I (Meaning and importance of Exports) Unit Structure

(d) Advisory Role 
It provides recommendatory advisory and other support 
services to the trade and industry. It helps exporters by solving their 
problems, explaining the procedures, rules and regulation, etc. It 
also assists importers of Indian products in foreign countries 
through Indian missions abroad. 
(e) Other Services of APEDA 
 To register the exporters on payment of such fees as may be 
prescribed. 
 To fix standards an specifications for the products under its 
purview for export. 
 To set and improve the packing and packaging standards for 
the products under its preview. 
 To assist the Indian exporters with marketing infrastructure for 
export of goods abroad. 
 To promote production and development of products under its 
purview for export purpose. 
 To develop manpower through training and development 
programmes in various aspects of the industries connected with 
these products
 To invite trade delegations from abroad and also organize the 
buyer-seller meets and other business interactions. 
 To participates in the inter national trade fair and exhibitions in 
order to give a wide publicity to the Indian products. 
 To distribute annual awards in order to encourage its members 
to perform better on the export front. 
7.8 FEDERATION 
OF 
INDIAN 
EXPORT 
ORGANISATIONS (FIEO) 
7.8.1 MEANING 
 
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) is an apex body 
of various export promotion oragnisations. It was set up in October 
1965. It repr
esents the Indian entrepreneurs‟ spirit of enterprise in 
the global market. It has kept pace with the country‟s evolving 
economic and trade policies and has provided the content, direction 
and thrust to India‟s expanding international trade. As the apex 
body of all Indian export promotion organisations, FIEO works as a