CII Naoroji Godrej Centre of Manufacturing Excellence

Workshop on

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and its impact on Indian Exports/Imports, Anti- Dumping Duty and Safeguard Duty and Future of Incentives.

14 June 2017: Mumbai

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) play very important role in deciding the market access. Worldwide there are more than 400 FTAs. These agreements increase trade between member nations at preferential or Zero duty. Naturally FTAs enhance regional trade. More comprehensive form of FTA like Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) & Customs Union (like EU) pave way for negotiations on services, investments etc. It is therefore important for any Import/Export organization to understand the FTAs in depth.

Anti-dumping duty & Safeguard duty are duties imposed to stop unfair trade practices & excessive import surge respectively. In turn the domestic market is protected. When the world economies have been recessionary one has to understand implications of Anti-dumping duty & Safeguard duty.

The current WTO rules treat export incentives as prohibited subsidies under the “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM)”. For every exporter it is absolutely essential to understand the future of Incentives particularly in light of introduction of GST.

CII has therefore organized this workshop to cover such aspects of international trade. Detailed coverage of which is as under:

Coverage of the Workshop:

}  Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

§  Basic Elements

§  Types of FTAs

§  Mega Agreements

§  India’s engagement in FTAs

§  ASEAN-India FTA (AIFTA)

§  Indo-Japan CEPA (IJCEPA)

§  Impact of FTAs on Indian Trade

§  Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

}  Anti-dumping Duty (ADD)

§  Introduction

§  Legal framework

§  What is dumping?

§  Concepts related to ADD

§  ADD Notifications-ADD imposed by India

}  Safeguard Duty (SG Duty)

§  Introduction

§  What is a safeguard?

§  Legal framework

§  When safeguard duty is applied?

§  Safeguards and FTAs/CECAs/CEPAs

§  Safeguard Notifications

}  Future of Incentives

§  Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM)

§  What are treated as Incentives under WTO?

§  Prohibited Subsidies

§  India and Prohibited Subsidies

§  Case Study on Actionable Subsidies

Participants’ Profile : Managers and executives in companies concerned with export matters and formalities, exporters, service providers and entrepreneurs

Faculty: Sudhakar Kasture is an expert in foreign trade related matters. He is currently Director, Exim Institute (A division of Helpline Impex Pvt Ltd) & Partner, Generation Next Business Consulting. He has professional experience of 40 years in the field of Exports and Imports. He is now a consultant helping many companies important among them being Bharat Petroleum, Blue Star, Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation, Essar Oil Ltd., Firestone International, Godrej Industries, Hindustan Construction Company, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Eternis Fine Chemicals Limited., Hindustan Zinc, Kores India, Marico Industries, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, Raychem RPG, Schiffer, Setco Automotive, Vedanta Ltd., Sudarshan Chemical Industries, ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel.

At Exim Institute [a division of Helpline Impex Pvt. Ltd.] he is involved in conducting Advanced Certificate Programme in International Trade (ACPIT).

He has conducted many training programmes on foreign trade related topics for leading companies/organisations like IOCL/BPCL/HPCL/MRPL, Tata International, Aditya Birla Group, Godrej, Vedanta Ltd. , Blue Star, Castrol India, L&T, Hindustan Zinc, Givaudan, Aurobindo Pharma, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd., Goa Chamber of Commerce, Vadilal Forex, Exim Club [Baroda & Ahmedabad], School of Economics, Indore, IEEMA New Delhi, Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO), Indian Chamber of Commerce (Kolkata), etc.

He has conducted a training programme for Telesoft Technologies Ltd in UK. He has also conducted programmes on SEZs all over the country. He has conducted research on LABOUR LAWS IN SEZs / EPZs IN INDIA AND ABROAD on behalf of World Trade Centre, Mumbai. He has authored a publication titled “Handbook on Foreign Trade Policy (2004-2009)” on behalf of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has served as an expert on task force for “Export Transaction Cost Reduction Project” constituted by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

As a Visiting Faculty, he is associated with Institutes like S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India, Indo German Chamber of Commerce, Training colleges of Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, YES Bank, Axis Bank, Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation of India, MSME Development Institute, Mumbai [Formerly known as SISI], etc.

Recently authored a research based Book titled “Exporting Chemicals”, which offers comprehensive understanding of “exporting chemicals”. The book was launched by Hon. Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in the “Export Award Function” of CHEMEXCIL, on 30th August, 2013.

Date and Schedule of Sessions

14 June 2017 ■ Registration - 9:30am to 9:45am ■ Sessions - 9:45am to 5:00pm

Venue : CII Naoroji Godrej Centre of Excellence, Godrej Station-Side Colony, Opposite Railway Station, Vikhroli (East), Mumbai – 400 079

Participation Fees (on non-residential basis)

Type of Organisation / Fees per Participant
CII Members (Large & Medium) / Rs 7500/- (+ Service Tax as applicable)
CII SSI Members / Rs 5500/- (+ Service Tax as applicable)
Non Member Companies / Rs 9000/- (+ Service Tax as applicable)

Fees include participation, course material (hard copies), working veg lunch and tea / coffee. Advance payment of fees is to be drawn in favour of “Confederation of Indian Industry”.

Discount

5% on 2 nominations from an organization.

10% on 3 or more nominations from an organization.

Participation fees is non-refundable/ non-adjustable against any other programme of CII, but change in nomination(s) is accepted.

Registration: Prior registration for participation by the sponsoring companies is necessary. Number of participants will be limited to 25. Certificate of Participation will be given to the participants.

Nominations & Enquiries: Sandhya Satwadi, Senior Director

CII Naoroji Godrej Centre of Excellence

Godrej Station-Side Colony Tel: (022) 2574 5146 / 5148

Opp Railway Station, Vikhroli (East) Email:

Mumbai – 400 079


CII Naoroji Godrej Centre of Manufacturing Excellence
Workshop on
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and its impact on Indian Exports/Imports, Anti- Dumping Duty and Safeguard Duty and Future of Incentives.
14 June 2017: Mumbai

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