National Centre for Trade Information
The National Centre for Trade Information was incorporated on 31st March, 1995 as a company under Section 25 of Companies Act, 1956. The company started functioning w.e.f. March, 1996. It has a Board of Directors for administration of its affairs, which includes representatives from Ministry of Commerce & Industry, National Informatics Centre (NIC), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), and Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCI&S). Other representatives are from India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and other Export Promotion Councils/ Apex Bodies.
ITPO and NIC are co-promoters of the company and have contributed a sum of Rs.4.00 crore (Rs.2.00 crore each) as Corpus Fund in the equity contribution of the company.
Major Activities of NCTI
- Trade data based research and analysis – 2/4/6/8 digit HS classification – India/ Target Country – 9/10 digit level.
- Focus Market: Focus Product – Export potential studies.
- Drawing/ evaluating wish lists/ offer lists under various PTA/ FTAs of India (existing and prospective).
Trade Data Analysis support to Department of Commerce
- India-ASEAN FTA.
- Identification of Tariff lines with high export potential to Eastern and Central European Countries.
- India-Canada FTA – Analysis of trade data and identification of Potential items for India’s wish list.
Support to Trade and Industry
- Creation and maintenance of websites.
- Website content management.
- Market research/ studies/ surveys.
- Creation of databases – Importers/ Exporters (product category wise).
- Electronic Trading Opportunities (ETOs) or live trade enquiries – all markets all products.
- Uploading 52 issues of E-weekly ‘Trade Point-India’ annually on its website containing approximately 250 Trade Leads each week.
- Trade Fair/ exhibitions support.
Web & Database Support Provided to ITPO
- Development & maintenance of all Fair Specific Websites Corporate, RTI websites of ITPO.
- Creation & maintenance of all fair specific websites updates on the Corporate, RTI websites of ITPO.
- Creation of Sector Specific Database & Participants Feedback Survey for ITPO.
- Collection and compilation of Sector Specific Database and Participants Feedback Survey for various fairs organized by ITPO:
- Website design and development
- Database creation
- Visitor registration
- Feedback surveys.
Address : NCTI Complex, Pragati Maidan, NEW DELHI-110001.
Telephone : 91-11-23371948, 50, 53
Fax : 91-11-23371979
E-Mail : ncti@ncti.gov.in
Web Site : ncti.gov.in & ncti-india.com
