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Foreign Trade Policy 2023

April 6 , 2023 599 days 747 0
  • The Union Commerce ministry announced the new Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
  • The government reiterated sector-specific targets to achieve the goal of $1 trillion merchandise exports and $1 trillion services exports by 2030.
  • Under the new policy, Faridabad, Moradabad, Mirzapur and Varanasi have been declared as towns of export excellence for apparels, handicrafts, handmade carpet and dari, and handloom and handicraft categories, respectively.
  • These are in addition to the existing 39 towns under the category.
  • Under the new policy, the dairy sector has been exempted from maintaining average export obligation.
  • It will encourage e-commerce exports, which is expected to grow to $200-300 billion by 2023.
  • Under this, Designated zone with warehousing facility will be created. 
  • It also aims at streamlining the SCOMET policy, which covers special chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment and technologies.

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