List of Export Promotion Organisations in India

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The following is a list of Export Promotion Organisations [1] in India, it includes Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards and Export development authorities. These are Non-Profit Organizations that are responsible for developing and promoting the export industry of India. [2]

S.NOEXPORT PROMOTION ORGANISATIONSABBREVIATION
1 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority [3] APEDA [4]
2 Apparel Export Promotion Council [5] AEPC [6]
3 Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics and Dyes Export Promotion Council [7] CHEMEXCIL [8]
4 Carpet Export Promotion Council [9] CEPC [10]
5 Cashew Export Promotion Council of India [11] CEPCI [12]
6 Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council [13] CAPEXIL [14]
7 Coffee Board [15] -
8 Coir Board [16] -
9 Council for Leather Exports [17] CLE [18]
10 EEPC India [19] EEPC [20]
11 Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts [21] EPCH [22]
12 Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council [23] GJEPC
13 Handloom Export Promotion Council [24] HEPC [25]
14 Indian Oil Seeds and Produce Export Promotion Council [26] IOPEPC [27]
15 Indian Silk Export Promotion Council [28] ISEPC [29]
16 Jute Products Development & Export Promotion Council JPDEPC [30]
17 Marine Products Export Development Authority [31] MPEDA [32]
18 Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council [33] PHARMEXCIL [34]
19 Rubber Board [35] -
20 Power loom Development & Export Promotion council [36] PDEXCIL [37]
21 Project Exports Promotion Council of India PEPC [38]
22 Services Export Promotion Counci [39] l SEPC [40]
23 Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council [41] SHEFEXIL [42]
24 Spices Board [43] -
25 Sports Goods Export Promotion Council [44] l SGEPC [45]
26 The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council [46] l TEXPROCIL [47]
27 The Plastics Export Promotion Council [48] l PLEXCONCIL [49]
28 The Synthetic and Rayon Export Promotion Council [50] SRTEPC [51]
29 Tea Board [52] -
30 Tobacco Board [53] -
31 Wool and Woolens Export Promotion Council [54] WWEPC [55]
32 Handicrafts Business Promotion [56] TOOFANI [57]
33Wool Industry Export Promotion CouncilWooltexpro [58]
34Mobile and Electronics Devices Export Promotion CouncilMEDEPC [59]


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References

  1. ↑ "List of Export Promotion council, Commodity Boards and Export Development Authorities" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Objective of export promotion organisations".
  3. ↑ "APEDA- The Hindu Business Line".
  4. ↑ "APEDA- Official Website".
  5. ↑ "AEPC- Business Standard".
  6. ↑ "APEC- Official Website".
  7. ↑ "CHEMEXCIL-Economic Times".
  8. ↑ "CHEMEXCIL-Official website".
  9. ↑ "CAPEXIL- Economic Times".
  10. ↑ "CEPC-Official Website".
  11. ↑ "CEPCI-The Hindu Business Line".
  12. ↑ "CEPCI- Official Website".
  13. ↑ "CAPEXIL-The Hindu". The Hindu .
  14. ↑ "CAPEXIL- Official Website".
  15. ↑ "Coffee Board - Business Standard".
  16. ↑ "Coir Boar The Hindu". The Hindu .
  17. ↑ "Council of Leather- The Hindu Business Line".
  18. ↑ "Council for Leathers-Official website".
  19. ↑ "EEPC-The Hindu Business Online".
  20. ↑ "EEPC- Official website".
  21. ↑ "EPCH- Business Standard".
  22. ↑ "EPCH-Official Website".
  23. ↑ "GJEPC - Economic Times".
  24. ↑ "Handloom Exort Promotion Council- Business Standard".
  25. ↑ "HEPC- Official Website".
  26. ↑ "IOPEPC- The Hindu Business Line".
  27. ↑ "IOPEPC- Official Website".
  28. ↑ "Indian Silk Export Promotion Council-Economic Times".
  29. ↑ "ISEPC- Official Website".
  30. ↑ "JPDEPC- Official website".
  31. ↑ "MPEDA- The Hindu". The Hindu .
  32. ↑ "MPEDA- Official website".
  33. ↑ "Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council- Hindu Business Line".
  34. ↑ "PHARMEXCIL- Official Website".
  35. ↑ "Rubber Board- The Hindu Business Line".
  36. ↑ "Power loom Development and Export Promotion Council- Asian Age".
  37. ↑ "PDEXCIL- Official Website".
  38. ↑ "PEPC - Official Website".
  39. ↑ "SEPC-The Hindustan Times".
  40. ↑ "SEPC- Official Website".
  41. ↑ "Shefexil- The Hindu Business Line".
  42. ↑ "SHEFEXIL-Official Website".
  43. ↑ "Spices Board-Morunge Express".
  44. ↑ "SGEPC-The Hindu Business Line".
  45. ↑ "SGEPC-Official Website".
  46. ↑ "The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council- The Hindu". The Hindu .
  47. ↑ "Texprocil- Official Website".
  48. ↑ "Plastics Export Promotion Council- The Hindu Business Line".
  49. ↑ "PLEXCONCIL- Official Website".
  50. ↑ "Synthetic and Rayon Export Promotion Council - Times Of India". The Times of India .
  51. ↑ "SRTEPC- Official Website".
  52. ↑ "Tea Board- The Hindu Business Line".
  53. ↑ "Tobacco Board- The Hindu". The Hindu .
  54. ↑ "Wool and Woolens Export Promotion Council- Tribune India".
  55. ↑ "WWEPC- Official Website".
  56. ↑ "Handicrafts Business Promotion".
  57. ↑ "WWEPC- Official Website".
  58. ↑ "WOOLTEXPRO- Official website".
  59. ↑ "MobileandElectronicDevicesExportPromotionCouncil- Official website".
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