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ENHANCING EXPORTS THROUGH FTA

ENHANCING EXPORTS THROUGH FTA. BY R R PADMANABHAN HON ADVISER- FOREIGN TRADE ANDHRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WHAT IS FTA?. FTA IS AN ARRANGMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE TARIFF/NONTARIFF BARRIERS ON GOODS/SERVICES AMONG THEMSELVES. WHAT IS PTA?.

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ENHANCING EXPORTS THROUGH FTA

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  1. ENHANCING EXPORTS THROUGH FTA BY R R PADMANABHAN HON ADVISER- FOREIGN TRADE ANDHRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  2. WHAT IS FTA? FTA IS AN ARRANGMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE TARIFF/NONTARIFF BARRIERS ON GOODS/SERVICES AMONG THEMSELVES

  3. WHAT IS PTA? TWO OR MORE PARTIES AGREE TO REDUCE TARIFFS ON AGREED NO OF TARIFF LINES. THE LIST OF PRODUCTS IS CALLED POSITIVE LIST

  4. WHY FTA/PTA? WTO – WHICH PROMISED FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES REMAINS A NON STARTER

  5. PRESENT SCENARIO OF WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE 100% SHARE OF WTO MEMBERS 94% TRADE BY ALL GROUPINGS AS% OF WORLD TRADE 72 (SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTSICS)

  6. INDIA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNERS –Rs.in crores

  7. STATE OF FTA ANY REGIONAL GROUPINGS IS ALWAYS WTO PLUS SIMILARLY ANY FTA/PTA IS ALWAYS WTO PLUS AND REGIONAL GROUPINGS PLUS

  8. INDIA’S FTAs INDIAN FTAs ARE PARTLY DUE TO RECOGNITION THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT BEHIND OTHER TRADE POWERS MOST NOTABLY CHINA. CHINA IS AHEAD OF US IN MANY INDICES

  9. FTAs IN OPERATION Agreement on Economic Cooperation between India and Finland Agreement on South Asia Free Trade Area Asia Pacific Trade Agreement APTA CECA between The Republic of India and the Republic of Singapore Global System of Trade Preferences GSTP India Chile PTA India Afghanistan PTA India ASEAN Agreements India Bhutan Trade Agreement

  10. FTA s IN OPERATION India Bhutan Trade Agreement India Korea CEPA India MERCOSUR PTA India Nepal Trade Treaty India Sri Lanka FTA SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services

  11. INDIAN FTAs • CURRENTLY UNDER NEGOTIATION • INDIA CHINA • INDIA AUSTRALIA • INDIA INDONESIA • INDIA NEW ZEALAND

  12. Case of Indo Spore FTA • All figures in Indian Rupees(Crores)

  13. Singapore’s FTAs       ASEAN Free Trade Area ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA ASEAN-China (ACFTA) ASEAN-India (AIFTA) ASEAN-Japan (AJCEP) ASEAN-Korea (AKFTA) Australia (SAFTA) China (CSFTA) Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(SJFTA)

  14. India (CECA) Japan (JSEPA) Korea (KSFTA) New Zealand (ANZSCEP) Panama (PSFTA) Peru (PeSFTA) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland (ESFTA) Trans-Pacific SEP (Brunei, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore) United States (USSFTA)

  15. Case of India – Chile • All figures in Indian Rupees(crores)

  16. What Chile has offered? Agricultural Products 7 Chemicals and Pharma53 Dyes and resin 7 Plastic,Rubber 14 Leather products 12 Textiles and clothing106 Footwear 10 Industrial products 82 Others 5

  17. agriculture products (7 tariff lines), 20% chemicals and pharmaceuticals (53 tariff lines), 20-50% dyes and resins (7 tariff lines), 20% plastic, rubber and miscellaneous chemicals (14 tariff lines)20-100 Sheath contraceptives 100% 4014.10.00 leather products (12 tariff lines) , textiles and clothing (106 tariff lines) , footwear (10 tariff lines), some industrial products (82 tariff lines) some other products (5 tariff lines). 9018.32.00 tubular needles 100%

  18. WHAT CHILE BUYS FROM OTHERS? • petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas

  19. IF YOUR PRODUCT IS IN THE CATEGORY OF WHAT CHILE BUYS FROM OTHERS AND IF IT IS COVERED UNDER FTA WITH INDIA, THEN YOU CAN ENTER THE MARKET. OF COURSE, SUBJECT OTHERS THINGS REMAINING EQUAL

  20. LEVIS EXAMPLE • YARN FROM CAMBODIA • DYED AND SPUN IN TAIWAN • CUTTING AND STITCHED IN BANGLADESH • EXPORTED TO US AND EUROPEAN MARKETS • THE WHOLE PROCESS COORDINATED FROM HONGKONG

  21. COMPONENTS OF FTA CHANGE IN HSN CODE ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS VALUE ADDITION DE NEMISIS REMOVAL OF BARRIERS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM

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