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On the basis of direct and indirect methods of exporting, export market organisations in India are
directly to foreign buyers without any intervention from intermediaries. The manufacturer may also
appoint agents abroad for selling products. They enjoy several advantages:
(b) Merchant Exporters: Merchant exporters are the exporters who purchase goods from the
domestic market and sell them in foreign countries. They enjoy several advantages:
Limited capital.
Specialization in marketing.
(c) Status Holders: The Government of India introduced the concept of status holders in the in the
year 1960. Export House (EH) was the first category introduced by the Government with the
objective of promoting exports by providing assistance for building marketing infrastructure and
expertise required for export promotion. Thereafter in the year 1981, Trading Houses were
introduced in order to develop new products and new markets, particularly for the products of SSls
and Cottage industries. The categorisation, their eligibility and nomenclatures have changed since
then. As per the new Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014, status holders have been categorised as
India, the government introduced the concept of Service Export House in the EXIM policy 2002-07.
As per this policy, the service providers who have achieved a stipulated level of export performance
are eligible for recognition of status holder. Accordingly they are eligible for all the facilities and
incentives, hitherto given to the export and trading houses. These facilities include import of capital
goods under EPCG scheme, passenger baggage, import of restricted items, etc. The above
commodities through specified government agencies such as State Trading Corporation of India
(STC), Metals and Minerals Corporation (MMTC). The items specified in the canalised list can be
or under the direction of the government, set up a joint organisation for co-ordination of their export
Price stabilisation;
Economies of scale.