GLOSSARY (ACRONYMS) - Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (From 5-12-2017 to 31-3-2023) Revised

GLOSSARY (ACRONYMS) Acronym Explanation AA Advance Authorisation AANF Appendices and Aayaat Niryat Form ACU Asian Clearing Union AEZ Agri Export Zone ANF Aayat Niryaat Form ARE-1 Application for Removal of Excisable Goods for Export (By Air/Sea/Post/Land) ARE-3 Application for Removal of Excisable Goods from a factory or a warehouse to another warehouse ACP Accredited Clients Programme AEO Authorised Economic Operator AES Approved Exporter s Scheme APEDA Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority ARO Advance Release Order ASEAN Association of South- East Asian Nations ASIDE Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports AU Actual User BCD Basic Customs Duty BG Bank Guarantee BIFR Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction BOA Board of Approval BOT Board of Trade BRC Bank Realisation Certificate BTP Biotechnology Park BIS Bureau of Indian Standards CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs CCP Customs Clearance Permit CEA Central Excise Authority CEC Chartered Engineer Certificate CED Central Excise Duty CENVAT Central Value Added Tax CETF Common Effluent Treatment Facility CFCs Common Facility Centres CG Capital Goods CIF Cost, Insurance Freight CIN Corporate Identification Number CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CKD Completely Knocked Down CoD Cash on Delivery CoO Certificate of Origin CQCTD Committee on Quality Complaints and Trade Disputes CRES Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices CST Central Sales Tax CIN Company Identification Number CRES Certification of Registration as Exporter of Spices CEPA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs CSP Common Service Provider CECA Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement CVD Countervailing Duty DA Document against Acceptance DBK Drawback DC Development Commissioner DDA Diamond Dollar Accounts DEA Department of Economic Affairs DEL Denied Entity List DES Duty Exemption Schemes DFIA Duty Free Import Authorisation DGCI S Director General, Commercial Intelligence Statistics. DIN Director Identification Number DPIN Designated Partner Identification Number DGFT Director General of Foreign Trade DIPP Department of Industrial Policy Promotion DoBT Department of Bio-Technology DoC Department of Commerce DeitY Department of Electronics and Information Technology DoR Department of Revenue DoT Department of Telecommunications DRS Duty Remission Schemes DTA Domestic Tariff Area e-BRC Electronic Bank Realisation Certificate e-IEC Electronic Importer-Exporter Code ECA Enforcement- cum-Adjudication EDI Electronic Data Interchange ECGC Export Credit Guarantee Corporation EEFC Exchange Earners Foreign Currency EFC Exim Facilitation Committee EFT Electronic Fund Transfer EGM Export General Manifest EHTP Electronic Hardware Technology Park EIC Export Inspection Council EO Export Obligation EODC Export Obligation Discharge Certificate EOP Export Obligation Period EOU Export Oriented Unit EPC Export Promotion Council EPCG Export Promotion Capital Goods EPO Engineering Process Outsourcing EXIM Export Import FDI Foreign Direct Investment FE Foreign Exchange FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act FIEO Federation of Indian Export Organisation FIRC Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate FOB Free On Board FOR Freight on Road and Rails FT(D R)Act Foreign Trade ( Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) FTDO Foreign Trade Development Officer FTP Foreign Trade Policy FT Rules Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules FTWZ Free Trade and Warehousing Zone FTA Free Trade Agreement G J EPC Gems Jewellery Export Promotion Council GOI Government of India GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GR Guarantee of Realisation HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Process HBP Handbook of Procedures HHEC Handicraft Handlooms Exports Corporation ICB International Competitive Bidding ICD Inland Container Depot ICM Indian Commercial Mission IEC Importer Exporter Code ISO International Organisation for Standardisation IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency INFCIRC International Atomic Energy Agency Information Circular IEM Industrial Entrepreneurial Memorandum IMSC Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee IL Industrial Licensing ISO International Standards Organisation ITC (HS) Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) for Export Import Items KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Commission LC Letter of Credit LCS Land Customs Station LLPIN Limited Liability Partnership Number LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LoC Line of Credit LoI Letter of Intent LoP Letter of Permit LUT Legal Undertaking MAI Market Access Initiative MDA Market Development Assistance MEA Ministry of External Affairs MEIS Merchandise Exports from India Scheme MRA Mutual Recognition Agreements MoD Ministry of Defence MoF Ministry of Finance MSME Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSMED Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development MSTC Metal Scrap Trade Corporation NBFC Non- Banking Financial Company NC Norms Committee NFE Net Foreign Exchange NI Non-Infringing NCB National Competitive Bidding NOC No Objection Certificate PDS Public Distribution System PEC Project and Equipment Corporation of India Ltd. PIC Policy Interpretation Committee PRC Policy Relaxation Committee PAN Permanent Account Number PH Personal Hearing PTA Preferential Trade Agreement PSU Public Sector Undertaking R D Research and Development RA Regional Authority RBI Reserve Bank of India RCMC Registration-cum-Membership Certificate REP Replenishment RPA Rupee Payment Area S/B Shipping Bill SAD Special Additional Duty SCOMET Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technology SEI CMM Software Engineers Institute s Capability Maturity Model SEZ Special Economic Zone SEIS Service Exports from India Scheme SIA Secretariat for Industrial Assistance SIIC State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation SION Standard Input Output Norms SKD Semi- Knocked Down SLEPC State Level Export Promotion Committee STC State Trading Corporation STCL Spices Trading Corporation Limited STE State Trading Enterprise STH Star Trading House STPI Software Technology Park of India STR State Trading Regime SUVs Sports Utility Vehicles TED Terminal Excise Duty TEE Towns of Export Excellence TH Trading House TPO Trade Promotion Organization TRA Telegraphic Release Advice TRQ Tariff Rate Quota TUFS Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme UAC Units Approval Committee UN United Nations VA Value Addition WCO World Customs Organisation WHOGMP World Health Organisation Good Manufacturing Practices