The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), set up in 1965 under the aegis of Ministry of Commerce, as an Apex Body of Export Promotion Organisations and institutions in the country is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 with its Headquarters in Delhi and Regional Offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, and Chapters in Jaipur, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Indore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi and Guwahati. FIEO has been serving as a platform of interaction between exporters and policy makers, and has been instrumental in promoting the efforts of Indian exporting community. It is an ISO 9001-2008 certified Organization.
The main objective of FIEO is to render an integrated package of services to various organizations connected with export promotion. It functions as a primary servicing agency to provide integrated assistance to its over 20,000 members comprising professional exporting firms holding recognition status granted by the Government, consultancy firms and service providers. Organisations like the Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards, Export Development Authorities, Chambers of Commerce, Export Houses, Star Export Houses, Trading Houses, Star Trading Houses, Premier Trading Houses, Consultancy Organisations & Trade Associations etc. constitute the membership of FIEO. FIEO issues RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership-Certificate) to exporters. It also issues Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential) which is required by many countries as proof of origin of the goods.
In terms of the Foreign Trade Policy, FIEO has been designated as Registering Authority for status holder exporting firms, other exporters dealing in multi-products. The Federation organizes Seminars, Open House Meets, Interactive Sessions, Awareness Programmes, Training Programmes and arranges participation in various exhibitions in India and abroad. Besides, FIEO provides e-platform to buyer/sellers through huge network of members and non-members, and also organizes India Shows, Trade Fairs and Exhibitions across the globe, particularly in untapped countries. FIEO has signed over 75 MOUs with leading chambers across the globe to provide commercial information and marketing support to its members. During the year under review, FIEO has organized various workshops and round table meetings at different places within the country; sponsored business delegations comprising of Multi Product Groups Organisations overseas; arranged exhibitions and catalogue shows abroad. FIEO also organised Open House meetings of their members with Government Authorities in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and New Delhi. FIEO also organized export executive development programmes, short term training programmes for fresh entrepreneurs in the export field and brought out a strategy paper on Banking and export finance, besides, providing opportunity to discuss on line with experts to seek advice and sort out trade related problems. FIEO provide web chat facility to exporters on various days of the week.
FIEO undertakes studies and research work in the field of exports and help States to identify potential products of exports and devise strategy for facilitating exports of such products. FIEO has a monthly bulletin ‘FIEO News’ & has started a weekly e-bulletin ‘INTRADE’ which keeps exporters posted with global developments affecting International Trade as well as country’s foreign trade related information
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- Tele : (91)11-26150101-04; 46042222
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- Email: fieo@nda.vsnl.net.in
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