April 2016 – July 2016 Volume VIII Issue XXII 2016 – July 2016 | Volume VIII | Issue XXII {Shri Kuldeep Raj Wattal, Chairman CEPC welcoming Smt Smriti Zubin Irani as the new Union

News Bulletin of Carpet Export Promotion Council | April 2016 – July 2016 | Volume VIII | Issue XXII

{Shri Kuldeep Raj Wattal, Chairman CEPC welcoming Smt Smriti Zubin Irani as the new Union Cabinet Minister for Textiles}

CEPC CSR INITIATIVES Skill Up-gradation on Hand-Knotted & Hand Tufted Carpet Weaving to Train New Artisans in Mirzapur-Bhadohi-Varanasi Carpet Cluster under CHCDS Mega Cluster Scheme upto 31st March 2017

Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) during 2015-16 has taken an initiative for imparting trainings in both the segments of Hand-Knotted and Hand-Tufted Carpet Weaving to the Artisans with the aim of creating skilled manpower in Handmade Carpet Sector. CEPC as on 31st March 2016 through its 120 training centres (in 163 batches) at Bhadohi-Mirzapur-Varanasi, has trained 1956 trainee weavers out of a target of 5000 trainees and the list of such trained weavers were circulated to the trade, which can also be seen on CEPC web site at www.indiancarpets.com The Government has decided that the ongoing projects of Mega Cluster Mirzapur-Bhadohi, should be completed by 31st March 2017 and exporters of the areas be associated to train the remaining target of un-trained artisans of Skill Up-gradation Programme on the condition of employing the Trained Weavers by the Exporters. The issue has also been apprised on 3rd June 2016 by the Senior Director, Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) with the Exporters during a meeting at Bhadohi Exporters has shown their willingness to take up this project. Salient features of the scheme are as under: Rs. 2400/-p.m. per trainer;Rs. 7000/- p.m. per trainer;Rs. 2500/- p.m. as lease rent to the Land lords for Training Centre venues;Rs. 10,000/-per year - for 3 knotted Looms; and for Rs. 2000/- per year for 6 hand tufted looms; Raw Material, equipment & small tools being used in carpet weaving trainings will also be provided by the CEPC; We would request Member-Exporters of the Council to kindly come forward for undertaking the training programme to train 3,000 artisans in their respective areas in Bhadohi- Mirzapur-Varanasi during 2016-17. Interested Members may please submit their request to the Carpet Export Promotion Council, Niryat Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Opp. Army R & R Hospital, New Delhi – 110 057 or by email at [email protected] with copy to [email protected] at the earliest. Ca

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CARPET COUNCIL NEWS Carpet Export Promotion CouncilApril - July 2016 | Volume VIII | Issue XXII

ChairmanShri Kuldeep Raj Wattal

Editor-In-ChiefShri Shiv Kumar Gupta(Executive Director cum Secretary)

Editor Shri Sanjeev K Sharma

Consultant - CEPC

Working Office:Niryat Bhawan, 3rd Floor,

Rao Tula Ram Marg,Opp: R.R. Army Hospital,

New Delhi – 110 057, INDIA.Tele: 91-11-2615 3466, 2615 3467

Fax: 91-11-2615 3465Email: [email protected]

Website: www.indiacarpets.comWebsite of Ministry of Textiles:

www.ministryoftextiels.gov.in

Registered Office:Shree Jee Complex,Shop No T3,Sharma Market, Harola, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (U.P.), INDIA

Regional Office:Kaleen Bhawan, 1st Floor, Maryad Pati,

Bhadohi (U.P.), 221-401, INDIATele:05414-225975Fax:05414-224903

Email: [email protected]

Note: Carpet Council News Magazine is an in-house journal of the CEPC. The contents are collated for the benefit of its Members and the views expressed may not necessarily be those of the Council or the Publishing Agency. Material appearing in this Magazine cannot be reproduced by anybody, without the prior permission of the Editor of the Magazine in writing. As far as possible, care has been taken to print the correct information / material in this issue, hence, the editor cannot take the responsibility for any error or omission.

Designed, Developed & Edited by: Mr. S. K. Sharma

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IN THIS ISSUEApril - July 2016

1. CSR Initiatives - CEPC Carpet Weaving Trainings under MEGA CLUSTER-GOI

2. Profile of Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles, Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India 2

3. Profile of Shri Ajay Tamta, Hon’ble Minister of State (Textiles), Govt of India 3

4. Message from Chairman Carpet EPC 4-5

5. Foreward from Executive Director Cum Secretary, CEPC 6

6. Annual Action Plan 2015-16 (Completed) 7

7. Annual Activities - Action Plan for 2016-17 8

8. Welcome Meeting with HMoT & presentation of future Road Map - Problems & steps that need to be taken for the betterment of the Industry 9

9. Future Road Map - MEGA Project of Ministry of Textiles 10

10. Web-Based Electronic Elections in CEPC - As per directions of GOI 11-12

11. PM’s Special Package for the Textiles Industry - Salient Features 13

12. Invite from Chairman, CEPC - for 32nd India Carpet Expo at VARANASI from 3-6 October 2016 14

13. National Events - A Report - CEPC Participation in HGH India July 2016 15-22

14. International Events Section- A Report - CEPC Participation in Australian Intl Furniture Fair held in Melbourne in July 2016 23-25

15. An Appeal from Chairman, CEPC - Not to use Child Labour - Anywhere 26

16. International Event Section - A Report on CEPC participation in 2016 China In International Carpet Exhibition - Xining (Qinghai-China) 27-31

17. International Event Section - A Report on CEPC participation in Middle

East Covering - Dubai in May 2016 32-35

18. International Event Section - A Report on CEPC participation in Hong Kong International Textiles Furnishing Fair - 2016 36-39

19. Membership Subscription Ready Reckoner - Request to Members 40

20. National News - on Trade, Commerce and Industry 41

21. Exports - 73 Countries (2012-13; 2013-14; 2014-15; 2015-16) 42

22. Proforma for Quarterly Export Performance - Request to Members 43

23. In Solemn Remembrance - Late Mr. A.Dilmanian (ARD)-a carpet lover 44

25. Govt Notifications / DGFT Public Notices / RBI Circulars 45-46

24. EASE Of Doing Business - Govt Raises Support under MEIS & IEIS 47-48

26. PM’s Initiative - Mudra Loan Application -Required Documents


PROFILE - HMoTProfile of Hon’ble MoT

Ms. Smriti Zubin IraniUnion Cabinet Minister for Textiles

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani took over as the new Union Textiles Minister. Smt. Irani was serving as the Union Minister for Human Resource Development before taking over as the Union Textiles Minister.

Shri Kuldeep Raj Wattal, Chairman, Carpet Export Promotion Council on behalf of the Indian Handmade Carpets, Rugs and other Floor Covering Industry welcomes Smt Smriti Irani as the New Union Cabinet Textiles Minister and hope that under her able guidance and able administrator ship, exports of Indian Handmade Carpet industry will increase manifold through skilling India and general more employment opportunities and boost overall economy of vi rant India he Minister expressed concerned over the current deficit (C D) “which is affecting the nation’s economy”. She highlighted the textiles sector “is one sector where we can increase the exports substantially”.

Dynamic, dedicated and determined, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani arrives as a ray of hope in then lives of a billion of Indian textiles workers, artisans, weavers and entrepreneurs. Her laser focus on development and her proven ability to deliver results have made her one of the most popular Leaders. Her promise is to build textiles sector that is strong, prosperous and inclusive, where each and every Indian who is in textiles sector can realize their hopes and aspirations.

She noted that the textiles sector provides employment to a large number of women, and that she will continue the efforts being taken under the leadership of the Prime Minister to engage with the industry and help increase the exports of the sector. Citing that the weavers are the foundation of the sector, Smt. Irani assured that the Government would strive to help them to the maximum possible extent. Speaking of the huge opportunity for skilling, the Minister said that besides improving the skills of the people already engaged in the sector, she would also take steps to bring more youngsters into the field She once again than ed the Hon’ le Prime Minister for allocating her a portfolio which is of great importance to the rural economy of the nation.

The Hon’ble Cabinet Minister further said that the textiles sector has a huge potential of providing large number of jobs to the vulnerable section of the society.


PROFILE MoST Profile of Hon’ble MoST

Mr. Ajay TamtaMinister of State for Textiles

Shri Ajay Tamta took charge as the New Minister of Staten for Textiles in Textiles Ministry. Shri ay amta is a o Sa ha MP from lmora constituency ttara hand and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his election to the 16th Lok Sa ha Shri amta has served as a mem er of the ttara hand egislative ssem ly from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014.

He has also served as a Minister in the Government of Uttarakhand, as Cabinet Minister during 2008 – 2009 and as MoS during 2007 – 2008.

Shri Kuldeep Wattal, Chairman, Carpet Export Promotion Council on behalf of the entire Handmade Carpets, Rugs and other Floor Covering Industry welcomes and congratulates Shri Ajay Tamta as the New Minister of State in extiles Ministry hope that the extiles Industry surely going to e enefited from his vast rich experience

s a parliamentarian Shri amta has een a mem er of the Committee on elfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled ri es since ugust and a mem er of Standing Committee on Human esource Development and of Consultative Committee Ministry of ater esources iver Development and anga e uvenation since September 2014.

He has a deep interest in the rich variety of geographical landscapes, with a particular fascination for the mountainous region which he elieves has tremendous potential for mining growing medicinal plants and promoting tourism s such, he has been rendering his contribution through social service for the development of the region.

TARGETS & ACHIEVEMENTS-EXPORTS OF HANDMADE CARPETS AND OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS

Target for 2016-17: US $ 1561.00 Million (Rs. 10,600.00 Crores)

Year Target in US $ Million

chievement in US $ Million

Growth in Percentage

Target in ` Crores

chievement in ` Crores

Growth in Percentage

2011-12 800.00 955.68 3800.00 4583.082012-13 960.00 1080.90 13.10% 5200.00 5877.30 28.24%2013-14 1146.00 1175.24 8.73% 6500.00 7110.42 20.98%2014-15 1260.00 1380.67 17.48% 7500.00 8441.95 18.73%2015-16 1591.00 1448.24 4.89% 10000.00 9481.36 12.31%


MESSAGEFrom the Desk of Chairman

Dear Friends & Fellow Exporters,

It is high time that few realize the adverse impact of duty discrimination prevailing within Textiles Sector, which is one of the strategic and labour intensive sectors. The duty bias has been one of the factors discouraging the Indian handmade carpet sector to attain its potential production and growth in exports. Few hope bold policy initiatives will be taken by the Government to boost growth of this sector. Otherwise, the Indian Handmade Carpet Industry will not be able to sustain and give way to countries like China, Iran and Turkey to march past India.

Despite various problems hampering the exports of Indian Handmade Carpet industry, the Council on its part is making all out efforts to promote the sector by involving export promotion activities abroad as can e seen at our nnual ction Plan listed on the following pages

s you are aware atin merica and others has emerged as the ma or emerging markets for handmade carpet and the Council has lined up exclusive Exhibitions in these markets. The Council is venturing in these countries for the first time and I am sure exporters will ta e advantage of this opportunities.

It is heartening to see that the Government is taking a slew of initiatives for encouraging exports, these include many steps in ease of doing business and broadening the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) s per the extended MEIS from May onwards all products covered under MEIS are eligible for global coverage irrespective of the export destinations and the market coverage for 2787 MEIS lines have been extended to all countries. It is also encouraging to note that that the DGFT has removed the restrictions under the Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme (IEIS) and this would help process the cases by the regional authorities without imposing any cap, unlike the earlier stipulation of restricting the entitlement to 25 per cent growth or incremental growth of 10 crores in value, whichever was less. The above twin policy initiatives along with various steps like doing away with landing certificates etc ta en for ease of doing usiness y the D will give the needed fillip to exports of Handmade Carpets hese innovative steps would encourage exporters to cover new destinations and thereby helping reverse the declining trend of exports


MESSAGEou are aware that the ll Industry ates of Duty Draw ac for various products including Handmade Carpets

are reviewed every year after announcement of Union Budget, taking into account the budgetary changes in Customs & Central Excise duties and service tax. The Council has recently received a communication from the Directorate of Drawback, Department of Revenue. Govt of India, asking for the data for revision of DBK rates for 2016-17. You are aware that it is necessary to provide comprehensive, representative and verifia le data to the DB Directorate so as to get DB rates and cap value commensurate with the duty incidence. I would request all members to provide the cost data along with all supporting documents in the prescri ed format immediately to the Council lso any procedural issues concerning product classification in DB Schedule may also e sent to the Council

I also call upon all the Members of CEPC & take pleasure in sharing the information about CEPC’s “CSR ctivities for S ill Development on Hand notted Hand ufted Carpet eaving to train artisans in

Mir apur Bhadohi Varanasi Carpet Producing Belt s on st March CEPC has trained trainee weavers in Bhadohi-Mirzapur Mega Cluster for Carpet weaving in its 120 training centres in 163 batches. List of trained weavers has been shared with all the concerned for utilizing the services of CEPC trained weavers on providing fruitful employment to them e have een told y the ovt that no fresh skilling will be taken up until all the skilled weavers are placed in wage or self employment.

I would li e to share with my carpet fraternity that with the help of the DC (Handicrafts) we have organised two days Seminars and or shops at Srinagar and aipur and further organising in Si im Panipat aipur Varanasi and gra e have also started echnical raining Programs to impart trainings on weaving of Hand notted Carpets i e Centres each at aipur Dausa in a asthan centres each in Panipat (Haryana) and in gra ( P ) two each at Odisha Chhattisgarh and har hand

I thank members, who have renewed their membership of the Council for the year 2016-17 and request those who have not yet renewed their membership to send their renewal fees at the earliest to enable the Member exporters to continue to avail various export services and facilitations extended by the Council.

e have already sent you the su scription memo for renewal of your mem ership for the year and would be glad to renew your membership.

ith ind egards

(Kuldeep Raj Wattal)

Chairman


FOREWARDIt gives me great pleasure to communicate to all of you through this addition of Carpet Council magazine.

It will e my Endeavour to e in touch with you oth through C PE CO NCI News Maga ine and through our we site I and my Core eam shall e grateful for your feedback for making this magazine a big success.

Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) has een esta lished y the Government to promote the exports of hand-made / hand-knotted carpets and other oor coverings world over CEPC therefore helps in D uality assurance timely delivery of finished products across the glo e in addition to skill enhancement of weavers / artisans / entrepreneurs, strengthening base in existing markets, identifying potential markets, educating about policy and legal compliances providing assistance for availing credit and financial services, brand building of Indian hand-made carpets, through publicity, participation in world renowned fairs and exhibitions, road shows etc.

Indian Carpets are renowned all over the world for their exquisite designs, subtle elegance attractive colours and wor manship Hand notted oollen Carpets from India speak eloquently of the superb workmanship. India produces vide variety of ualities with specific designs colours and si es as per re uirement of world market and have an edge over other carpet producing countries to produce carpets according to the specification of uyer with timely delivery schedule. The art of weaving carpet has percolated down through generations and the Indian craftsmen have been creating the greatest of specimen since the medieval period.

Indian Handmade Carpet Industry en oy No status in the International Mar et in terms of value and volume for achieving ma or share of international markets both in terms of value and production in the world market. India is possessing market share of around 35% of total world import of Handmade Carpets. India takes a global leap in its Handmade Carpet exports with the strong base of improved infrastructure, quality and technology.

Look forward to your valuable inputs.

Kind regards,

(SHIV M P ) Executive Director cum Secretary


CARPET EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCILANNUAL ACTION PLAN (ACTIVITIES) - 2015-16

Sl.No. Activity Country Date

Completed Events

1. Hong Kong International Textiles & Furnishing Fair

{Hong Kong} 20-23 April 2015

2. Middle East Covering in Dubai{UAE}

{Dubai} 18-21 May 2015

3. Qinghai International CarpetExhibition

Xining {China} 25-29 June 2015

4. HGH India, 2015 Mumbai Mumbai {India} 14-16 July 2015

5. Australia International Furniture Fair in Melbourne

Melbourne {Australia} 16-19 July 2015

6. Home Furnishing Expo 2015 Shenzhen {China} 07-09 August 2015

7. Decorex 2015 in Johannesburg{South Africa}

Johannesburg {South Africa}

06-10 August 2015

8. Autumn Fair International inBirmingham {U.K.}

Birmingham {U.K.} 06-09 Sept 2015

9. 30th Edition of India CarpetExpo 2015

Varanasi {Uttar Pradesh} 11-14, October 2015

10. India Trend Fair 2015 Tokyo {Japan} 27-29 October 2015

11. DOMOTEX Intl Trade Fair Hannover {Germany} 16-19 January 2016

12. 31st Edition of India CarpetExpo

NSIC Ground, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi – 110020, INDIA

11-14 March 2016

13. DOMOTEX Asia China floor 2016

Shanghai {China} 22-24 March 2016


CARPET EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCILANNUAL {ACTIVITIES} ACTION PLAN 2016-17

Sl. No. Name of the Activity Country Date (s)

Completed Events

1. Hong Kong International Textiles & Furnishing Fair

Hong Kong pril

2. Middle East Coverings Du ai E 23-26 May, 2016

3. China inghai International Carpet Exhibition

ining China 02-06 June, 2016

4. HGH India in Mumbai Mum ai India 01-03 July, 2016

5. ustralian International Furniture Fair

Mel ourne ustralia 21-24 July, 2016

Forthcoming Events 2016-17

6. Home Furnishing Expo Shen hen China ugust

7. India Carpet Expo in Varanasi Varanasi India 03-06 October 2016

8. Japantex o yo apan 26-28 October 2016

9. Domotex International Trade Fair

Hannover ermany 14-17 January 2017

10. Spring Fair International Birmingham 05-09 February 2017

11. Domotex sia Shanghai China 21-23 March 2017

12. India Carpet Expo in New Delhi New Delhi India 3-6 March 2017


MEETING WITH HMoT

CEPC enthusiastic after meeting Union Cabinet Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin IraniIt was li e a rainstorming session for the Newly appointed Union Cabinet Textiles Minister of India, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani, on the complete chain of the handmade carpet industry, as during the day she had met a High Level Delegation of Carpet Export Promotion Council under the eadership of Shri uldeep a attal Chairman an ed y Shri Shiv umar upta the Executive

Director and Shri N uin Deputy Director of the Carpet Council. The Cabinet Minister sought suggestions from the Council with a view to boosting handmade carpet exports and creating employment in the sector Shri attal Chairman CEPC gave detailed presentation about the carpet sector and apprised her the problems and steps that need to be taken for the betterment of the industry and submitted Memorandum of PP Presentation.

fter hearing the Chairman of the Council the Hon’ le Minister assured full support not only of Textiles Ministry but of other connected Ministries in solving the issues of the carpet industry to boost the exports. The delegation appeared enthusiastic as the Minister assured them positively about their demands. The Carpet Delegation met Smt Smriti u in Irani first time since her oining as the Union Cabinet Minister for Textiles.

The broad issues submitted and discussed by the CEPC delegation with the Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Textiles are under: 1. Include 3% Interest Equalization Scheme for Merchant

Exporters; 2. Restoration of ( Bonus) benefits under

Focus Product Scheme of under Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) for Handmade Carpet Sector

3. Allow the Council to organize Export Promotion specialized Fairs / exhibitions or organize Special Shows in Departmental Stores in USA cities branding of Handmade Carpet;

4. Inclusion of Handmade Carpet Industry under Special

Package announced by the Cabinet Committee headed by Hon’ble Prime Minister for employment generation and promotion of exports in Textiles and Apparel Sector as most of the manufacturers of Handmade Carpets and other oor coverings covered under cottage industry/ MSMEs

5. Reduction of Import Duty in Turkey, South Africa, Latin American Countries (LAC), China, Russia etc as at present the import Duty in South frica atin merican Countries ( C) China ussia etc is more than to 40% which ultimately increased the cost of Indian Handmade Carpets though there is tremendous scope in these ocus upcoming Mar ets

6. Request for mandatory RCMC for Carpet Exporters – to enable the Council in helping eradication of reportedly child labour;

7. Exemption from Service Tax :-

(i) On participation in Domestic Fairs - The Export Promotion Councils should be exempted from levy of Service Tax for organizing participation in domestic fairs which is resulting increase in participation charges

(ii) On Membership Subscription – Levy of Service Tax on Membership Subscription should also be exempted, as it is resulting additional burden on the small exporters. Earlier the Ministry of Finance had exempted levy of Service Tax on Membership Subscription of the Council from 2005 to 2010.


MoT’s MEGA PROJECTTextiles Ministry is committed to promote Indian Textile Industry

Ministry of extiles has come up with a Mega Pro ect to promote India’s Textile, Carpet and Handicraft Industries. he pro ect includes hosting of an International nnual

Mega Event titled “Textiles India” and marketing strategies like “Common Make in India Brand”.

he pro ect has een drafted in association with all the extiles Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) However it

may be mentioned here that efforts were made in the past as well to create a Mega Event titled “Tex Trend India” for complete textile, Carpet and Handicraft products chain but it did not succeed. Union Cabinet Textiles Minister Smt Smriti Zubin Irani informed that the Mega Event will cover the entire value chain from textiles to handicrafts to carpets. round to 950 Indian Exhibitors are expected to participate at the International Mega Event, which is hoped to be attended by around 2000 buyers from all over the Globe.

The common Make In India Brand would be established for Indian Textile Industry by showcasing the products from extiles to fa ric – fi re to fashion fashion to handicrafts at Indian Pavilion, organizing roadshows alongside the Mega event and “India B2B Meetings” after business hours of the event.

The Mega Show will also likely to include Technical Conference, titled “Advantage India: Sourcing Destination for the World”, which would bring renowned National and International panel of Spea ers and Delegates on one platform, to establish India’s relevance in global textile product sourcing. The Technical Conference Sessions will also likely to cover various facets of the Textile Sector like Skilling the semi-skilled, unskilled artisans, Skill-Up gradation of weavers, artisans & Skill Development as well, branding and promotion etc.

{Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Textile Minister addressing the media}


WEB-BASED ELECTIONS IN CEPC

Exploring E-Voting for a More Inclusive DemocracyPara 2.91 & 2.92 of Handbook of Procedure of FTP 2015-2010 provides that election of Chairman of the EPC (s) shall e via Vice Chairman oute It also provides that Electronic voting would be mandatory for election to the post of Executive Committee Members and Vice Chairman with a view to ensure wider participation.

Clarification issued y Ministry of Commerce Industry ovt of India conveyed vide letter NO / / E MD

dated 7th December 2015 that once the full Executive Committee is in place, those members of the Executive Committee who wish to offer themselves for the post of Vice –Chairman may do so. E-voting for the post of Vice-Chairman should be done by all the Members eligible to vote, irrespective of sub-divisions of panels.

In pursuant to the instructions of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry , Govt of India conveyed vide letter NO / / E MD dated 7th December 2015 and the decision taken by the Committee of dministration of this Council in its 164th Meeting held on 29th January 2016, the Carpet

Export Promotion Council conducted elections for the posts of First Vice Chairman and 1/3rd Members of the Committee of dministration through we ased Electronic Systems which was vide No CEPC/SEC/E E

/Cir No / dated st March

he e ased election for the post of irst Vice Chairman and 1/3rd Members of the Election of the Committee of dministration was conducted through the National Securities Depository imited NSD Mum ai On

th May in the presence of Shri ay Saxena O server (Deputy Secretary) Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce Industry overnment of India Shri Pan a garwal Scrutini er (Chartered ccountant) and three Members of Election Committee i.e. Shri Deeptansu Haldar Sr ssistant Director Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) Ministry of extiles Shri Siddh Nath Singh Past Chairman CEPC and Shri On ar Nath Misra Mem er Committee of dministration CEPC he Scrutini er Shri Pan a

garwal C has handed over the results of the election to the eturning Officer


WEB-BASED ELECTIONS IN CEPCOn the asis of votes polled the eturning Officer declared the following candidates as elected for the posts mentioned against each candidates:

F For 1st Vice Chairman – Category III Rest of India: Shri Mahavir Pratap Sharma, M/s Oscar Exports, Jaipur,

F For Members Committee of Administration – Category – U.P. Region: Shri Umesh Kumar Gupta, M/s The Rug Centre, Bhadohi Shri Mohd asif nsari M/s eppich De Orienta Bhadohi Shri San ay umar upta M/s lo al Overseas opigan

F For Member Committee of Administration – Category II Srinagar Region: Shri Shei h shi hmad M/s ero son Exports Pvt td Srinagar

F For Member Committee of Administration – Category III Rest of India Region: Shri Sunil ain M/s Nirmal International Panipat


PM’s SPL PACKAGE FOR MoTCabinet approves special package for employment generation & promotion of exports in Textile, Carpet & Handicrafts Sector The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given approval for a special package for employment generation and promotion of exports in Textile, Carpet & Handicraft sector.

The move comes in the backdrop of the package of reforms announced by the Government for generation of one crore o s in the textile and apparel industry over next 3 years. The package includes a slew of

measures which are labour friendly and would promote employment generation, economies of scale and boost exports. The steps will lead to a cumulative increase of US$ 30 bn. in exports and investment of ̀ 74,000 crores over next 3 years.

he ma ority of new o s are li ely to go to women since the garment industry employs nearly 70% women workforce. Thus, the package would help in social transformation through women empowerment.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PACKAGE ANNOUNCED ARE:A. Employee Provident Fund Scheme Reformsu Govt. of India shall bear the entire 12% of the employers’ contribution of the Employers Provident Fund Scheme for new

employees of garment industry for first years who are earning less than s per monthu t present of employer’s contri ution is already eing provided y overnment under Pradhan Mantri o gar

Protsahan o ana (PM P ) Ministry of extiles shall provide additional of the employer’s contri ution amounting to s crores over next years

u EPF shall be made optional for employees earning less than Rs. 15,000 per monthu his shall leave more money in the hands of the wor ers and also promote employment in the formal sector B. Increasing overtime capsu Overtime hours for workers not to exceed 8 hours per week in line with ILO norms.u This shall lead to increased earnings for the workersC. Introduction of fixed term employmentu oo ing to the seasonal nature of the industry fixed term employment shall e introduced for the garment sectoru fixed term wor man will e considered at par with permanent wor man in terms of wor ing hours wages allowanced

and other statutory duesD. Additional incentives under ATUFSu The package breaks new ground in moving from input to outcome based incentives by increasing subsidy under

mended S from to for the garment sector as a oost to employment generationu uni ue feature of the scheme will e to dis urse the su sidy only after the expected o s are createdE. Enhanced duty drawback coverageu In a first of its ind move a new scheme will e introduced to refund the state levies which were not refunded so faru This move is expected to cost the exchequer Rs 5500 crores but will greatly boost the competitiveness of Indian exports

in foreign markets.u Draw ac at ll Industries ate to e given for domestic duty paid inputs even when fa rics are imported under dvance

uthori ation SchemeF. Enhancing scope of Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act oo ing at the seasonal nature of garment industry the provision of days under Section of Income ax ct

would be relaxed to 150 days for garment industry


INVITE - 32nd ICE32nd India Carpet Expo at Varanasi from 3-6 October 2016

The Carpet Export Promotion Council is organizing its 32nd Edition of Indian Carpet Expo (12th in Varanasi) – one of the largest Handmade Carpet Trade Fairs in the world from Monday, the 3rd to 6th October 2016 in Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Ground at Varanasi under the aegis of Govt of India.

his Exposition egan its maiden ourney in the year 2000 has traversed a long distance and in the process has mastered the art of serving the discerning needs of contemporary uyers users and connoisseur of finest handcrafted Indian Carpets and other Floor Coverings.

India enjoys No 1 Status in the world market in terms of quantity and value in exports of Hand-made Carpets, Rugs, Druggets and other Floor Coverings. INDIA CARPET EXPO has established itself as a sourcing platform for the overseas buyers from all over the world. About 300 Manufacturers & Exporters from key Carpet producing areas viz Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Agra, Jaipur, Panipat and Srinagar etc shall be exhibiting wide range of Handmade Carpets, Rugs, durries and other Floor Coverings at this Expo.

India Carpet Expo as usual is receiving overwhelming response from the Member Exporters. Importers from around 65 countries mainly from ustralia Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Singapore South frica ur ey S etc are attending the fair. It would be worthwhile to mention that buyers from the new countries are also attending the Mega Expo at Varanasi.

Overseas Carpet Buyers conduct their business at the Expo and they have an opportunity to be a tourist in

ncient Holy City Varanasi and to witness carpet weaving in the ad oining Bhadohi Mir apur area he prime o ective of the Council in holding the India Carpet Expo in the ma or Carpet producing elt Varanasi is to provide

‘unique pick and choose” business opportunity to all overseas carpet importers & manufacturer-exporters, as well.

To facilitate incentivise the participation of the overseas buyers, CEPC shall provide the following attractive pac age to the selected uyers (i) eim ursement towards airfare as a su sidy for attending the Expo (ii) complementary Hotel accommodation upto 2 nights (room rent with rea fast) etween Oct (iii) Pic up drop from irport/Hotel/ irport in Varanasi

Overseas uyers from S Canada ustralia New ealand South frica Bra il Chile and all other C ( atin merican Countries)

US $ 750 per buyer

B Overseas Buyers from all other Countries

US $ 500 per buyer

The Council expects presence of 400 overseas buyers in this expo.

The Carpet Export Promotion Council is confident that the Expo will generate sizeable business and request the media to extend their full support to this cottage based, employment oriented, Handmade Carpet Industry, which is providing employment to millions of artisans / weavers in the rural area.

e have the honor to e given the privilege to invite you to attend INDIA CARPET EXPO OCTOBER 2016. It is our privilege to have you as our loyal customer in the event. This event will be held from October 3 to 6 2016 at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Ground, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Exhibition will start at ( am in the morning until 6.00 p.m. in the evening)

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NATIONAL EVENT HGH 2016 (MUMBAI)

A Report on Council’s participation in HGH Fair Mumbai: 1-3 July 2016

TRADE SHOW FACTS

n Show Name F H H India (Home extiles Home D cor ifts House ware)

n Dates F uly ( riday Saturday Sunday)

n Venue F Bom ay Exhi ition Centre estern Express Highway oregaon (East)

n Edition F th nnual Edition

n Exhi ition rea F Over 40,000 sqm. Meters

n Supporting Events F VIP Buyers’ Meet Exhi itors’ Dinner rends Pavilion (Home

extiles House ware Home Decor ifts) Seminars Exhi itors’

n Organizer F M/s Texzone Information Services Pvt. Ltd.

n O ective F To enable Indian and international brands, manufacturers, exporters,

importers and suppliers present their product range, innovations and latest

collections to Indian trade buyers and enable them connect directly with

Indian retailers

n Exhi itors’ Profile F extiles Export Promotion Councils Manufacturers Brands Importers holesalers Service Providers from India and all over the world out of the exhi itors are leading Indian brands, manufacturers & importers. 30% International exhibitors from over 30 countries either direct or through their Indian representatives. Over

exhi itors are repeat exhi itors at H H India since its first edition in

n No of Exhi itors F 450 Indian and International brands, manufacturers & importers from 30 countries exhibited in HGH India 2016. 400 Exhibitors from 28 counties were present in H H India

n Visitors’ Profile F Strictly open only to rade visitors ll categories of retailers from all over India including diplomats from the foreign missions

n No of Visitors F 25,140 serious trade visitors from 422 cities and towns all over India and other countries visited H H India

n Product Range F Home extiles (Bed inen Bath inen urnishing a rics Decorative Made ps a le inen itchen inen Carpets loor Coverings) House ware ( itchenware a leware Coo ware Bathroom ccessories Cleaning Maintenance Storage

and Outdoor) Home D cor ( loor Coverings wall papers handicrafts etc)


HGH 2016 (MUMBAI)

EXHIBITOR’S PROFILE

FOOTFALLS DURING 2016 FAIR

INAUGURATION OF HGH INDIA FAIR 2016

Exhibitors at HGH India 2016 included leading Indian and international brands, manufacturers, exporters, importers, national distributors and service providers in categories li e carpets rugs oor coverings home

textiles, furnishing fabrics, home decor products like wall papers, blinds, decorative lights, handicrafts, owers vases figurine decorative accessories house

wares etc.

It has been reported that at this edition of the fair of 2016, 25,140 serious trade visitors from 422 cities and towns across India visited H H India out International visitors were also present. The trade show grew by about 50% bigger in terms of areas. Exhibitors increased from 400 from 28 countries last year to 450 from 30 countries this year.

In the 5th annual edition held from July 1-3, 2016 in Mumbai, HGH India showcased the widest ever range of

products and services from well- established International and Indian brands, manufacturers, importers, designers and service providers. The regular and new exhibitors launched new products, new brands, latest design innovations and new trade schemes through HGH India 2016. There is an express communication from over 85% of the domestic and International exhibitors from Thailand, Taiwan, UK, Germany and Korea also showcased their new innovative ranges for the first time at HGH India 2017.

HGH India 2016 supported retailers, distributors and institutional buyers from various cities and towns across India, to compare products, prices and deliveries instantly and ma ing their sourcing efficient competitive and cost effective.

Inaugurating the trade show, Chief Guest Mrs Rashmi Verma I S Secretary extile Ministry of extiles in the presence of Dr avita upta I S extiles Commissioner together with Shri uldeep a attal Chairman CEPC Shri Mahavir Prasad Sharma, 1st Vice Chairman, CEPC, Shri Shiv Kumar Gupta, Executive Director, CEPC Shri N uin Deputy Director CEPC and other distinguished, guests dignitaries, and senior members from the entire Textiles Industry said that from a modest beginning in 2012, HGH India has evolved into a truly large, comprehensive and trend setting platform for home product buyers and sellers in India. She felt that the trade show will define future trends in India’s home & lifestyle segment.

“It was amazing to see the never ending stream of serious and focused trade visitors at HGH India 2016.

I was personally present and could never stop meeting people.”

Over 25,140 serious trade visitors, 95% of whom were ualified uyers from segments li e retail distri ution

import, corporate gift buying and wholesale trade, were present at HGH India 2016. 80% of the visitors were senior level usiness decision ma ers mongst them were also 200 international visitors, which included representatives of international brands planning to enter Indian market. Representatives of international trade associations officers of consulates em assies and trade bodies also visited the trade show to explore opportunities for their members and exporters in the Indian home market.

HGH India brought together 350 brands, manufacturers & importers in home category from India and 24 other countries– ranging from economy to premium and luxury segments, including hand crafted products- on a common platform. Besides India, products from Germany, UK, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Czech

epu lic S apan Canada China aiwan reece


INAUGURATION OF HGH INDIA FAIR 2016


Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Korea, Jordan, Russia,

E etc were on display

Specially designed to connect Indian and international brands and manufacturers with the Indian market, HGH India grew by almost 100% over previous year. Since inception in ust over four editions this trade show has grown almost five times in area three times in terms of number of exhibitors and two and half times in terms of visitors- all indicating its growing popularity and impact on business of exhibitors and visitors. Over 80-90% exhibitors and visitors repeated their participation for the third consecutive time. Visitors and exhibitors

alike endorsed HGH India 2016 as a highly professional, business-like trade show which helps them conduct business in the right atmosphere. Most visitors felt that HGH India has made sourcing of home textiles, furnishing fa rics home d cor house ware and gift Items easy and convenient for them.

his positive mood was re ected y several other exhibitors and visitors at HGH India 2016. In addition to highly positive remarks on serious businesslike environment, the high quality of booths and general areas of the trade show and warm and personalized services and facilities for exhi itors and visitors the real winner was vibrant business activity. From the business

{Inauguration of trade show by the Chief Guest Mrs Rashmi Verma, Secretary (Textiles), in the august presence of Dr. Kavita Gupta, IAS, Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, together with Shri Kuldeep Raj Wattal, Chairman, CEPC and other distinguished guests}


results of HGH India 2016 for both exhibitors and visitors, we can easily conclude that over 85% of exhibitors and visitors will come again at HGH India 2017.

Spread of the Indian market for high quality and branded home products too proved much beyond the top 10 cities of India. Home product manufacturers, brands, importers, distributors, wholesalers and all categories of Indian retailers found HGH India 2016 a much needed and stable platform to set the trend for the Indian market on an annual basis. Here they not only transacted business, but also exchanged ideas, studied fashion trends and established new business partnerships. 3 days of intense and focused business activities at HGH India 2016 brought a new air of optimism and many new directions in the fast emerging Indian market, where textiles, home decor, house ware and gifts home are integrating into a single lifestyle category called HOME.

ith every su se uent edition widening geographical spread of exhibitors and visitors beyond metros, mini-metros and Tier I cities and towns into semi-urban and even rural markets of India is proving to be a key strength of HGH India.

HGH 2016 (MUMBAI)

{Mrs. Rashmi Verma, IAS, Secretary (Textiles) and Dr. Kavita Gupta, IAS, Textiles Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Shri Kuldeep Raj Wattal, Chairman CEPC together with other dignitaries obliged the lens men for a combined photo during the HGH India 2016 held at Mumbai}

{The Secretary Textiles, The Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles in discussions on the success of the such shows together with Chairman CEPC

and the CEO of Texzone International Services Pvt Ltd after inauguration}


{The Chief Guest & other dignitaries exchanging pleasantries before inauguration of HGH 2016, Mumbai}

WIDE PRODUCT RANGE

CEPC’S MEMBER PARTICIPANTS IN HGH MUMBAI EXHIBITION 2016

Several innovations and new launches by Indian and international exhibitors generated high visitor interest. Depth, variety and quality of product range made it possible for the buyers, mostly retailers from all formats

and categories including innovative carpets, to plan their store range for home textiles, house ware, home d cor and gifts for the upcoming festive retail season of 2016-17.

Sl. No. Name of the Participating Member Region

1. M/s Deco Vinyl Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

2. M/s Elegant eavers Panipat

3. M/s Extra eave Panipat

4. M/s Nirmal International Panipat

5. M/s Jaipur Rugs Jaipur

6. M/s Pixxel Digital Jaipur

7. M/s rihant Enterprises New Delhi

8. M/s Exclusive Fibres Ltd New Delhi

9. M/s Rishi Rugs Pvt Ltd Bhadohi

10. M/s ON ugs Bhadohi

11. CEPC Theme Pavilion New Delhi



CEPC’S MEMBER PARTICIPANTS IN THE FAIR

HGH 2016 (MUMBAI)


The Product range exhibited at HGH India was held from 1-3 July 2016 has continued to grow year after year. 2016 edition witnessed widest ever range with several new exhi itors having een added New collections of bed & bath linen, furnishing fabrics, table & kitchen linen oor coverings exciting innovations in wall papers linds carpets home decoration accessories contemporary adaptations as well as traditional range of handicrafts fragrances owers and international range of tableware, glassware, kitchenware, cookware, storage, cleaning, outdoor and general house ware collectively offered comprehensive sourcing solutions for Indian retailers, wholesalers, institutional and corporate gift buyers.

ell nown Indian and international manufacturers brands, importers and distributors used HGH India to launch their new lines to the trade. Those seeking

regional and national channel partners were successful in their search for the right business partners. Hence, it is now being increasingly accepted that HGH India brings several new business opportunities in home retailing for established and aspiring retailers in Indian market.

Besides prominent regional and local traditional retailers, most of the large format organized retail chains from India were seen active in the HGH India 2016 event. Senior decision makers and sourcing teams from leading retailers li e Shoppers Stop (Home Stop) Home own Big Ba aar ( uture roup) estside ifestyle (Home Centre) home Bharti eliance etail

Bharat urnishings agdish Stores Surprise Pride ero drape, Spencer’s, Hyper City, Total, Max Hyper, Skipper, Stellar Drape venue Neptune Mansarovar lip art Snapdeal fa furnish com a ong com ye i com amongst several other serious buyers were present.

HGH India presented Trends 2016-17 at the dedicated ‘Trends Pavilion’. It depicted colours, designs, styles and materials which are likely to be in vogue during the coming season. The thought behind Trends is to connect manufacturers, brands, retailers and professionals in the home business to the aspirational Indian consumer through the forecast.

The cord which connects the buyer and seller is the mood of the moment and the anticipated mood in the coming season. HGH India trends team has put together

this spirit of the upwardly mobile Indian consumers and all the internal and external in uences on contemporary Indian homes have been studied to derive these Trends.

The four themes of the trends, together called ‘Impressions’, aims at creating an exclusive living space for the user that is a shelter in the chaotic environment, and a little piece of heaven too. Trends book – ‘The Style orecast of Home extiles and Home D cor for

was made available at the Trends Pavilion & at Trend Book Cognizance.

Entry of modern retailers in business and ever increasing international exposure of Indian consumers are revolutionizing Indian home retailing. Today, all Indian retailers, the LFS, franchisees, specialty stores, boutiques and online retailers have started following a practice of integrated merchandising in home category to make their stores look trendier. Hence, integration of product categories like home textiles, furnishings, home

d cor house ware and gifts at the retail level is a strong emerging trend in the Indian domestic market.

By providing the consolidated range of home products at one place, HGH India 2016 allowed retailers, distributors, brands and manufacturers the right environment to negotiate & trade in what they consider as suitable product-mix for this set of consumers.

TRENDS 2016-17 FOR INDIAN DOMESTIC MARKET

CONSOLIDATION OF HOME CATEGORY



Participants received good response during the fair as per details are given below :

Business Generated Rs. 82.60 LakhsBusiness under negotiation Rs.113.00 Lakhs No of En uiry received 453Num er of uyers visited in CEPC stalls

661

1. Regular participation in Fair is required with the financial assistance of ovt of India which will help small scale cottage based exporters to promote their products as well as place Indian Carpet Industry more visible on the domestic / International mar ets

2. The Shows should be organized before / after the rainy season as rains do play a vital role

3. Only handmade carpets should be allowed to display in CEPC’s Pavilion

National wide Mar eting Campaign should e launched

CEPC arranged Live Demonstration of hand knotted carpet weaving in its “Thematic Pavilion” during the entire Show, which was appreciated by the VVIPs including the Secretary ( extiles) extiles Commissioner Chairmen of various Export Promotion Councils, Foreign buyers, Delegates from various countries who came to attend the show & serious business visitors visited in CEPC’s Theme Pavilion. There were great enthusiasm in between the younger generation shown good interest

in the delicacy of hand knotted carpet weaving as they were not experienced before such live demonstration of handmade carpet weaving in their life in any show in Mumbai and elsewhere.

Some of the overseas delegates had shown their interest in Handmade oolen Carpets ugs Druggets and other Floor coverings during the Trade Show. Most of the participant throughout the show shows there interest.

THEMATIC PROJECTION OF LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF WEAVING OF HANDMADE CARPETS BY CEPC

BUSINESS SEGMENT

SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATION:

{Live demonstration of making of handmade carpets by the weaver artisan at CEPC Thematic Pavilion during the entire Show of HGH India 2016 }

ive Demonstration of eaving Carpets should e organized on regular basis to attract large number of usiness people and uyers

ocal sale during the fair should e allowed

HGH 2016 (MUMBAI)


INTERNATIONAL EVENTS (REPORT - AUS)

Report on Council’s participation in Australian International Furniture Fair in Melbourne (Australia) 21 - 24 July, 2016Carpet Export Promotion Council organi ed participation of its Mem er Exporters in the ustralian International urniture air from st to th uly at Mel ourne Exhi ition Centre Mel ourne ( ustralia) his activity was

approved y the Ministry of Commerce ovt of India under the MD Scheme he D cor Design is ustralia’s No interior event held coinciding ustralian International urniture air unveiled the latest in furniture innovations

and designs for the commercial residential and retail industries ustralian International urniture air is the largest urniture and urnishings rade air in ustralia

he following Mem er Exporters under the anner of CEPC participated in the ustralian International urniture Fair, 2016 : -

Sl. No. Name of Firm

1. M/s dul Salam Sons Mir apur ( P )

2. M/s Enterprises New Delhi

3. M/s sho a Handicrafts Panipat (Haryana)

4. M/s Creative ine Bhadohi ( P )

5. M/s D Enterprises Panipat (Haryana)

6. M/s Home Creation Panipat (Haryana)

Sl. No. Name of Firm

7. M/s Home and extile Export Bhadohi ( P )

8. M/s. Kedar Impex Pvt. Ltd., Khamaria, Bhadohi ( P )

9. M/s Dhanra Exports uc now ( P )

10. M/s Man Made aipur ( a asthan)

11. M/s V S ugs Bhadohi ( P )

12 Carpet Export Promotion Council New Delhi

The Organizers provided Built up stand of 12 sq. mtrs. with facia, chairs, lights etc. to the Participants in Melbourne Exhi ition Centre Mel ourne ( ustralia)

he air was officially opened at a m on st uly y Mr Chris May Exhi ition Director D cor Design I

he CEPC participants displayed various products such as Hand notted Hand tufted oollen Carpets Hand woven oollen ilims Cotton Dhurries ugs etc in the a ove air

Shri Su odh umar upta Pu licity Officer was deputed to coordinate the Council’s participation in the a ove air and to assist the Exhibitors in displaying their products as well as to provide them other related assistance in their respective Stands during ustralian International urniture air Pu licity materials of ugs of India other useful information were displayed in the information booth of Carpet Export Promotion Council. The Brochures of

ugs of India along with Buyers egistration orm for INDI C PE E PO Octo er at Varanasi were distributed amongst the Buyers and also to the exhibitors for distribution to their buyers.


REPORT-AUSTRALIA (MELBOURNE)

CEPC’S MEMBER PARTICIPANTS IN THE FAIR


On 21st July, 2016, Ms. Manika Jain, Consulate General of India, Melbourne along with Ms. Isha Sharma, Trade Officer paid a visit to CEPC’s Stand and interacted with the representative of CEPC all the Indian Exhi itors Ms Mani a ain had detailed discussions with all CEPC’s participants and in uired a out the present mar et trends in ustralia future participation in this air It was informed that ustralia is a potential mar et for Handmade Carpets and loor Coverings here is a demand of Synthetic Modern Shaggy Hand tufted Carpets Indo i etan Carpets oollen Durries and elims etc Some uyers showed their interest in High uality of Hand notted Carpets

he Profile of Indian Exhi itors who participated in the I under the anner of CEPC export statistics of Indian Handmade Carpets other oor coverings were provided to the C I Mel ourne for her information

he C I Mel ourne also discussed various issues with regard to promotion of Indian Carpets in ustralia he C I was of the opinion that CEPC should regularly participate in this air Most of the Indian Exhi itors who participated in the I also expressed their desire to participate in the next air in Mel ourne ustralia he participants were of the opinion that the Organi ers should give wide pu licity for the future air and give a prime location for the Indian Exhi itors he visit of the C I Mel ourne encouraged the CEPC’s participants in the I

he participants felt that the I provided an opportunity for promoting their exports in ustralia

n Exhi itor’s ounge was esta lished next to the Organi er’s Office where ea Coffee ater provided to the exhi iting irms

he com ined exhi ition also created an opportunity to open new lines of usiness for companies participating in the air It was an excellent platform for the participants to ma e contact with new suppliers in ustralia Council’s participation in the a ove air along with Mem er Exporters provided an opportunity for the Buyers Suppliers to come together for days to networ with their Suppliers Indian Exporters and other oor covering professionals to discuss current Industry issue and get usiness done

THE RESPONSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE AS UNDER :-

1. Orders oo ed ( pprox) US $ 1,35,000.00

2. Business under negotiation ( pprox)

US $ 3,06,000.00

3. No of en uiries received in the fair

635

rom the a ove it can e seen that there is good prospect for increasing our exports in ustralian mar ets in near future as suggested y the participant mem ers

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS (REPORT - AUS)

SUGGESTIONS : 1. To organize participation in this Fair on regular

basis so that Brand image of Indian Handmade Carpets is created.

2. To impress the Organizers for allotting a prime location for CEPC’s participants.

3. To give wide advance publicity of India’s partici-pation in the Fair by the Organizers so that more Buyers of Handmade Carpets visit the Fair.

4. �ere is a need to undertake advance publicity of India’s participation in the Fair before the event so that the Carpet dealers from Australia are aware about India Pavilion and plan their visit to our stands in advance.


AN APPEAL

APPEAL FROM CHAIRMAN - CEPC ON “NOT TO USE CHILD LABOUR” ANYWHERE As you are aware that this Council has also formulated a Code of Conduct, which require its member exporters to ensure that his / her carpets are woven only on the looms registered by this Council having no Child Labour as prohibited by the Child Labour Prohibition & Regulation Act, 1986. Further the Code of Conduct requires that it will also be your responsibility to ensure that no order for manufacturing carpets / durries is given to nor raw material issued for weaving of carpets/durries on the loom which has not been registered or has been subsequently de-registered. The members have also filed necessary affidavit in this regard that they will abide by the “Code of Conduct” of this Council.

We would advise you not to get your carpets / durries woven on these looms as it will be violation of the Code of Conduct of which all Members are signatories.

In case any Member is reported to be getting his / her carpet / durries woven on such looms or on the looms which has not been registered, action will be taken against him / her in accordance with the provisions of Code of Conduct of the Council.

We would request our members to co-operate in strengthening the self regulatory measures initiated by this Council for elimination of Child Labour from the Carpet Industry.

As per our commitment to the Trade and World Body, we are shortly going to start a Child Labour Cell in CEPC Bhadohi Regional Office manning by 3-4 executives. Some of the major role for the personnel of the Child Labour Cell would be to Visit carpet weaving areas all over India, including those described as the new carpet belts, to hold awareness campaigns for loom-owners on existing and new laws specially emphasizing issues of bonded, forced and indentured child labour. The Child Labour Cell will also monitor nearby looms during their visits to check the reports received from the designated agencies as well as the de-registered looms in the areas they visit. They will also, in addition to the agencies, register any un-registered looms which they find.

( DEEP ) Chairman


REPORT-CHINA (QINGHAI)

inghai International Carpet Exhi ition ( ICE) organi ed y the China i etan Carpet ssociation and sponsored y the Ministry of Commerce and People’s

overnment of inghai province from nd to th une at inghai International Conference Exhi ition

Centre Southern ining (China)

Carpet Export Promotion Council organi ed participation of its Mem er Exporters in China ( inghai) International Carpet Exhi ition from nd to th une in ining (China) his activity was approved y the Ministry of Commerce Industry

ovt of India

China ( inghai) International Carpet Exhi ition was organi ed y the China i etan Carpet ssociation

and sponsored y the Ministry of Commerce and People’s overnment of inghai Province at inghai International Conference Exhi ition Centre Southern

ining (China) from nd to th une

he Exhi ition was officially opened at a m on nd une y H E overnor of inghai Province in

presence of top overnment Officials

A Report on Council’s participation in “2016 China (Qinghai) International Carpet Exhibition” Xining (China) 2 - 6 June, 2016

{Gigantic view of opening ceremony of 2016 China ( inghai) International Carpet Exhibition held on 2nd une 2016 at inghai International Conference & Exhibition Centre, ining}



Sl.No. Name of the Participant (Messers) Station

1. M/s BC ugs Pvt td Varanasi

2. M/s M Enterprises aipur

3. M/s ar Oriental Carpets Srinagar

M/s ram Export Bhadohi

5. M/s ram rading Company Bhadohi

6. M/s nand Carpets Bhadohi

7. M/s von Export Mir apur

8. M/s von Carpet Industries Mir apur

9. M/s Banaras Carpets Handicrafts Pvt td

Varanasi

10. M/s Carpet Overseas aipur

11. M/s Choudhary Exports New Delhi

12. M/s Cosy Creations (India) aipur

13. M/s Classic Carpet Industries Bhadohi

M/s Creative ine Bhadohi

15. M/s Dugar Crafts aipur

16. M/s ara Creation India Bhadohi

17. M/s Hasan ugs Emporium Bhadohi

18. M/s Home and extile Export Bhadohi

19. M/s Indian Oriental ugs Aurai

20. M/s Irfan Oriental ugs Bhadohi

21. M/s eyaar Exports Bhadohi

22. M/s J.I. International New Delhi

23. M/s i erty ugs Bhadohi

M/s Man Made aipur

25. M/s Manish Enterprises Bhadohi

48 Member-Exporters participation in “2016 China (Qinghai) International Carpet Exhibition” in Xining (China)

Sl.No. Name of the Participant (Messers) Station

26. M/s Mangal Carpets Mir apur

27. M/s Maurya Carpet Industries hamaria

28. M/s Mughal Oriental Carpet Creations

Bhadohi

29. M/s Numan Oriental ugs Bhadohi

30. M/s Overseas Beauty rts urniture Exports Pvt td

aipur

31. M/s Pritam hanna ugs Pvt td Varanasi

32. M/s a endra Enterprises aipur

33. M/s ahman Exports Bhadohi

M/s aheem Son (Shah Mohammad)

Bhadohi

35. M/s aheem International Bhadohi

36. M/s asheed Carpets Bhadohi

37. M/s oyal ugs aipur

38. M/s ug allery New Delhi

39. M/s ugs Overseas New Delhi New Delhi

M/s ugs International aipur

M/s Salwan Exports Bhadohi

M/s Seeta Exports aipur

M/s Singh Enterprises Bhadohi

M/s Shivam Carpets opigan

M/s Shyam Cotsyn India td Ahmedabad

M/s a mahal Products Bhadohi

M/s N Carpet Manufacturer opigan

M/s Varanasi

M/s Carpet Export Promotion Council New Delhi



Member Exporters Participation in the Fair



{Member exporter s participant showing best of their products to the buyers during ICE air 2016}

he Organi ers provided Built up stand of s mtrs each with facia chairs lights etc to the Participants in Hall No B inghai International Conference Exhi ition Centre Southern ining (China)

he CEPC participants displayed various products such as Hand notted Hand tufted oollen Carpets Sil Carpets Cotton Dhurries etc in the a ove Exhi ition

Shri PSC Pillai Executive ssistant was deputed to represent the Council’s participation in the a ove exhi ition and to assist the Exhi itors in displaying their products as well as to provide them other related assistance in their respective stands he Brochures of ugs of India alongwith other Pu licity materials were distri uted amongst the Buyers / Visitors

he ist of Exhi itors who participated in the China ( inghai) International Carpet Exhi ition under the

anner of CEPC export statistics of Indian Handmade Carpets and other oor coverings were provided to the

C C Officials for circulation amongst the Buyers

here were Exhi itors from ma or Handmade Carpet producing countries such as India Pa istan Iran Nepal fghanistan ermany ur ey Mangolia Bhutan e istan and ur menistan participated and showcased their products in their respective Booths

ll the International Exhi itors were allotted Booths in Hall B here were a out domestic Exhi itors also showcased Carpets and other loor coverings in Hall

n ward Ceremony followed y colorful cultural programmes was organi ed y the Organi ers on

rd une from pm to pm ctive Participants wards were presented to Indian Exhi itors namely M/s Overseas Carpets M/s Dugar Crafts ram Export rophies were also presented

y the Chinese Organi ing Committee to CEPC’s VIP Mem ers Mr On ar Nath Misra Mem er CO CEPC

Mr Pritam hanna M/s Pritam hanna ugs Pvt td Varanasi



{CEPC Member participants are accepting Trophies presented by the Organizers of ICE air in une 2016, on behalf of CEPC}

During the days Exhi ition various Seminars Symposium meetings were held His Excellency the overnor of inghai Province invited CEPC’s VIP Mem ers along with other dignitaries from various participating countries in the meetings to discuss a out the present mar et trends in China and future participation in the Exhi ition

he CEPC’s participants were of the opinion that the Organi ers should give wide pu licity for the future Exhi ition and invite more Carpet Buyers for next Exhi ition so that more uyers of Handmade Carpets visit the Show he Participants urged the Organi ers

to provide them at least spot lights in their Booths for the future Exhi ition he CEPC’s Participants also re uested the Organi ers not to allot Booths to any Exhi itors for displaying Machine made Carpets along with Handmade Carpets as it will spoil the usiness prospects of Handmade Carpets

Council’s participation in the a ove Exhi ition along with Mem er Exporters provided an opportunity for the Buyers Suppliers to come together for days to networ with their Suppliers Indian Exporters and other oor covering professionals to discuss current Industry issue and get business done.

BUSINESS SEGMENT1. Orders oo ed ( pprox) US $ 8,90,200.002. Business under negotiation ( pprox) S 3. No of en uiries received ( pprox) 2361

rom the a ove it can e seen that there is good prospect for increasing our exports in Chinese mar et in near future.

Suggestions: n o allot prime location for the CEPC Participantsn o impress the Organi ers for inviting more Buyers for the next Shown o provide at least spot lights to Indian Exhi itors in their Boothsn Machine made Carpets should not e displayed along with Handmade Carpets


REPORT - DUBAI

{Inside view of Sheikh Saeed Hall 1 at Middle East Covering 2016}

he Carpet Export Promotion Council participated in Middle East Covering in held at Du ai orld rade Centre from May where eleven registered mem er exporters of this Council had show cased Hand made oollen Carpets ugs and other loor

coverings he CEPC was allotted s m of space in Shei h Saeed Hall Council organi ed participation in this fair with the financial assistance from the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under MSS Scheme

A Report on Council’s participation in Middle East Covering - Dubai - 23-26 May 2016Middle East Coverings was created as a result of the overwhelming success of the Surfaces inishes sector at INDE – the region’s leading interior design exhi ition Now located in Shei h Saeed hall to accommodate

the huge growth in exhi itors Middle East Coverings is the only dedicated event to Coverings oorings and surfaces in the Middle East North frica


REPORT - DUBAI

{Inauguration of the Dubai air by H.E. Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dy Ruler of Dubai and UAI Minister of inance}

Middle East Stone and Middle East Covering the Mena region’s most dedicated events for the stone interior surface materials mar le and ceramic industries was

inaugurated y that Shai h Hamdan in ashid l Ma toum Deputy uler of Du ai and E Minister of

inance on Monday at the Du ai orld rade Centre

Sl. No. Name of the Participant Region1. chal mit Company Agra2. Colors International, Panipat3. Elements Inc New Delhi

a a Overseas Pvt td Panipat5. oel Carpets Handicrafts Agra6. ohinoor Carpets Panipat7. Mahadeva Exports Panipat8. Nu rat Carpet Emporium Mir apur9. ishi ugs Pvt td Panipat

10. ugs Overseas New Delhi11. a Carpet New Delhi

INAUGURATION OF THE SHOW

MEMBER EXPORTERS PARTICIPATION IN THE FAIR


Mr ahul Srivastava Consul from Consulate eneral of India Du ai inaugurated India Pavilion on rd May and interacted with Indian Exhi itors in CEPC’s pavilion

he Indian Exhi itors expressed their views a out the fair to Mr Srivastava He expressed his happiness on the products displayed y the Indian Exhi itors

he shows was officially endorsed y Du ai SME the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Du ai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector which has also confirmed their participation in the event

he educational features hosted y more than international spea ers and explore new trends in wall and oor covering surface designs sustaina ility the latest in stone interior and exterior surfaces as well as provide insights into the stone and covering needs of healthcare hospitality and real estate facilities Having Du ai SME endorse Middle East Stone and

Middle East Covering provides an important testament

to the standing of the shows said an ang the Event Director of oth shows at dmg events

Middle East Stone and Middle East Covering are colocated with other industry leading shows including Index the Mena region’s longest esta lished interior design trade fair that has been running for 26 years and he Outdoor Design Build Show

longside the exhi ition surface design school seminars and future material experience feature also engaged CC’s most in uential contractors architects engineers and consultants wor ing on the largest and most important pro ects in the region Middle East

BRIEF OF THE FAIR:

REPORT - DUBAICEPC’S MEMBER PARTICIPANTS IN THE FAIR


Middle East Coverings held coinciding with two ig shows i e INDE Middle East Stone his fair is the Middle East’s newest and MEN region’s largest and only event for Surface materials wall coverings including Carpets loor coverings he Middle East Covering and Middle East Stone was held in total gross area of s m and display area was s m

he edition of Middle East Covering saw visitors and exhi itors descend from around the world with

over of world leading architecture surface interior rands on display from more than country origins

here were Exhi itors in oth the airs Middle East Coverings and Middle East Stone from countries such as ermany Italy India ur ey China Belgium had exhi ited their products in oth the airs Out of Exhi itors of International Exhi itors and remaining E Exhi itors It has een reported that

Exhi itors were satisfied with the uality of visitors

EHIBITORS & VISITOR :

CEPC organi ed thematic pro ection of randing Indian Handmade Carpets in Middle East Coverings with the financial assistance from O/o the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)

he Council provided uilt up stands to all the participants he small scale cottage ased carpet exporters got an opportunity to direct contact with the Middle East Buyer and assessed their re uirements In addition they got new ideas to develop new designs

uality and product innovation

Mr mar Chand an official of this Council was deputed to Du ai to coordinate Council’s participation in the a ove fair and to assist the participants during the fair

He distri uted pu licity materials to the visitors from CEPC’s ooth and collected feed ac report from the participants Council’s participation in this fair was not only helped us randing Indian Carpet in Du ai ut also helped us to assess the present mar et trend of Indian Carpets and other loor coverings in Du ai

he Middle East and North frica region leads the attendance at Middle East Covering with of total visitors here were Visitors visited the fair from five top visiting countries i e nited ra Emirates Saudi

ra ia atar Oman uwait Bahrain sia Europe frica merica etc More than of the uni ue trade visitors

consists of distri utors importers exporters furnishing retailers wholesalers architects interior designers

CEPC’S PARTICIPATION:

BUSINESS SEGMENT :he participants generated usiness worth s crores (approx) and received around en uiries during the

fair.

SUGGESTION :

F he Organi ers should invite more potential Carpets loor coverings uyers in the air

F More pu licity support re uired from the Organi ers focusing Carpets loor coverings

F B B meetings should e organi ed y the Organi ers in the next fair

Covering offers the est platform for all international manufacturers ready to explore and ta e advantage of the tremendous increase in demand for imported

surface materials including Carpets other loor coverings in Middle East and North frica region

REPORT - DUBAI


REPORT - HONG KONG


A Report on Hong Kong Intl. Textiles & Furnishing Fair – Hong Kong – 20 – 23 April 2016he Carpet Export Promotion Council participated

in the th Hong ong Intl extiles urnishing air held at Hong ong Convention and Exhi ition Centre from pril with participation of nine registered mem er exporters of this Council had showcased their

est of Hand made oollen / ufted Carpets ugs

Mats Shaggy Puffs Durries and other loor coverings CEPC was allotted s m of space in Hall No B Council organi ed participation in the a ove air with the financial assistance from the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under MSS Scheme

Sl. No. Name of the Participant Station

1. ditya Overseas Panipat

2. Creative eavers Panipat

3. Dream Collection Panipat

Extra eave Panipat

5. J.C. International, Noida

Sl. No. Name of the Participant Station

6. Nirmal International, Panipat

7. Shree Shyam Exports Panipat

8. Sheeltex (India) New Delhi

9. nited Overseas Panipat

Mr arun Bansal Consul (Commerce Political Media) from Consulate eneral of India Hong ong visited the displayed ooth of Indian Exhi itors in CEPC’s India Pavilion on the first day of the air and interacted with all the Exhi itors he Indian exhi itors expressed their views a out the fair to Mr Bansal Mr P D Chatter ee

ssistant Director of this Council was deputed to Hong ong to coordinate Council’s participation in the fair

He provided assistance to the participants during the fair and distri uted pu licity materials to the visitors he necessary feed ac forms were collected from the

participants Council’s participation in this fair not only helped in randing Indian Carpet in Hong ong ut also helped to assess the mar et trend consumer preference etc of Indian Carpets and other loor coverings in Hong

ong



REPORT - HONG KONG

he th Edition of the Hong ong International Home extiles and urnishing air is the largest annual fair

for extiles and urnishing fair organi ed y the Hong ong rade Development Council in association with

China uangdong Home extile ssociation he fair was having gross Exhi ition Space of s m roup pavilions were present in Chinese Mainland iangsu Nangtong Portugal ugs of India y CEPC

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts Handloom Export Promotion Council he fair positions itself as a speciali ed platform for sourcing textiles products with recent emphasis on green textiles and HO EC textiles supplies a els of green products iven the ongoing

mar et demand of the home textile industry the air as a professional trading platform will feature full range of home textiles including Carpet loor coverings upholstery wall coverings window fashion accessories and other home textile related products and design services he fair offered exhi itors a uni ue platform to est capture the

usiness opportunity Presenting traditional and crafted items from SE N countries BES O SI N features pavilions from Indonesia the Philippines hailand and Vietnam each presenting the est craftsmanship with modern touch from their own regions Besides providing a platform for the industry to source products and explore

usiness opportunities


here were exhi itors from countries and regions showcased various range of Home extiles and urnishing items under one roof including group pavilions from Bangladesh the Chinese mainland Hong

ong India Indonesia orea ithuania aiwan aos the Philippines hailand and Vietnam here were total

Indian participants in the Hong ong International Home extiles and urnishing air as per rea up given elow India was the largest Exhi iting Country in this fair apanese rand Interform participated in the House ware air as part of its strategy to restart its export usiness

During the show exhi itors ( from Hong ong and from outside Hong ong) displayed

their products from countries and regions here were uyers visited Home extiles and urnishings air from the countries Chinese mainland

Singapore ustralia rance Norway the nited ingdom S New ealand the Netherlands and rgentina It has een reported that the response of

the uyers were very positive New uyers learn more a out the different house ware and home textiles products

H DC organi ed overseas uying missions comprising more than uyers to help exhi itors to tap the markets.

o enrich uyer’s experience during the fairs the Pillar dvertisement was made depicting attractive designs

of Carpets at the main entrance near Par ing site at

Hong ong Convention Exhi ition Centre Hanging Banners on ugs of India y CEPC were displayed inside Hall B

Hong ong is a new upcoming mar et for Indian Handmade Carpets other loor coverings hough due to worldwide economic recession and unfavoura le

external economic conditions the mar et was slow ut there was demand of Hand tufted Carpets ugs

Bath Mats Durries Cushion cover Puffs etc ow and

EXHIBITORS:

BUYING MISSIONS, BUSINESS MATCHING SERVICES:

PUBLICITY:

MARKET SEGMENTS:

REPORT - HONG KONG


Medium range carpets of modern design were also in great demand in Hong ong It was also noticed that there is much scope for further expansion of exports of Indian Carpets other loor coverings in Hong ong

s per the independent on site mar et survey conducted y the Organi ers (H DC) it was found that the respondents are cautiously optimistic a out mar et prospects of respondents said that they expect overall sales to grow this year while expect sales to remain steady In terms of pricing

of respondents expect prices to increase in the coming year while predict that they will remain

unchanged s for the growth prospects of different regions the Chinese mainland is the most promising mar et followed y North merica and orea he survey also sought uyers views on product trends Most of the uyers expect simple and trendy designs and multi functional products to lead the mar et in

he survey also found that the industry favours Hong ong as a sourcing hu and trading platform

of respondents expect the volume of products sold via Hong ong to increase or remain unchanged this year up percentage points compared to the findings in last year’s survey

Exports of Indian Handmade oollen Carpets and other loor coverings in Hong ong during were as under

(Value in upees Crores)Country 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Hong ong 10.13 19.37 21.15

Exports of Carpets other loor coverings during registered an upward trend during and it is expected that further increase in exports during

THE NEXT DATE WITH THE FAIR IN 2017:he th edition of the Hong ong International Home extiles and urnishing air will e held on – pril

concurrently with the H DC Hong ong Houseware air at Hong ong Convention and Exhi ition Centre Har our oad anchai H

BUSINESS SEGMENTS:hough due to overall economic recession the visit of the uyer in the air was slow ut Indian participants

generated usiness and received en uiries as per details given elow Business enerated (approx) ` a hs No of En uiries received (approx) Besides generating usiness and en uiries most of the participants sold their goods during the fair

SUGGESTION / RECOMMENDATION:n Organi ers should invite more potential Carpets loor coverings uyer in the next airn In order to attract more uyers for Indian Carpets loor coverings proper pu licity support from the

Organi ers is re uired in the next fairn e uired participation in this air is re uired to assess mar et trend consumer preference for Carpets

loor coverings in Hong ong mar et

REPORT - HONG KONG


MEMBERSHIP

Pay Your Membership In Time To Eligible You To Participate In CEPC ActivitiesRenew Your Membership for 2016-17, if not Renewed

our association with CEPC has een of immense pleasure and a matter of pride for us nnual Mem ership su scription for the year was due in pril s per Carpet Export Promotion Council’s Memorandum rticles of ssociation the nnual Mem ership was to e paid efore st May of each year Mem ers who have not renewed their mem ership may indly renew the same y S/NE / Payment ransfer / Multi City Che ues / Ban Demand Drafts / Pay Orders drawn in favour of the Carpet Export Promotion Council paya le at New Delhi Bills to this effect have already een sent to you separately on your notified

addresses in the month of March s per provisions of rtical the nnual Mem er Ship Su scription received after st May attracts late fee of s / service tax

Please renew your Mem ership at the earliest if not done to ma e yourself eligi le for the coming events of CEPC

Membership Subscription Ready ReckonerCategory of Mem ership Mem ership

Su scription (In `)

ate ee (In `)

Service ax on total amount

(In `)

otal Mem ershipSu scription to e

paid (In `)

Export Performance up to ` la hs during 2,000.00 500.00 375.00 2,875.00

Export Performance a ove ` la hs upto `1.00 Crore during

3000.00 500.00 525.00

Export Performance a ove ` Crore upto `10.00 Crores during

5,000.00 500.00 825.00 6,325.00

Export Performance a ove `10.00 Crores during 10,000.00 500.00 1,575.00 12,075.00

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Please let us have your changed / updated contact information i e Current Mo ile Num ers current Email ids to Help our Own Council to emain in touch with ou which is for ou Please fill up the following details and forward it to us at cepc nd gmailcom for your own enefits

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egistered Email IDs

Name of the Proprietor (s) / Director (s)

Name of Contact Person Designation


NATIONAL NEWSBRICS Nations agree to boost MSMEs - To Foster Employment

Chinese exports to India rely strongly on manufactured items: Ms Sitharaman, Commerce & Industry Minister

he B ICS nations including emerging economies India and China have agreed to increase cooperation and technological advancement in the field of Small Medium Enterprises after the conclusion of the th annual summit held in Dur an

e recogni e the fundamental role played y Small and Medium Si ed Enterprises (SMEs) in the economies of our countries SMEs are ma or creators of o s and wealth.

In this regard we will explore opportunities for cooperating in the field of SMEs and recognise the need for promoting dialogue among the respective ministries and agencies in charge of the theme particularly with a view to promoting their international exchange and cooperation and fostering innovation research and

development said an official declaration

B ICS is the association of developing and emerging economies consisting of Bra il ussia India China and South frica

Meanwhile the mem er nations also approved the esta lishment of a new Development Ban

he initial contri ution to the Ban should e su stantial and sufficient for the Ban to e effective in financing infrastructure said the declaration

It was also decided to create a Contingent eserve rrangement with an initial si e of SD illion

which according to it is feasi le and desira le su ect to internal legal framewor s and appropriate safeguards

India’s increasing trade deficit with China can e attri uted primarily to the fact that Chinese exports to India rely strongly on manufactured items to meet the demand of fast expanding sectors li e telecom and power Commerce Industry Minister Nirmala Ms. Sitharaman has said.

In a reply to the Parliament she said India’s exports to China are characteri ed y primarily and intermediate products

he Minister said India’s trade deficit with China stood at illion during ( pril e ruary) and the total bilateral trade was $65.16 billion during the period

Due to unaccepta le uality or for not following security

codes India has anned import of mil an mil products certain mo ile phones and a few other items from China she informed the Parliament

Ms Sitharaman that India anned import of mil and mil products from China as their uality was unaccepta le

Ms Sitharaman said some mo ile phones which do not carry International Mo ile Station E uipment Identity num er or other security features and some steel products have also een anned from importing from China.

Complete an of import from any country is not possi le now due to O rules even if we have pro lems diplomatically territorially or militarily she said


EXPORTS – 73 COUNTRIESCARPET EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL73 COUNTRY – EXPORTS OF HANDMADE CARPETS & OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS DURING 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16

Sl. No.

COUNTRY

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16VALUE IN RUPEES CRORES

VALUE IN US $ MILLION

VALUE IN RUPEES CRORES






1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 ARGENTINA 7.24 1.33 5.58 0.92 1.87 0.31 9.20 1.41 2 AUSTRALIA 179.42 33.00 201.71 33.34 220.07 35.99 311.62 47.60 3 AUSTRIA 26.39 4.85 43.53 7.19 36.87 6.03 38.48 5.88 4 AZEBAIJAN 3.98 0.73 2.13 0.35 2.01 0.33 0.35 0.05 5 BAHRAIN 5.61 1.03 10.49 1.73 6.88 1.13 7.02 1.07 6 BANGLADESH 1.92 0.35 0.11 0.02 0.12 0.02 0.49 0.07 7 BELGIUM 72.07 13.25 93.99 15.54 96.76 15.83 97.18 14.84 8 BRAZIL 64.51 11.86 77.83 12.86 73.34 11.99 52.20 7.97 9 CANADA 118.81 21.85 141.19 23.34 131.24 21.46 140.37 21.44

10 CHILE 21.10 3.88 17.04 2.82 13.18 2.16 27.14 4.15 11 CHINA + TAIWAN 38.39 7.06 45.71 7.56 62.67 10.25 83.73 12.79 12 COLOMBIA 8.81 1.62 8.74 1.44 8.70 1.42 7.58 1.16 13 CROATIA 3.57 0.66 3.85 0.64 4.60 0.75 7.40 1.13 14 CYPRUS 1.13 0.21 0.63 0.10 1.59 0.26 1.38 0.21 15 CZECH RP 1.93 0.35 2.87 0.47 2.57 0.42 3.39 0.52 16 DENMARK 56.53 10.40 72.57 11.99 83.30 13.62 95.72 14.62 17 ECUADOR 1.30 0.24 2.28 0.38 0.57 0.09 0.14 0.02 18 EGYPT 8.55 1.57 9.02 1.49 20.21 3.31 20.23 3.09 19 ESTONIA 3.76 0.69 11.36 1.88 0.97 0.16 12.53 1.91 20 FINLAND 13.96 2.57 21.63 3.58 17.17 2.81 17.46 2.67 21 FRANCE 96.34 17.72 12.04 1.99 103.07 16.86 143.06 21.85 22 GERMANY 657.76 120.97 665.51 110.00 680.25 111.25 943.94 144.18 23 GREECE 13.20 2.43 14.46 2.39 16.59 2.71 18.69 2.85 24 HONG KONG 6.14 1.13 10.13 1.67 19.37 3.17 21.15 3.23 25 INDONESIA 5.48 1.01 1.07 0.18 4.72 0.77 3.03 0.46 26 IRAN 3.49 0.64 2.11 0.35 9.77 1.60 8.39 1.28 27 IRELAND 4.47 0.82 5.72 0.95 3.61 0.59 9.00 1.37 28 ISRAEL 13.79 2.54 12.09 2.00 22.44 3.67 15.65 2.39 29 ITALY 83.99 15.45 98.89 16.34 102.24 16.72 126.18 19.27 30 JAPAN 70.12 12.90 75.02 12.40 68.24 11.16 86.89 13.27 31 JORDAN 2.44 0.45 37.90 6.26 1.18 0.19 1.72 0.26 32 KAZHAKISTAN 1.55 0.29 0.95 0.16 1.41 0.23 0.68 0.10 33 KENYA 2.69 0.49 1.68 0.28 9.96 1.63 1.66 0.25 34 KOREA DPR + RP 14.32 2.63 15.41 2.55 28.03 4.58 17.77 2.71 35 KUWAIT 12.80 2.35 11.96 1.98 18.02 2.95 13.31 2.03 36 LATVIA 18.19 3.35 15.87 2.62 11.45 1.87 7.35 1.12 37 LEBANON 11.81 2.17 9.46 1.56 12.06 1.97 14.39 2.20 38 LITHUANA 1.23 0.23 2.72 0.45 8.06 1.32 3.70 0.57 39 LUXEMBURG 1.33 0.24 1.87 0.31 0.87 0.14 0.97 0.15 40 MALAYSIA 29.66 5.45 23.25 3.84 66.44 10.87 43.35 6.62 41 MAURITIUS 3.96 0.73 5.74 0.95 2.63 0.43 1.97 0.30 42 MEXICO 17.12 3.15 21.41 3.54 21.68 3.55 33.86 5.17 43 NETHERLANDS 96.65 17.77 113.74 18.80 141.79 23.19 173.56 26.51 44 NEW ZEALAND 10.07 1.85 16.82 2.78 18.28 2.99 21.74 3.32 45 NORWAY 28.46 5.23 29.15 4.82 31.61 5.17 32.64 4.99 46 OMAN 2.22 0.41 6.07 1.00 4.65 0.76 4.04 0.62 47 PANAMA 13.05 2.40 6.76 1.12 8.01 1.31 3.52 0.54 48 PERU 3.28 0.60 2.31 0.38 1.91 0.31 3.61 0.55 49 PHILLIPINE 3.19 0.59 1.33 0.22 3.09 0.51 3.37 0.51 50 POLAND 18.89 3.47 27.36 4.52 22.32 3.65 50.03 7.64 51 PORTUGAL 32.07 5.90 37.84 6.25 40.84 6.68 49.37 7.54 52 PUERTO RICO 2.27 0.42 1.53 0.25 0.78 0.13 1.56 0.24 53 QATAR 19.64 3.61 29.24 4.83 25.17 4.12 7.72 1.18 54 ROMANIA 8.25 1.52 8.44 1.39 3.22 0.53 9.51 1.45 55 RUSSIA 30.37 5.59 40.10 6.63 31.82 5.20 39.07 5.97 56 SAUDI ARABIA 72.68 13.37 54.27 8.97 62.06 10.15 101.74 15.54 57 SINGAPORE 38.37 7.06 34.99 5.78 25.46 4.16 29.32 4.48 58 SLOVAK REP. 2.76 0.51 1.43 0.24 2.38 0.39 4.69 0.72 59 SLOVANIA 4.07 0.75 4.94 0.82 7.72 1.26 4.79 0.73 60 SOUTH AFRICA 61.91 11.39 58.98 9.75 57.60 9.42 77.37 11.82 61 SPAIN 44.99 8.27 61.05 10.09 54.93 8.98 86.87 13.27 62 SRI LANKA 1.60 0.29 2.11 0.35 19.15 3.13 2.87 0.44 63 SWEDEN 60.03 11.04 67.52 11.16 82.55 13.50 110.69 16.91 64 SWITZERLAND 19.44 3.58 21.92 3.62 21.35 3.49 25.86 3.95 65 TANZANIA 1.96 0.36 0.60 0.10 2.99 0.49 8.36 1.28 66 THAILAND 16.72 3.07 25.37 4.19 32.78 5.36 42.99 6.57 67 TURKEY 187.75 34.53 234.59 38.77 166.17 27.18 409.91 62.61 68 U.A.E. 304.83 56.06 648.87 107.25 1,309.89 214.23 490.69 74.95 69 U.K. 548.29 100.84 484.49 80.08 457.88 74.89 1,289.71 197.00 70 U.S.A. 2,501.52 460.06 3,117.22 515.23 3,701.81 605.43 3,839.70 586.50 71 UKRAINE 2.74 0.50 3.00 0.50 1.65 0.27 2.02 0.31 72 VENEZUELA 6.43 1.18 3.98 0.66 1.20 0.20 0.29 0.04 73 OTHERS 20.52 3.77 144.77 23.93 107.10 17.52 103.41 15.80 TOTAL 5,875.88 1,080.64 7,108.31 1,174.89 8,444.94 1,380.67 9,481.34 1,448.23 SOURCE DGCI&S , KOLKATA DATA


QUARTERLY EXPORT PERFORMANCE

Carpet Export Promotion CouncilPROFORMA

FOR SUBMITTING ANNUAL & QUARTERLY EXPORT PERFORMANCE

IEC NO

CEPC CMC No

Name address of the Company / Organi ation

inancial ear ( pril March)

uarter ( pril une / uly – Septem er / Octo er Decem er / anuary March

EXPORTSDescription of items exported as per Shipping Bill

I C Harmoni ed Code Number

Name of country (item wise)

OB Value s a hs (item wise)

OB Value (item wise) foreign currency

SSI NonSSI

Total oreignCurrency

Total

Grand Total

IMPORTSDescription of items Imported

I C Harmoni ed Code Number

Name of the Country CI in s a hs total

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Signature

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Designation

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INSTRUCTIONS

Please do not clu countries together and do not mention mar ets regions or continents e g specify Saudi ra ia instead of writing Middle East or specify ermany instead of writing Europe

his statement of uarterly exports signed y authori ed signatory including NI returns e forwarded to CEPC y th day of the month following the uarter

ith export returns of the last uarter of every financial year please send the annual exports return and the target set for the next financial year in the same proforma


IN SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE

e are deeply saddened y the sad and untimely demise of Mr dolrahim Dilmanian ( D)

He was one of the senior most Handmade Carpet uyers from Ham urg ermany He had years strong relation with Indian Handmade carpet usiness

or his many ualities and contri utions in the field of Handmade Carpets he was awarded various wards rophies y a num er of Carpet ssociations other loor Covering Organisations

He started carpet usiness at an early age of He used to uy single carpet in the eheran Ba aar and ta e it to another dealer and sell with a it profit He came to Ham urg in and started the import and wholesale of handmade carpets at that time only Persian carpets In he visited Bhadohi area and ought carpets as one of the first uyer of Indian rugs t that time there were very little production and a shortage of Carpets He was very active in developing new ideas patterns and designs and spend days with the manufacturers to map new designs He was one of the pioneers of Nepali carpet production in India His son Mr Eri Dilmanian remem ers him giving samples of Nepali carpets to M/s umar Carpets in Naya Ba aar and displayed the first samples during the ran furt Messe (we elieve it was early s) he customers could not elieve that the pieces were not from Nepal

It was his nature to respect all usiness partners never refused any documents or ordered goods even if it was late delivery He elieved in honesty and correct usiness

here is much more to say a out his wor and achievements e have lost one of the last nowledga ly expert carpet person a man who loved and devoted his life for the Handmade Carpet

His son Eri Dilmanian has ta en over the usiness and is running it as his fathers’ legacy

His passing will not only leave a void in Carpet industry ut in the hearts of everyone who now him ate Dilmanian’s memory will always remain deep within the hearts their every carpet manufacturers and exporters

With deepest sympathy – Chairman CEPC; Vice Chairmen, CEPC; Members of C.O.A. CEPC and all Staff Members of CEPC

LATE A. DILMANIAN


GOVT NOTIFICATIONS

Govt Notifications/DGFT Public Notices/RBI CircularsO BE P B ISHED IN HE E E O INDI E O DIN (P I SEC ION I)

overnment of IndiaMinistry of Commerce and Industry

Department of CommerceDirectorate eneral of oreign rade

Pu lic Notice No / Dated th May

Subject Single application for filing claim under MEIS for shipments from different EDI Ports

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph of the oreign rade Policy the Director eneral of oreign rade here y notifies the amendments to Hand oo of Procedures of P hese amendments shall come into force with immediate effect

1. AMENDMENT IN PARAGRAPH 3.01(E):Existing Paragraph:

pplicant shall file separate application for each port of export mended Paragraphpplicant shall file separate application for each port of export in case of Non EDI Shipping ills In case of EDI

shipping ills the applicant can file a single application containing shipping ills of different EDI ports ccordingly shipments from different EDI ports will not re uire separate applications

2. AMENDMENT IN PARAGRAPH 3.08(A) (I):Existing Paragraph:Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall e issued with a single port of registration which shall e the port of export

Amended paragraph:Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall e issued with a single port of registration which shall e any one of the EDI ports from where export is made In case of shipments from Non EDI ports the Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall e issued with a single port of registration which shall e the port of export

3. AMENDMENT IN PARAGRAPH 3.16 (B):Existing Paragraph:Port of registration for EDI ena led ports shall e the port of export ccordingly separate application shall e filed for each EDI port

Amended Paragraph:Port of registration for EDI ena led ports shall e any one of the ports from where export is madeEffect of this Public Notice: he procedure for filing of application under MEIS Scheme for EDI Shipping Bills is simplified Shipments from different EDI ports will not re uire separate applications ccordingly the N has

een modified as per nnexure to this Pu lic Notice

Sd/ ( nup adhawan) Director eneral of oreign rade E mail dgft nic in

Issued from ile No / / / / M /PC


GOVT NOTIFICATIONS DGFT Pu lic Notice No / Dated th May

Subject: mendment of ppendix – under oreign rade Policy

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph of the oreign rade Policy the Director eneral of oreign Policy here y amends the ppendix under oreign rade Policy enlisting the countries wherefrom import of extiles and extile rticles is exempted from testing of samples for presence of o Dyes as per eneral Notes (III) as incorporated vide Notification No / dated th Sept

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esting of extiles and extile rticle for presence of o Dyes will now e re uired for imports originating from the following countries

European nion (E ) Countries (II) Ser ia (III) Poland (IV) Denmar (V) China (VI) ustralia (VII) Canada (VIII) apan and (I ) South orea

2. Effect of this Public Notice: ustralia Canada apan and South orea have een added in the ppendix under oreign rade Policy

In addition to countries already included herein import of extiles and extile rticles from these countries is also exempted from testing of samples for presence of o Dyes Sd/ ( nup adhawan) Director eneral of oreign rade

(Issues from ile No / / /Misc / M /PC ( )

DGFT Public Notice No. 06/2015-2020New Delhi Dated the th May

Subject: Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)—Amendments in Table 2 [containing ITC (HS) code wise list of products with reward rates] of Appendix 3BIn exercise of powers conferred under paragraph of the oreign rade Policy the Director

eneral of oreign rade here y ma es the following amendments

ddition of mar ets in lines as per nnexure to this Pu lic Notice with immediate effect in a le containing I C (HS) code wise list and description of goods with reward rates under MEIS of ppendix B (notified

through nnexure to Pu lic Notice No dated pril and amended through Public Notice No.27 dated July 14, 2015 , Public Notice No. 28 dated July 15, 2015 and Public Notice No. 44 dated October 29, 2015 )

Exports made prior to the date of this Pu lic Notice and exports affected from the date of this Pu lic Notice cannot e clu ed in one application i e separate application is re uired to e filed for the exports made prior to the date of issuance of this Pu lic Notice and exports effected from the date of issuance of this pu lic notice

Effect of Public Notice: mendments in a le containing I C (HS) code wise list of products with reward rates of ppendix B under the Merchandise Exports India Scheme (MEIS) are notified MEIS Scheme covers lines

lines re uired su mission of proof of landing as reward was not availa le for all mar ers Henceforth anding Certificate shall not e re uired under MEIS


EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

he Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) was introduced in the oreign rade Policy ( P)

on pril MEIS aims to incentivi e export of merchandise which are produced/ manufactured in India t the time of introduction of MEIS on pril

the scheme covered tariff lines at digit level Countries of the glo e were grouped into mar et categories (Country roup Country roup B Country

roup C) for grant of incentives under MEIS Slight changes in lines covered etc were made on and 15.7.2015. Thereafter on 29.10.2015, 110 new ariff ines at digit level were added under the

scheme he rates/country coverage for lines at digit level were enhanced s on date ariff ines at digit level are eligi le for rewards under MEIS he annual resource allocation under MEIS was enhanced from ` crore to ` crore in Octo er

ith a view to extend the mar et coverage to all countries in respect of Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) lines ccordingly revenue foregone under the scheme has een revised from crore per annum to crore per annum his step has een ta en as part of ease of doing usiness and reduction of ransaction Cost of the exporters

D through its Pu lic Notice No / dated th May has made further amendments under

the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)

he government has expanded the am it of its Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)

he latest MEIS list includes many of MM extile items hey also include roup C countries which were earlier excluded

Inclusion of Made ups item falling under chapter to roup C countries under the Merchandise

Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) his will promote exports of Made ups to countries li e

ustralia and New ealand which falls under group C of the MEIS

or shipments effected on or after May exporters need not su mit landing certificates to get the MEIS enefits etting landing certificates from the shipping companies causes difficulty and shipping Companies charge exor itantly for such service and thus increases the transaction cost of the exporters

ll products covered under the MEIS will e eligi le for glo al coverage from May

irrespective of the export destinations the out ound shipments of all items contained in the MEIS list will

e eligi le for specific enefits under the scheme

Earlier exports of only products were eligi le for MEIS enefits only if they were shipped to specified regions Now it has een decided to extend the mar et coverage to all countries in respect of Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) lines

he scrip can e transferred or used for payment of a num er of duties including the asic customs duty

he need to amend the MEIS promises a good future for the country’s exports Moreover it will reduce compliance costs of exporters oost the ease of doing usiness and raise the competitiveness of our export products

Govt Raises Support Under MEIS & IEIS Scheme – In a bid to Ease of Doing BusinessCHAIRMAN — CEPC WELCOMES THE MOVE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO AMEND THE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS FROM INDIA SCHEME (MEIS) AND THE INCREMENTAL EXPORTS INCENTIVIZATION SCHEME (IEIS).

MEIS- [MERCHANDISE EXPORTS FROM INDIA SCHEME]


EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

nother relief to our exporters is the overnment’s decision to remove the restriction under IEIS of late

he decision of the overnment to issue duty credit scrips under the IEIS without restrictions will certainly improve the cash ow of the exporters

s you may e aware IEIS for the last uarter was introduced on Decem er he

scheme extended duty credit scrip of per cent on the incremental growth in exports during the period from anuary to March as compared to the

period from anuary to March on the OB value of exports to the S E and sian countries

Su se uently D issued a notification in Septem er restricting the entitlement under the scheme to

per cent growth or incremental growth of crores in value whichever is less

Many of the exporters were affected ecause of this restriction which was not there in the original scheme

D had een receiving representations from the rade regarding the restrictions and issues faced a ing

cognisance of the same D has now issued rade Notice no / dated th May removing restrictions of growth or incremental growth of s

crore in value

D has informed the egional uthorities ( ’s) to exercise due diligence while processing such claims

IEIS – [INCREMENTAL EXPORTS INCENTIVISATION SCHEME]

Carpet Producing Places in India

P Bhadohi Mir apur Varanasi gra Son hadra Saharanpur Saha anpur aunpur Hathras ha ia ad etc

Baramullah Pandipura nantnag Badgam eh Pulwama upwara Pattan anihama Srinagar

a asthan aipur on Bi aner odhpur and surrounding areas.

Haryana Panipat Sonepat

Pun a mritsar m ala Pathan ot

H P Dharamshala Manali Mandi etc

u arat Baruch

erala arur

North East Si im Mi oram etc

P Eluru arrangal

Odisha Puri hurda Nayagarh Cuttac agatsinghpur Dhen anal

Ancillary Activities of Carpet EPC o implement Code of Conduct formulated

y CEPC for its registered exporters for eradication of alleged use of child la our in the carpet Industry

o egister all carpet durry looms in India and surveillance of registered looms under the aegis of DC (Handicrafts)

CEPC out of the funds collected from its Mem er Exporters has so far run a total of schools more than children provided Non formal education with midday meal and assured stipend

o provide Medicare acilities to the weavers their families out of Child elfare und

contri uted y the Mem er Exporters of the Council and also organi ing Health Checup Camps in Carpet weaving areas

Chhattisgarh har hand etc etc

MUDRA LOAN

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These days PM Mudra Loan is hot news, and it is a very good opportunity to become self dependent. Our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has given the great opportunity to all the people those who are helpless and jobless. But now with this Mudra Scheme no one will be jobless. Great feature of this scheme is it is giving loan without any collateral. So what are you waiting for guys go and grab this great opportunity. Various banks are offering this scheme, have a look below for more details.Now most of the people know about the Mudra Loan but exactly they don’t know who is eligible to apply? What interest rate bank are offering this Mudra Loan? What is the application procedure? and from where they get the application form? There are many websites who are providing various information about the Mudra Loan but most of them are incorrect or incomplete. So here, this article is so handy for those who are searching for the application form for Mudra Loan. So let’s get started. Mudra , the full form of Mudra is Micro Units Development

nd efin nce ency td. It is an institution that has been setup by the Indian Government in the leadership of PM Narendra Modi to fulfilling the funding need of small corporate Businesses.

PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA DETAILS –

The Big problem people are facing in Mudra Loan about the eligibility criteria and what is the procedure of Mudra Loan Application form. Let me tell you that, there are different types of category for the loan applicants according their business types.Mudra bank Loan Scheme – Shishu, Kishor and TarunGovernment of India issued three types of Loan Categories according to the nature of the business requirement. Three type of Loan categories are as follows –

is u C te ory – Rupees 50,000/- is or C te ory – Rupees 50,000 to 5,00,000/-run C te ory – Rupees 5,00,000 to 10,00,000/- is u C te ory – As its name suggest, this category of Loan

is for the startups. Those who want to starts his new business in small scale, this loan cover Rs 50,000/- will be given to all micro units falling into this category.

is or C te ory – This category is for, those who have started their business and wants to expand it. In this Loan covers from Rs 50,000 to 5 lakhs will be given those businesses falling under this category.

run C te ory – This is the biggest category of this Mudra Loan and will be given to those whose business are setup and established but need more money for the betterment of the business. Small business units falling into this category will be eligible for a Loan cover up to 10 lakhs.

Documents Required for Mudra LoanAll the Borrowers who wants to take loan they need following mentioned thing before applying for Mudra Loan –

Proof of identity – Self certified copy of Voter’s ID card / Driving License / PAN Card / Aadhar Card/Passport.

Proof of residence – Recent telephone bill, electricity bill, property tax receipt (not older than 2 months), Voter’s ID card, Aadhar Card & Passport of Proprietor/Partners/Directors.

Proof of SC/ST/OBC/Minority.

Proof of Identity/Address of the Business Enterprise - Copies of relevant licenses/registration certificates/other documents pertaining to the ownership, identity and address of business unit.

Applicant should not be defaulter in any Bank / Financial institution.

Statement of accounts (for the last six months), from the existing banker, if any.

Last two years balance sheets of the units along with income tax / sales tax return etc. (Applicable for all cases from Rs.2 Lacs and above).

Projected balance sheets for one year in case of working capital limits and for the period of the loan in case of term loan (Applicable for all cases from Rs 2 Lacs and above).

Sales achieved during the current financial year up to the date of submission of application.

Project report.

Memorandum and articles of association of the company/Partnership Deed of Partners etc.

Photographs (two copies) of Proprietor/ Partners/ Directors.

PNB Bank Mudra Loan Application Form available at

https://www.pnbindia.in/new/Upload/En/HO_MSME_PMMY_Form_English.pdf

Note: For more details & “Application Forms” : Please visit Council’s website: www,indiancarpets.com

Mudra Loan Application – Required Documents

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