Promotional Measures for Exports
Promotional Measures give direct incentives to the
exporters for
- Market Access Initiatives (for studies, brochures etc.),
- Marketing Development Assistance for participation in trade fairs
etc.
- Providing services to international market
- Marketing in difficult markets like certain African, Latin
American and CIS markets
- Marketing difficult products like those from rural areas.
- Special agricultural products, and rural industrial products.
- High-Technology Products
- Achieving quantum growth in exports under Erstwhile Target Plus
Scheme
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Some of the more popular scheme are :
SFIS (Served from India Scheme)
Gives a value of 10% of the FE earned from export of
services in the previous year in the form of duty credit script. In case of
hotels and other service providers in tourism sector it is 5%.
The Script can be used for duty free procurement of any Capital Goods or
consumables related to any service sector business of the script holder,
from International as well as domestic sources. In case of Hotels and
Restaurants it can be used even for import of foods items and liquor.
Is Actual User and non transferable (except within the group)
VKGUY (Vishesh Krishi and Gramin Udyog Yojna)
The scheme offers a duty credit script equivalent to 5%
of previous year's exports of certain agricultural & forest products.
The script is transferable to other importers
FMS (Focus Market Scheme)
The scheme incentivizes exports to Certain Latin
American, African and CIS Countries. It offers 2.5% of the previous years
exports in the form of duty credit script, which is
transferable
FPS (Focus Products Scheme)
The scheme incentivises exports of certain items of rural
and semi urban origin. It offers 1.25% of the previous years exports in the
form of duty credit script, which is transferable.
For the export of certain Toys and Sports Goods from 1.4.08, a script of
up-to 6.25% value is available. For High value added products script of upto
2.5% is available.
(HTPEPS) High-Tech Products Export Promotion
Scheme
Provides upto 1.25% of previous year's exports in the
form of a duty credit script. Alternatively a duty credit script of 5% of
the incremental growth may be taken at the option of the exporter.
All the above except SFIS can also be availed by EOU/EHTP/BTP who
are not availing of direct tax benefits/exemptions.
WHAT WE DO:
We assist in identification of the benefits
available under the relevant scheme. Further we will do documentation required, application
preparations, representation and coordination with DGFT and other concerned
Government Departments till the receipt of final script. Later we will assist
you in actually realizing the value of the script in cash.
