Exports of Handloom Products from india

India’s Textile Industry is the country’s second largest industry in terms of employment potential. Handloom sector plays a very important role in the country’s economy. Handloom industry is the largest cottage industry in the country with 23.77 lakh looms.

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    The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC)

    The GJEPC was formed in 1966 and has over 7,500 members associated with it to date. The objectives and roles of the council are promoting the brand India, connecting government and trade, upholding diamond integrity, spreading education, innovation and infrastructure, etc.

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    The handloom sector of India is one of the biggest unorganized economic activities. The handloom industry in India has a long tradition of outstanding artisanship that represents and preserves vibrant Indian culture. India’s handloom artists are globally known for their unique hand spinning, weaving and printing style. They are based out of small towns and villages of the country which transfer skills from one generation to the next. The handloom industry is the country’s largest cottage industry, with 23.77 lakh looms. It is also the second-largest employment provider in the rural region employing more than 3 million people in direct and allied activities.

    Objectives

    A. To support, protect, maintain, increase and promote the export of Indian Handloom fabrics by:-

    1. Undertaking market study in individual foreign countries
    2. Sending out trade missions to foreign countries
    3. Conducting propaganda in foreign countries, the advantages of trade and commerce with India in Handloom fabrics
    4. Propagating information useful to manufacturers and traders in Indian handloom fabrics through lectures, discussions, books, correspondence etc.
    5. Provide input to the Government, local authorities and public bodies on matters related to policies
    6. Deputing officers to witness the survey of Indian handloom fabrics exported
    7. Inquire and investigate into complaints received from foreign buyers or Indian exporters and act as arbitrators if asked for it
    8. Facilitate upgrading, popularisation and adoption of technology, quality and design improvement, standards and specifications, product development, diversification and innovations, etc
    9. Provide guidance, consultancy and support to handloom exporters
    10. Organise participation in trade fairs, exhibitions and buyer-seller meets in India and abroad

    B. To enunciate equitable principles, setup code/s of practices to govern the export trade in Indian Handloom fabrics and further to simplify transactions relating to export
    C. To keep in constant communication with various bodies throughout the world with a view to take necessary measure for maintaining or increasing the export
    D. To advise or represent Government , local authorities and Public bodies on the policies adopted by them in relation to their effect on industry or commerce and other measures including direct and indirect taxation

    how we help

    Align Costs with Strategy & Focus on Growth

    Strategies

    A. Arrange for participation of member exporters in important trade fairs, organising buyer-seller meet (BSM), business missions.

    B. Provide financial grants to exporters with Market Development Assistance and Market Access Initiative for undertaking sale-cum- study tours, participation in international fairs, publicity etc.

    C. Popularise Indian Handloom products abroad through website publicity, advertisements in commercial portals, trade magazines, conducting exclusive hand woven shows, and through Council’s publications.

    D. Dissemination of trade information like market studies, colour trends, design trends, export trends, standards and specifications, Government policies, circulars etc. through publications and news letters.

    E. Conducting workshops, seminars on upgrading technology in pre-loom, loom, post loom practices to improve quality and productivity, popularising modern dyeing practices, product innovations, diversifications and improvement, quality compliance, better merchandising practices, packaging methods,etc to improve competitiveness of Indian Handloom products.

    F. Promote product innovation, diversification and improvement in selected handloom clusters under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) for promoting production of exportable products.

    G. Providing design support to develop new designs, fabric simulation colour printouts, peg plan graph outputs, layout information, computer aided colour matching etc. to the exporters.

    H. Generation and dissemination of trade enquiries for facilitating International buyers to source handloom products from Indian Handloom exporters.

    I. Liaison with Government for strengthening infrastructure facilities in handloom export production centres, take efforts to improve forward and backward linkages in handloom sector.

    J. Serve as a link between trade and Government to formulate appropriate policies to promote handloom export growth.

    K. Inquire into complaints made against exporters and take up member exporter’s problems related to buyers with respective embassies.

     
    HEPC Membership Benefits

    Marketing support under MAI scheme / NHDP scheme:

      • Participation in international fairs – Subsidized fair participation and travel grant under various schemes of Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of Commerce and Industry
      • Participation in Reverse Buyer Seller Meet in India.
      • Participation in Trade delegations
      • Exclusive International events for Weavers & India Handloom Brand (IHB) holders
      • Linking between Manufacturers and Exporters
    Documents for HEPC License
      • Import Export Code (IEC) issued by the licensing authorities concerned
      • Proof of self-attested GST
      • Personal Account Number (PAN)
      • Small Scale Industries (SSI), Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM), MSME (Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum) registration certificate
      • Online generated signature paper signed by the forwarding agent such as the owner, a partner, or an investor (as per) and verified by the world-class bank.
      • Memorandum and Articles of Association (MOA) in the case of companies
      • The partnership does in the case of partnership firms