I (Meaning and importance of Exports) Unit Structure

(c) Pilot Test House 
A Pilot Test House has been set up in Mumbai with 
necessary infrastructural facilities of testing the products to meet 
the requirements of the international standards. The test house has 
three major sectional laboratories i.e. chemical, electric and 
mechanical laboratory. 
(d) Organises Seminars and Workshops 
It conducts seminars and workshops in respect of improving 
quality standards of Indian products exporters can attend such 
seminars and workshops and take necessary guidance and 
assistance. 
(e) Consultancy Services 
It provides consultancy services to exporters to improve the 
quality. 
(f) Recommendation to Government 
EIC recommends to the governments to take appropriate 
measures for setting up of quality up gradation fund and other 
facilities to the exporters to improve the quality. 

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(g) Delegation Abroad 
 
EIC sends delegations abroad to study quality control 
techniques and other developments in the area of quality control. 
(h) 
GSP Certification 
 
An important function of the EICs is to issue certificate of 
origin under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) required 
for specified products exported to preference giving countries of 
Europe, America, Japan etc, 
EIC undertakes quality development and export promotional 
activities by way of arranging training of various quality control 
techniques to the personal at all levels in the industry. 
7.13 SUMMARY
Export marketing organizations are specialized agencies 
concerned with export trade. Manufacturer exporters, Merchant 
exporters, Canalising agencies, State corporations, Export 
consortium, Export houses, Star trading houses, Trading houses, 
Premier trading houses etc are the main EMOs. 
EPCs are the export promotion organizations established for 
Issuing Certificate of origin, Collecting and supplying information, 
organizing seminars and trade fairs and exhibitions, sending trade 
delegations, providing professional advice, developing export 
consciousness. Commodity Boards are supplementary to EPCs. 
MPEDA was introduced for organisation, co-ordination, 
regulation and growth of the export of marine products with special 
reference to the quality, processing packaging, storage, transport, 
shipment marketing extension and trading in various aspects of the 
industry. 
The main function of APEDA is to build links between Indian 
producers and the global markets. It also arranges buyer-seller 
meets. 
FIEO is an apex body of all Indian export promotion 
organizations and working as a partner of the government of India 
to promote Indian exports. 
IIFT was set for professionalizing the country‟s foreign trade 
management and increasing exports by developing human 
resource, generating, analyzing and disseminating data and 
conducting research. 
NCTI was established to provide latest, trade business and 
economic information to help India and foreign enterprises in the 
promotion of trade from and to India. 

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ITPO provides a broad spectrum of services to trade and 
industry so as to catalyse the growth of bilateral trade. 
The Exporter Inspection Council of India was set up to 
provide for the sound development of export trade through quality 
and pre-shipment inspection.