1. MRM- (NEW DELHI) – 5TH MAY 2016
FIEO KERALA

2. CONTENTS Focus of FIEO Kerala Chapter
Membership Strength Analysis ( , )
Membership Projected Growth ( )
Programme Review
Major Achievements
New Initiatives and Action Plan,
Proposed Events
Manpower Requirement

3. FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
* To concentrate on interaction with the Government Departments and stake holders in the field of International Trade.
* Many grievances has been settled by mutually discussing the same with the Departments Concerned. Many Seminars and awareness programmes also organized in association with Government Bodies.
* The Chapter is closely working with the State Government for formulation of the Export Policy and also to conduct various studies for improving the standard of exports from the region.

4. MEMBERSHIP & OTHER INCOME
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Membership Target
24,00,000
Membership collected
25,49,811
27,83,447
Percentage of Target Achieved
101.45
98.50%
Certificate of Origin
41034
1,62,500
Admitted Members 65 92
Number of Domestic Events 17 27
Revenue from Domestic Events
1,57,600
6,72,105
Expenditure on Domestic Events
1,44,847
3,58,569
Income form Project study on Kerala state export competitiveness on behalf of Government of Kerala
3,60,675
Number of Overseas Events
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Revenue from Overseas activity
Expenditure on Overseas activity
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KERALA – AN INTRODUCTION

5. Increase in Membership
MEBERSHIP GROWTH
Comparison – &
As more focus were given to MPG category of exports , Chapter decided to organize various export awareness sessions across various districts in the state. Awareness being provided to SME’s and motivated them to be part of FIEO for starting and promoting Export Business . As result of the same we have managed to get a very good number of Registration of Members during
Increase in Membership
US$
Source: CMIE

6. 2015-2016 – 9295New Members 2016-2017- APRIL 18 New Members joined
MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH , AND APRIL 2016
(FY )
APRIL 18 New Members joined –
9295New Members
65 New Members

7. MEMBERSHIP STRENGTH Category 2014-2015 Trading House 3 5
GOD'S OWN COUNTRY
Category
Trading House 3 5
Star Export House 24 27 34
Export House 40 45
Export Oriented Unit 4
State Export Organisation 2
Multi Product Group
200
210
258
Service Provider 33
Chamber of Commerce
Commodity Board
Export Promotion Council 1
Trade Associations
Star Export House/SP
Total No. of Members
323
338
392
New Members 47 65 92
Source: Economic Review of Kerala, 2011
P: Provisional
*Million Nuts

8. Projected Growth of Membership 2016 - 2020

9. MEMBERSHIP GROWETH PROJECTION (2016-2020)
GOD'S OWN COUNTRY
YEAR
TOTAL
MEMBERS
EXPECTED NON PAID
EXPECTED NON MEMBERS
DURING THE PERIOD
392 19
130
503 25
608 30
708 35
803
Source: Economic Review of Kerala, 2011
P: Provisional
*Million Nuts

10. MEMBERSHIP TARGET 2016-2017 Collected As on 30.04.2016
Collected as on 30th April 2016
% of Collection
61%

11. INCOME FROM CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN COMPARISON (2014-2015,2015-2016)
% of COO Attestation Income collected
– Rs /-
Rs 1,62,500/-
( Increase of 400% )
Adopted a strategy of meeting the Service providers and Customs House Agents to convince them the attestation services of FIEO and explained them the convenience to get the Certificates ( Both Preferential and Non Preferential) from FIEO. As we are processing the Certificate of Origin as early as possible, We could collect more COO’s from the parties.
Source: CMIE

12. DOMESTIC EVENTS ORGANISED
FIEO KERALA
DOMESTIC EVENTS ORGANISED
Various sessions were organized in all the districts of the sate under Niryat Bandhu scheme and in General for the upgradation of the EXIM sector and also to promote exports from the Region, In Majority of the sessions we got the privilege to associate with JDGFT Kochi , to organize sessions in Industrial Clusters, Special Economic zones, and in all the districts of the state with various focus products.

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14. FIEO- Kerala
DOMESTIC EVENTS ( )
APRIL 2015
AWARENESS PROGRAME ON NEW FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ( )- KOCHI
MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS ON THE TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES FOR IMRPOVEMENT OF HE EXIM SECTOR.
MAY 2015:-
ANALYSIS OF NEW FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ( ) – CALICUT
ANALYSIS OF NEW FOREIGN TRADE PPLICY AT KOLLAM – KOLLAM
INTERCATIVE SESSION WITH MINISTRY OF SHIPING ,GOVERNMRNT OF INDIA (ASSOCIATED WITH)
JUNE 2015;-
3 DAYS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE – KOCHI
SESSION ON INTERNATONAL TRADE,FTP, AEO & ACP AT KOCHI

15. DOMESTIC EVENTS 2015-2016 FIEO- Kerala
JULY 2015-
SESSION ON FTP, MEIS, WITH MAIN FOCUS TO TOWN OF EXPORT EXCELLENCE – ALLEPPEY
AUGUST 2015:-
INTERAFCTIVE SESSION ON RULES RELATED TO CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN JOINTLY WITH FIEO & EXPORT INSPECTION AGENCY AT KOCHI
3RD COASTAL SHIPPING AND IWT BUSINESS FORUM AT KOCHI
MEETING WITH REGIONAL CHAIRMAN WITH LEADING EXPORTERS AND PRESS AT KOCHI

16. DOMESTIC EVENTS
SEPETEMBER:-
AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR SENSITISING YOUNG ENTREPRENUERS AT ALLEPPEY
SESSION WITH COMMISSIONR OF CUSTOMS ON THE TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES BY THE DEPARTMENT ON PROMOTION OF EXPORTS
OCTOBER :-
AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME AT KOCHI
EXPORT AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME AT KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ,TRISSUR
EXPLORING SESSION UNDER IT & ITES SECTORS AT TRIVARNDRUM.

17. DOMESTIC EVENTS 2015-2016 NOVEMBER 2015-
EXPORT AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME AT CANNANORE
EXPORT AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHME AT CALICUT.
EXPLORING EXPORT POTENTIAL IN IT & ITES SECTORS AT TRIVANDRUM

18. DOMESTIC EVENTS 2015-2016 DECEMBER 2015:- JANUARY 2016:-
EXPORT AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCEHME AT KOCHI.
JANUARY 2016:-
FTA OUTREACH PROGRAMME JOINTLY WITH DGFT AND COIR BOARD AT ALLEPPEY.
FTA OUTEACH PROGRAMME JOINTLY WITH DGFT AND MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT KOCHI .

19. DOMESTIC EVENTS 2015-2016 FEBRUARY 2016:-
B2B MEETING FOR SMES, JOINTLY WITH GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,
WE SUMMIT JOINTLY WITH DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES .
COIR KERALA 2016, JOINTLY WITH DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES KERALA
FTA OUTREACH PROGRAMME JOINTLY WITH DGFT AT KOTTAYAM .

20. DOMESTIC EVENTS
AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME JOINTLY WIH JDGFT KOCHI AND NORTH MALABAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,AT KASARGOD
AWARENESS SESSION UNDER NIRYAT BANDHU SCHEME JOINTLY WITH JDGFT KOCHI AND DIC WAYANAD AT WAYANAD,

21. % OF INCREASE IN ORGANISING EVENTS –
FIEO KERALA
Sector specific events were organized jointly with JDGFT under Niryat Bandhu scheme and also various standalone sessions were organized in all over the district jointly with district industries centers, government departments, commodity boards and export promotion councils with the support of leading Banks,

22. Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee of Cochin Customs,
Export Trade Facilitation Committees in which FIEO Kerala Chapter is having representation
Permanent Trade Facilitation Committee of Cochin Customs,
Trade Facilitation Committee of Cochin Port
Airport Consultative Committee- Cochin International Airport
Quality Complaints and Trade Disputes Committee under JDGFT Kochi

23. Study on Kerala State Export Competitiveness
“Study on Kerala State Export Competitiveness’ which the Government of Kerala entrusted FIEO to undertake during with a view to identify the main pillars of Kerala has been successfully completed and the final report of the same will be submitted to the Government during May 2016.
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24. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Knowledge Partner :- of the office of the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade Kochi and jointly organised many sessions under Niryat Bandhu Scheme in various districts of the state which are Town of Export Excellence Textile, Coir, Rubber etc,,, Many sessions are in the anvil.
Association With Leading Organistsion and Government Departments;- with District Industries Centers, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Malabar Chamber of Commerce, North Malabar Chamber of Commerce, Footwear Exporters Association, Canara Bank, State Bank, Federal Bank, South Indian Bank, YES Bank etc.. For conducting sessions to promote the standard of Export business from the region

25. ACTION PLAN ( )
To Contact the members regularly to inform them regarding various sessions, trade facilitation forums etc.. For their timely awareness,
Frequent Meetings with Port, Customs, JDGFT, Trade Bodies, Industries Departments, Local Authorities ,RBI etc...on matters of common interest and to discuss the unresolved issues.
To start new Membership drives in all the districts of the State, highlighting value added services of the Federation.
Monthly meetings with Commodity Boards to review the Growth of exports under various sectors.

26. ACTION PLAN
Follow-ups with foreign Embassies to get the details of Dignitaries visiting from their side to Kerala, to explore possibilities for more and more B2B’s.
Looking for Tie-ups with leading banks to support FIEO events on annual basis,
Boost up Certificate Origin issuance and support to Export Community

27. ACTION PLAN
To start Short Term Management Programme On Export Management, Documentation and Procedures etc…
To conduct events for the Export Community jointly with Industry Bodies, Trade associations, Exim Forums, JDGFT and all the events will be on sponsorship support by leading Banks or related organisations.

28. ACTION PLAN
To establish an EXIM Grievance Redressel forum under FIEO.
Be the Nodal Agency for the Formulation of Export Policy of Kerala.
 Monthly meetings with Commodity Boards to review the Growth of exports under various sectors

29. EVENTS PROPOSED( 2016-2017) APRIL
3 Day Certificate Programme on Internatonal Trade at Kochi – (Organised from 7th to 9th April 2016)
Session on doing business with west Africa – Held at Kochi on 12th April 2016.
MAY
Unveiling of the Study report on Kerala States Export Competitiveness , jointly with the Department of Industries and KSIDC at Trivandrum.
Awareness session under Niryat Bandhu Scheme jointly with the JDGFT Kochi for the new entrepreneurs at Kasargod -31st May 2016.

30. EVENTS PROPOSED( 2016-2017) JUNE
Institutional programme under Niryat Bandhu Scheme at Ksargod Agri University (Proposed to be held on 1st June 2016)
Session Under Niryat Bandhu Scheme jointly with JDGFT Kochi and North Malabar Chamber of Commerce at Cannanore (Proposed to be held on 2nd June 2016).
Open House Meet with the Commissioner of Customs, CSEZ, Port, JDGFT etc.. at Kochi
JULY
Session with District Industries Centre and South Indian Bank at Trissur
Session Under Niryat Bandhu Scheme at Palakkad, Jointly with JDGFT Kochi.
Session on Rules of Certificate of Origin ,jointly with Export Inspection Agency at Calicut.

31. EVENTS PROPOSED( 2016-2017) AUGUST
3rd Coastal Shipping & IWT Business Forum 2016, Kochi.
2 Day Certificate programme for the Exporters at Calicut.
Communicative Business Language FRENCH for the Business community.
SEPTEMBER
Seminar on “FOREX FOR YOU”: (RBI in association with FIEO), Kochi & Calicut
Seminar on enhancing India’s trade with CIS Countries, Kollam.
Session with District Industries Centre and department of Industries at Trivandrum.

32. EVENTS PROPOSED( 2016-2017) OCTOBER
OCTOBER  
Interactive Session on European Standards & Regulations for Trading with Europe , Kochi
Session for the IT & ITES sector jointly with Info Park Kochi.
Seminar on “Business Growth through Exports”, Under Niryat Bandhu Scheme at Malappuram,
NOVEMBER
Interactive session on MEIS Scheme and other Incentive Schemes for promotion of Exports, Jointly with the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) at Kollam.
Meet your Bankers –Jointly with South Indian Bank, Canara Bank, Federal Bank and Canara Bank at Kochi
Seminar on Promoting International Trade under Niryat Bandhu Scheme at Trivandrum.

33. EVENTS PROPOSED( )
DECEMBER
Seminar on “India’s Engagement with Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): Opportunities and Challenges”, Kochi
Training Session with District Industries Centre on International Trade at Palakkad.
Interactive session on promotion of Exports from Cochin Special Economic Zone at Kochi.
JANUARY  
“Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR’s)” ,Kochi
Workshop on UCP 600 and International Payment Terms with special focus on Letter of Credit for the banking executives at Kochi.
Workshop on Export Packaging, Bar-Coding etc.. at Kochi

34. EVENTS PROPOSED( 2016-2017) FEBRUARY
Trade Logistics and Challenges & Issues for MSME exporters at Kochi
Workshop on Cost Reduction with Effective Logistics Management to Enhance Export Competitiveness, Kochi.
“Workshop on Online Retail Exports Opportunities” with Ebay .Kochi
MARCH
Foreign Trade Policy, Promotional Schemes, updates with amendments at Kasargod.
Session on USFDA (US Food safety standards) at Kochi
Session with TECHNO PARK on the Incentives available to Software exports. (Trivandrum)
Session for Hospitality and service sector (Trivandrum), jointly with the department of industries.

35. MAN POWER REQUIREMENT Existing Manpower of the Chapter:-
Asst. Director – 1
Exe. Asst
FOA
As the chapter is having more than 400 Members and getting good number of Certificate of Origin from Local areas and also focusing on organizing various sessions, we may require a Messenger to coordinate with for further better performance of the Chapter office.

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