Foreign trade is recognized as the most significant determinants of economic development of a country, all over the world.
For providing, regulating and creating necessary environment or its orderly growth, several Acts have been put in place.
The foreign trade of a country consists of inward and outward movement of goods and services, which results into outflow and inflow of foreign exchange.
The foreign trade of India is governed by the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and the rules and orders issued there under.
Payments for import and export transactions are governed by Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Customs Act, 1962 governs the physical movement of goods and services through various modes of transportation.
To make India a quality producer and exporter of goods and services, apart from projecting such image, an important Act—Exports (Quality control & inspection) Act, 1963 has been in vogue.
Today’s international trade is not only highly competitive but also dynamic.
Necessary responsive framework to make exports compete globally, is essential.
In order to harness these gains from trade, the transaction costs, in turn dependent on the framework support, involved need to be low for trading within the country and for international trade.
International trade is a vital part of development strategy and it can be an effective instrument of economic growth, employment generation and poverty alleviation.
Market conditions change, almost daily, requiring quick response and more importantly, anticipation of the future requirements is the need of the hour.
To gear with the changing requirements, it is essential that the framework has to remain in pace and change in anticipation, accordingly, and then only international trade can pick up the speed envisaged.
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