Acronym |
Explanation |
AA |
Advance Authorisation |
ACC |
Assistant Commissioner of Customs |
ACU |
Asian Clearing Union |
AEZ |
Agri Export Zone |
ANF |
Aayaat Niryaat Form |
ARO |
Advance Release Order |
ASIDE |
Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports |
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 |
CBEC |
Central Board of Excise and Customs |
CCP |
Customs Clearance Permit |
CEA |
Central Excise Authority |
CEC |
Chartered Engineer Certificate |
CIF |
Cost, Insurance & Freight |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
CoD |
Cash on Delivery |
CoO |
Certificate of Origin |
CVD |
Countervailing Duty |
DA |
Document against Acceptance |
DoBT |
Department of Bio Technology |
DC |
Development Commissioner |
DEPB |
Duty Entitlement Pass Book |
DFIA |
Duty Free Import Authorisation |
DFRC |
Duty Free Replenishment Certificate |
DGCI&S |
Director General, Commercial Intelligence & Statistics. |
DGFT |
Director General of Foreign Trade |
DIPP |
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion |
DoC |
Department of Commerce |
DoE |
Department of Electronics |
DoIT |
Department of Information Technology |
DoR |
Department of Revenue |
DoT |
Department of Tourism |
DTA |
Domestic Tariff Area |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EEFC |
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency |
EFC |
Exim Facilitation Committee |
EFT |
Electronic Fund Transfer |
EH |
Export House |
EHTP |
Electronic Hardware Technology Park |
EIC |
Export Inspection Council |
EO |
Export Obligation |
EOP |
Export Obligation Period |
EOU |
Export Oriented Unit |
EPC |
Export Promotion Council |
EPCG |
Export Promotion Capital Goods |
EPO |
Engineering Process Outsourcing |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FIEO |
Federation of Indian Export Organisation |
FIRC |
Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate |
FMS |
Focus Market Scheme |
FOB |
Free On Board |
FPS |
Focus Product Scheme |
FT (D&R) Act |
Foreign Trade ( Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) |
FTDO |
Foreign Trade Development Officer |
FTP |
Foreign Trade Policy |
GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GRC |
Grievance Redressal Committee |
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Process |
HBP v1 |
Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1) |
HBP v2 |
Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2) |
ICD |
Inland Container Depot |
ICM |
Indian Commercial Mission |
IEC |
Importer Exporter Code |
ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
ITC (HS) |
Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) Classification for Export & Import Items |
ITPO |
India Trade Promotion Organisation |
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 |
MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
MoF |
Ministry of Finance |
NC |
Norms Committee |
NFE |
Net Foreign Exchange |
NOC |
No Objection Certificate |
PRC |
Policy Relaxation Committee |
PTH |
Premier Trading House |
PSU |
Public Sector Undertaking |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RA |
Regional Authority |
RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
REP |
Replenishment |
RCMC |
Registration-cum-Membership Certificate |
RSCQC |
Regional Sub-Committee on Quality Complaints S/B Shipping Bill |
SEH |
Star Export House |
SEI CMM |
Software Engineers Institute’s Capability Maturity Model |
SEZ |
Special Economic Zone |
SFIS |
Served from India Scheme |
SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
SION |
Standard Input Output Norms |
SSI |
Small Scale Industry |
STE |
State Trading Enterprise |
STH |
Star Trading House |
STP |
Software Technology Park |
TEE |
Towns of Export Excellence |
TH |
Trading House |
TRA |
Telegraphic Release Advice |
TRQ |
Tariff Rate Quota |
VA |
Value Addition |
VKGUY |
Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana |
WHOGMP |
World Health Organisation Good Manufacturing Practices |