**Summary:**
This Trade Notice, No. 34/2020-21, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Government of India, on November 12, 2020, announces the initiation of the process for formulating a new five-year Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). The existing FTP 2015-2020 has been extended until March 31, 2021. The notice invites suggestions and inputs from all stakeholders, including Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Trade/Industry Bodies/Associations, Commodity Boards, Regional Authorities (RAs) of DGFT, and members of trade and industry. To facilitate the collection and analysis of these suggestions, stakeholders are requested to submit their input exclusively through a dedicated Google Form available at https://bit.ly/3khHEI2 within fifteen days from the date of the notice. Submissions via email or paper will not be accepted. The notice is issued by S.B.S. Reddy, Additional DGFT, from File No. 01/75/171/00001/AM21/FTP Cell.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Department of Commerce, Government of India responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location of Udyog Bhawan, the office from which the trade notice was issued.
Foreign Trade Policy: A set of guidelines and regulations established by the Indian government to promote and regulate international trade.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The existing Foreign Trade Policy which was extended until 31 March 2021.
Export Promotion Councils: Organizations that promote exports from India.
Commodity Boards: Organizations that promote the development of specific commodities in India.
SBS Reddy: Additional DGFT, signatory of the Trade Notice.
Udyog Bhawan: Office of Directorate General of Foreign Trade in New Delhi, Delhi
Government of India
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110011
Dated 12th November, 2020
Trade Notice No. 34/2020-21
To,
Export Promotion Councils and Commodity Boards,
Trade/Industry Bodies/Associations/Organisations,
Members of Trade and Industry,
All RAs of DGFT,
Other stakeholders
Sub: New Foreign Trade Policy - inviting suggestions regarding.
The Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), was extended for a year till 31 March
2021. In order to prepare a new five year Foreign Trade Policy, suggestions/inputs
are invited from various stakeholders. To collate, analyze and for ease of processing
the suggestions/inputs received, a Google Form has been created on the following
link:
https://bit.ly/3khHEI2
2. Stakeholders including Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Trade/Industry
Bodies/Associations, Commodity Boards, RAs and members of trade, industry are
requested to send their suggestions/inputs only through above-mentioned Google
Form, rather than email or paper based submissions within fifteen days from the date
of issue of this Trade Notice.
Sd/-
(SBS Reddy)
Additional DGFT
(Issued from File No. 01/75/171/00001/AM21-FTP Cell)