ACC

Assistant Commissioner of Customs

ACU

Asian Clearing Union

AEZ

Agri Export Zone

ANF

AayaatNiryaat 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

Bio Technology 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 Scheme

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 (No. 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

Hand Book of Procedures (Vol. 1)

HBP v2

Hand Book 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, 2004-2009

ITPO

India Trade Promotion Organisation

LoC

Line of Credit

LoI

Letter of Intent

LoP

Letter of Permit

LUT

Legal Under Taking

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

SEICMM

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

TRQ

Tariff Rate Quota

VA

Value Addition

VKGUY

VisheshKrishi and Gram UdyogYojana

WHOGMP

World Health Organisation Good Manufacturing Practices