Exports in World Imports 2011 India''s Share of Exports in World Imports 2016
29 841199 Parts of gas turbines, n.e.s. 0.51% 0.23%
30 401110 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used for motor cars, incl. station wagons and racing 0.33% 0.22%
31 854140 Photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled 0.44% 0.22%
32 490199 Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excluding those in single sheets; dictionaries 0.26% 0.21%
33 270119 Coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated (excluding anthracite and bituminous coal) 0.79% 0.20%
34 999999 Commodities not elsewhere specified 2.87% 0.16%
35 847330 Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines 0.13% 0.13%
36 940540 Electric lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.s. 0.17% 0.12%
37 851712 Telephones for cellular networks "mobile telephones" or for other wireless networks 1.71% 0.09%
38 740400 Waste and scrap, of copper (excluding ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted 0.17% 0.09%
39 847180 Units for automatic data-processing machines (excluding processing units, input or output units 0.12% 0.09%
40 890120 Tankers 0.16% 0.08%
41 847160 Input or output units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage 0.08% 0.07%
42 852872 Reception apparatus for television, colour, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers 0.07% 0.06%
43 340220 Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning 0.11% 0.06%
44 852351 Solid-state, non-volatile data storage devices for recording data from an external source 0.35% 0.04%
45 847170 Storage units for automatic data-processing machines 0.13% 0.04%
46 847150 Processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same 0.22% 0.04%
47 854129 Transistors with a dissipation rate >= 1 W (excluding photosensitive transistors) 0.03% 0.02%
48 848690 Parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the ... 0.07% 0.02%
49 847130 Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg 0.03% 0.01%
50 854290 Parts of electronic integrated circuits, n.e.s. 0.05% 0.01%
51 854231 Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined 0.013% 0.008%
52 854233 Electronic integrated circuits as amplifiers 0.007% 0.006%
53 710813 Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes 0.008% 0.005%
54 854232 Electronic integrated circuits as memories 0.021% 0.005%
55 710691 Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, unwrought (excluding silver in powder form) 0.007% 0.002%
56 848620 Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated 0.0019% 0.0009%
57 151190 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified and crude) 0.0068% 0.0007%
58 440710 Coniferous wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded 0.0016% 0.0005%
59 271112 Propane, liquefied 0.01207% 0.00001%
60 270112 Bituminous coal, whether or not pulverised, non-agglomerated 0.00131% 0.00001%
61 270900 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 0.00094% 0.00000%
Source: Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO)
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