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Commerce ministry starts Covid-19 helpdesk to resolve import, export issues

This relates to issues such as customs clearance delays and banking matters

Commerce Ministry to meet exporters discuss export scenario amid Covid

The commerce and industry ministry has convened a meeting of exporters on April 20 to discuss export situation against the backdrop of surging coronavirus cases

Exports rise to $13.7 billion during Apr 1-14: Commerce Ministry data

Healthy growth rate in sectors such as engineering and gems and jewellery helped

Govt likely to tweak RoDTEP scheme amid outcry over refund rates

The new scheme aims to refund to exporters the embedded non-creditable central, state and local levies paid on inputs.

States to rank districts on export competitiveness, says commerce ministry

The union government is currently working on 'developing districts as export hubs' to decentralise export promotion activity

Logistics policy to go to Cabinet for approval, aims to ease goods movement

Indian industry pays a high logistics cost, hurting the competitiveness of domestic goods in the international market.

Exports in March expected to record healthy growth: Commerce Secy

The country's exports are steadily recovering and it is expected to record a healthy growth rate in March, a top government official said on Wednesday.

Need of the hour is to reduce logistics cost: Commerce Minister Goyal

India cannot be competitive if this cost remains high, Goyal said

India holds significant export potential in toy sector, says commerce secy

Participating in a webinar on ''Scaling up Toy Exports from India'', Wadhawan said the government intends to promote Toy clusters through innovative and creative methods

Make next 10 years 'the decade of India': Piyush Goyal to pharma firms

Coining a new acronym, Goyal said the world today needs CURE - Cost-effective Uni­ve­rsal solutions through Research and Enterprise

Commerce ministry issues draft order for exports of eggs, egg products

The commerce ministry has come out with a draft order as per which eggs and egg products would be subjected to quality control or inspection prior to exports

Commerce ministry should remove impossible conditions in SEZ rules: Expert

The Commerce Ministry should amend the Rule 34 suitably and also the Rules 46(12) and 46(13), as the procurement certificate has been replaced with the intimation prescribed under Rule 5 of Customs

Exporters seek support measures in new FTP to boost India's shipments

Exporters on Thursday urged the government to provide support measures in the next foreign trade policy (FTP), being formulated by the commerce ministry, to boost the country's outbound shipments.

Non-basmati rice exports doubled to Rs 22,856 cr during Apr-Dec 2020

Exports of non-basmati rice more than doubled to Rs 22,856 crore during April-December 2020-21 as against Rs 10,268 crore in the same period of the previous year, according to the commerce ministry.

Exporters shouldn't rely much on subsidies from govt

The government has introduced the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess that will be levied on select imported goods and petroleum products

We are fast achieving pre-Covid levels in exports: Commerce secy

The country's exports recorded a positive growth in January

Commerce ministry for imposing anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemical

The commerce ministry has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty for five years on a Chinese chemical used in dye and pharma industries

Commerce, urban affairs ministries to work on logistics planning in cities

The move is aimed at promoting ease of doing business in the country

As food prices ease, wholesale inflation comes down to 1.22% in December

India's wholesale price based inflation eased to 1.22% in December from a year earlier, helped mainly by a lower increase in food prices

New Foreign Trade Policy will be rolled out from April 1, says govt

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a meeting on Tuesday on the subject ''New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26''