1. North East Chapter Kaushik Dutta
MRM
North East Chapter
Kaushik Dutta

2. North East India-A Glance
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3. North East India- Facts
Comprises of 8 States of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura & Sikkim.
The NER covers 2.62 lakh sq.km which accounts for 7.9% of total geographical area of the country.
The population of NER is 40 million (3.1% of all India, 2011 census).
NER region shares 2% of the border with mainland of the Country and 98% is linked with the International border.(Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar & China.

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The NER is bountifully endowed with bio-diversity, hydro-potential, oil and gas, coal, limestone and other minerals.
Forest resources include rubber, cane and bamboo timber, hardwood, medicinal plants and herbs.
Tea and Petroleum are the two major industries which is playing a vital role in NER’s economy.
The other medium and small sector industries include cement, paper, jute, plywood, handlooms and handicrafts.

5. Comparative Analysis 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Number of Domestic Events
Membership 26 24
Renewal 15 23 35
Revenue from RCMC
257506
336500
390750
Expenditure on Domestic Events
73289
14374
8637
Certificate of Origin
Revenue from COO 37
4100 88
11700
131
18600

6. Membership Revenue Analysis
TGT
ACH %
284000 50
336500 49
118 98
394307 53
390750 59 99
111

7. Calendar of Events Organised-16
Date
Topic
Venue
Workshop on Export Finance & Documentation
Golokganj, Assam
Workshop on Coverage of Insurance by ECGC Ltd
Guwahati, Assam
Interactive Session with Stakeholders
Tura, Meghalaya
Shillong, Meghalaya
Doing Business with Italy-Interactive Session with Consul General of Italy
Workshop on Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Workshop on Export Documentation
Workshop on Letter of Credit Morea, Manipur

8. ….continued Date Topic Venue 24.10.2017
Niryat Bandhu-Export Awareness Workshop
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Interactive Session with Suptd of Customs
Guwahati, Assam
Workshop on Mode of Payment in International Trade & Letter of Credit
Interactive Session with Stakeholder on Exports
Aizwal, Mizoram
Mahendraganj, Meghalaya
Mankachar, Assam
Gasuapara, Meghalaya
Niryat Bandhu-Export Awareness Workshop Golokganj, Assam

9. Proposed Events (next two months)
Topic
Place
May 2018
Workshop on Export Finance & Documentation
Morea, Manipur
Workshop on Export Awareness and Documentation
Shillong, Manipur
June 2018
Workshop on Financing options in International Trade
Sutarkandi, Assam
Workshop on Incoterms in International Trade
Guwahati, Assam

10. Issues faced by Exporters
LACK OF COMPETITIVE EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: There is lack of export infrastructure such as international standard packaging units, common testing and certification centres etc. in the region.
INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD): There is no option for the smaller exporters to ship their consignment in smaller containers from Amingaon ICD. Hence exporters have to send their consignment by road ways to Kolkata for shipment which incurs a huge cost.
APPROACH ROADS TO LCS: The approach roads to most of the Land Custom Stations(LCS) are at a deplorable state due to which vehicle movements become extremely difficult.
INSUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN AIRPORTS- The airports are not equipped with proper storage facilities for the perishable items.
NEW PRODUCT LISTING-There is a need for other products to be listed in the items to be traded in the Land Custom Stations of Mankachar(Crushed Stones Export, Import items now- plastic item & cement)( Indo-Bangla), Golokganj (Coal & Crushed Stones Export) (Indo- Bangla) and Mahendraganj(Ginger & Areca Nut Export now) (Indo-Bangla). Exporter Community want non Basmati Rice to be listed in the list of tradeable items in all these LCS.
COLLATION OF EXPORT IMORT DATA- Since most of the Export and Import of the region takes place via Kolkata, it becomes difficult to exactly analyse the Volume of Export and Import that is happening from the region.

11. Issues faced by Exporters
ABSANCE OF INSTITUTES AND DESIGN CENTRES- There is need for institutes and design centres for training of entrepreneurs to make exportable handicraft items.
KNOWLEDGE UPGRADATION- Barring a few most of the Exporters in the region lacks the basic knowledge of export procedures and the various incentives of the Government.
VIRTUALY NO WAREHOUSE FACILITIES AND INADEQUATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
NO COLD STORAGE FACILITIES IN AIRPORTS AND RAILWAY STATIONS.
THE ROAD ROUTE THROUGH GUWAHATI TO MOREA IS VERY BAD AND IT TAKES MORE THAN 30 HOURS TO REACH INDO MYANMAR BORDER WITH NO STORAGE FACILITIES.
NO NOTIFIED EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE IN NORTH EAST STATES.

12. Strategies adopted for increasing Membership
IEC holders list is being collected from JDGFT, Guwahati and Deputy DGFT, Shillong and followed up on a regular basis.
Existing member referral service is being used to enrol new members of their exporting community.
More programs are conducted near operating LCS’s to sensitize the exporters thereby converting them to members.
Social Media such as Facebook is used. A WhatsApp group is created wherein brand FIEO is promoted.
Handholding the new exporters in getting IEC and enrol as a member.

13. Good news..
The Union Cabinet has approved North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017.

14. Thank You
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