I. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1.
International Trade and Commercial Policy including tariff and non-tariff
barriers.
2.
International Agencies connected with Trade Policy (e.g. UNCTAD, ESCAP,
ECA, ECLA, EEC, EFTA, GATT/WTO, ITC and CFC).
3.
International Commodity Agreements other than agreements relating to
wheat, sugar, jute and cotton.
4.
International Customs Tariff Bureau including residuary work relating to
Tariff Commission.
II. FOREIGN
TRADE (GOODS & SERVICES)
5.
All matters relating to foreign trade.
6. Import and
Export Trade Policy and Control excluding matters relating to-
(a) import of
features films;
(b) export of
Indian films- both feature length and shorts; and
(c) import and
distribution of cine-film (unexposed) and other goods required by the film
industry.
III. STATE
TRADING
7. Policies of
State Trading and performance of organisations established for the purpose
and including-
(a) The State
Trading Corporation of India Limited and its subsidiaries
excluding Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation and Central
Cottage Industries Corporation; the Tea Trading Corporation of India
Limited and the Spices Trading Corporation of India Limited;
(b) Projects &
Equipment Corporation of India Limited (PEC);
(c) India
Trade Promotion Organisation and its subsidiaries;
(d) Minerals
and Metals Trading Corporation and its subsidiaries.
8. Production,
distribution (for domestic consumption and exports) and development of
plantation crops, tea, coffee, rubber, spices, tobacco and cashew.
9. Processing
and distribution for domestic consumption and exports of Instant Tea and
Instant Coffee.
10. (a)
Tea Board.
(b) Coffee
Board.
(c) Rubber
Board.
(d) Cardamom
Board.
(d) Tobacco
Board.
IV. TRADING WITH
THE ENEMY : ENEMY PROPERTY
11. Trading with
the enemy; enemy firms and enemy property reparations (other than German
industrial equipment); Controller of Enemy Trading; Controller of Enemy
firms; Custodian of Enemy Property for India.
V.
MANAGEMENT OF THE INDIAN TRADE SERVICES (ITS)
12. Cadre
Management of the Indian Trade Service and all matter pertaining to
training, career planning and manpower planning for the service.
13. Cadre
Management of Indian Supply Service and all matter pertaining to training,
career planning and manpower planning for the Service.
14. Cadre
Management of Indian Inspection Service and all matter pertaining to
training, career planning and manpower planning for the Service.
VI. SPECIAL
ECONOMIC ZONES
15. All matters
relating to development, operation and maintenance of special economic
zones and units in special economic zones, including export and import
policy, fiscal regime, investment policy, other economic policy and
regulatory framework.
Note: All
fiscal concessions and policy issues having financial implications are
decided with the concurrence of the Department of Economic Affairs
(Ministry of Finance) or failing such concurrence with the approval of the
Cabinet.
VII. EXPORT
PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIES AND TRADE FACILITATION
16.
Setting up of Export Processing Zones (EPZ)/
Agricultural Export Zones (AEZ) and 100% Export Oriented Units
(EOUs).
17. Gems and
Jewellery.
18. Matters
relating to Export Promotion Board, Board of Trade and International Trade
Advisory Committee.
19. Matters
relating to concerned Export Promotion Councils/Export Promotion
Organisations.
20. Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade and Indian Institute of Packaging.
21. Indian
Diamond Institute and Footwear Design and Development Institute.
22. Coordination
for export infrastructure.
23. Development
and expansion of export production in
relation to all commodities, products,
manufacturers and semi-manufacturers including-
(a) agricultural
produce within the meaning of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and
Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937);
(b) marine
products;
(c) industrial
products (engineering goods, chemicals, plastics, leather products, etc.);
(d) fuels,
minerals and mineral products;
(e) specific
export oriented products (including plantation crops, etc. but excluding
jute products and handicrafts which are directly under the charge of this
Department).
24. All
organisations and institutions connected with the
provision of services relating to the export
effort including-
(a)
Export Credit and
Export Insurance including Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
Limited;
(b) Export Inspection
Council; Standards including Quality Control;
(c) Directorate
General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics;
(d) Free Trade-Zones.
25. Projects and
programmes for stimulating and assisting the export efforts.
VIII. ATTACHED AND
SUBORDINATE OFFICES
26. Directorate
General of Foreign Trade.
27.
Administration of Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New
Delhi.
28. Directorate
General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties and related matters.
29. Directorate
General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.
IX. STATUTORY
BODIES
30. Marine
Products Export Development Authority.
31. Agricultural
and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
32. Purchase and
inspection of stores for Central
Government Ministries/ Departments including their attached and
subordinate offices and Union Territories, other than the items of
purchase and inspection of stores which are delegated to other authorities
by general or special order.
