| S. No. |
Abbreviations |
Expansion |
| 1 |
AAS |
Atomic
Absorption Spectrophotometer |
| 2 |
ACCs |
Air Cargo
Complexes |
| 3 |
ACPIOs |
Alternative
Central Public Information Officers |
| 4 |
AEPC |
Apparel
Export Promotion Council |
| 5 |
AEZ |
Agricultural
Export Zones |
| 7 |
AMS |
Aggregate
Measurement of Support |
| 6 |
APCAEM |
Asia and
Pacific Centre for Agriculture and Engineering
Machinery |
| 7 |
APEDA |
Agricultural
and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority |
| 8 |
ASCM |
Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
| 9 |
ASIDE |
Assistance to
States for Development of Export
Infrastructure and other activities Scheme |
| 10 |
ATC |
Allied
Teaching Centre |
| 11 |
BIS |
Bureau of
Indian Standards |
| 12 |
BOT |
Board of
Trade |
| 13 |
BTP |
Biotechnology
Park |
| 14 |
BTP |
Bio
Technology Parks |
| 15 |
CA |
Certifying
Authority |
| 16 |
CAPSA |
Centre for
Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops |
| 17 |
CBI |
Central
Bureau of Investigations |
| 18 |
CCA |
Chief
Controller of Accounts |
| 19 |
CCEA |
The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs |
| 20 |
CCEM |
Certificate
Course in Export Management |
| 21 |
CDFD |
Centre for
DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics |
| 22 |
CDSOA |
Continued
Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act |
| 23 |
CECA |
Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement |
| 24 |
CECPA |
Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement |
| 25 |
CEP |
Custodian of
Enemy Property |
| 26 |
CHEMEXCIL |
Basic
Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
Export Promotion Council |
| 27 |
CIBLA |
Certificate
Course in International Business Language |
| 28 |
CIBS |
Critical
Infrastructure Balance Scheme |
| 29 |
CONCOR |
Container
Corporation of India |
| 30 |
CPIOs |
Central
Public Information Officers |
| 31 |
CTE |
Committee on
Trade & Environment |
| 32 |
CVC |
Chief
Vigilance Commission |
| 33 |
CWC |
The Central
Warehousing Corporation |
| 34 |
CWI |
Consignment
Wise Inspection |
| 35 |
DEPB |
Duty
Entitlement Pass Book |
| 36 |
DFRC |
Duty Free
Replenishment Certificate |
| 37 |
DGAD |
Directorate
General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties |
| 38 |
DGCI&S |
Directorate
General of Commercial Intelligence and
Statistics |
| 39 |
DGFT |
Directorate
General of Foreign Trade |
| 40 |
DGS&D |
Directorate
General of Supplies and Disposal |
| 41 |
DNA |
Di-Nuclic
Acid |
| 42 |
DoAC |
Department of
Agriculture & Cooperation |
| 43 |
DOP&T |
Department of
Personnel and Training |
| 44 |
DSIR |
Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research |
| 45 |
DSU |
Dispute
Settlement Understanding |
| 46 |
DTA |
Domestic
Tariff Area |
| 47 |
EC |
Electronic
Commerce |
| 48 |
ECGC Ltd. |
Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation of India Limited |
| 49 |
EDF |
Export
Development Fund |
| 50 |
EDI |
Electronic
Data Interchange |
| 51 |
EEPC |
Engineering
Export Promotion Council |
| 52 |
EHTP |
Electronic
Hardware Technology Park Scheme |
| 53 |
EIAs |
Export
Inspection Agencies |
| 54 |
EIC |
Export
Inspection Council |
| 55 |
EMIB |
Executive
Masters in International Business |
| 56 |
EOUs |
Export
Oriented Units |
| 57 |
EPB |
Export
Promotion Board |
| 58 |
EPCG |
Export
Promotion Capital Goods |
| 59 |
EPCH |
EPC for
Handicrafts |
| 60 |
EPCs |
Export
Promotion Councils |
| 61 |
EPO |
Export
Promotion Organisations |
| 62 |
EPZ |
Export
Processing Zone |
| 63 |
ERP |
Enterprise
Resource Planning |
| 64 |
ESCAP |
Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and Pacific |
| 65 |
ET |
Electronic
Trade |
| 66 |
ETOs |
Electronic
Trading Opportunities |
| 67 |
EXIM |
Policy Export
and Import Policy |
| 68 |
FIBCs |
For the
testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers |
| 69 |
FIEO |
Federation of
Indian Export Organizations |
| 70 |
FMCG |
Fast Moving
Consumer Goods |
| 71 |
FOB |
Freight on
Board |
| 72 |
FSMSC |
Food Safety
Management Systems based Certification |
| 73 |
FTA |
Free Trade
Agreement |
| 74 |
FTP |
Foreign Trade
Policy |
| 75 |
FTWZ |
Free Trade
& Warehousing Zones |
| 76 |
G2B |
Government-to-Business |
| 77 |
G2C |
Government-to-Citizen |
| 78 |
G2G |
Government-to-Government |
| 79 |
GAGTL |
Gemmological
Association and Gem Testing Laboratory |
| 80 |
GB |
Gigabyte |
| 81 |
GC |
Gas
Chromotograph |
| 82 |
GCMS MS |
Gas
Chromotograph with Mass Spectrophotometer |
| 83 |
GCC |
Gulf
Cooperation Council |
| 84 |
GPF |
Gratuity
Provident Fund |
| 85 |
GRIDCO |
The Grid
Corporation of Orissa Limited |
| 86 |
GSTP |
Global System
of Trade Preferences among Developing
Countries |
| 87 |
GTL |
Gem Testing
Lab |
| 88 |
HACCP |
Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point |
| 89 |
HLTG |
High Level
Trade Group |
| 90 |
HPLC |
High
Performance Liquid Chromotography |
| 91 |
ICA |
Indian
Council of Arbitration |
| 92 |
ICDs / CFSs |
Inland
Container Depots / Container Freight Stations |
| 93 |
ICT |
Information
and Communication Technology |
| 94 |
IDI |
Indian
Diamond Institute |
| 95 |
IFC |
Information
and Facilitation Counter |
| 96 |
IGC |
Inter-Governmental
Commission |
| 97 |
IIFT |
Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade |
| 98 |
IIP |
Indian
Institute of Packaging |
| 99 |
I-K JSG |
India-Korea
Joint Study Group |
| 100 |
IMC |
Inter-Ministerial
Committee |
| 101 |
INDEE |
Indian
Engineering Exhibition |
| 102 |
IPQC |
In-Process
Quality Control |
| 103 |
IT Act |
Income Tax
Act |
| 104 |
ITC (HS) |
Indian Trade
Classification (Harmonised System) |
| 105 |
ITPO |
India Trade
Promotion Organisation |
| 106 |
ITS |
Indian Trade
Services |
| 107 |
JBC |
Joint
Business Councils |
| 108 |
JBG |
Joint
Business Group |
| 109 |
JIPD |
Japan-India
Policy Dialogue |
| 110 |
JSG |
Joint Study
Group |
| 111 |
JWG |
Joint Working
Group |
| 112 |
LAC |
Latin
American and Caribbean |
| 113 |
LAM |
Low Ash
Metallurgical Coke |
| 114 |
LAN |
Local Area
Network |
| 115 |
MAI |
Market Access
Initiative scheme |
| 116 |
MBA |
Master of
Business Administration |
| 117 |
MDA |
Marketing
Development Assistance |
| 118 |
MEAs |
Multilateral
Environment Agreements |
| 119 |
MIS |
Management
Information Systems |
| 120 |
MMTC Ltd. |
Minerals and
Metals Trading Corporation Limited |
| 121 |
MOFAT |
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 122 |
MPEDA |
Marine
Products Exports Development Authority |
| 123 |
NABL |
National
Accreditation Board for Testing and
Calibration Laboratories |
| 124 |
NAMA |
Non-Agricultural
Market Access |
| 125 |
NCTI |
National
Centre for Trade Information |
| 126 |
NEIA |
National
Export Insurance Account |
| 127 |
NIC |
National
Informatics Centre |
| 128 |
NR |
Natural
Rubber |
| 129 |
NTB |
Non-Tariff
Barriers |
| 130 |
OL |
Official
Language |
| 131 |
OLIC |
The Official
Language Implementation Committee |
| 132 |
ONGC |
Oil &
Natural Gas Commission |
| 133 |
PAI |
Personal
Accident Insurance |
| 134 |
PAT |
Profit After
Tax |
| 135 |
PBT |
Profit Before
Tax |
| 136 |
PEC Ltd |
Projects
& Equipment Corporation of India Limited |
| 137 |
PIC |
Prior
Informed Consent |
| 138 |
PMO |
Prime
Minister’s Office |
| 139 |
PSUs |
Public Sector
Undertakings |
| 140 |
PTA |
Preferential
Trade Agreement |
| 141 |
QA |
Quality
Assurance |
| 142 |
QR |
Quantitative
Restrictions |
| 143 |
R/Cs |
Rate
Contracts |
| 144 |
RMP |
Residue
Monitoring Plan |
| 145 |
RPT |
Reasonable
Period of Time |
| 146 |
RTAs |
Regional
Trade Agreements |
| 147 |
RTI |
Right to
Information Act |
| 148 |
SACU |
South Africa
Customs Union |
| 149 |
SAFTA |
South Asian
Free Trade Area |
| 150 |
SC |
Self-Certification |
| 151 |
SCOPE-AIR |
The Standing
Committee on Promotion of Exports by Air |
| 152 |
SCOPE-SHIPPING |
The Standing
Committee on Promotion of Exports by Sea |
| 153 |
SEZ |
Special
Economic Zone |
| 154 |
SHG |
Self Help
Group |
| 155 |
SIAP |
Statistical
Institute for Asia and Pacific |
| 156 |
SLEPC |
State Level
Export Promotion Committee |
| 157 |
SMEs |
Small and
medium enterprises |
| 158 |
SPS |
Sanitary
& Phytosanitary Measures |
| 159 |
SSA |
Sub-Saharan
Africa |
| 160 |
STC |
State Trading
Corporation of India Ltd. |
| 161 |
STP |
Software
Technology Park Scheme |
| 162 |
SVJDM |
Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Centre of Jewellery Design
and Manufacture |
| 163 |
TBT |
Technical
Barriers to Trade |
| 164 |
TEF |
Trade and
Economic Framework |
| 165 |
TRA |
Tea Research
Association |
| 166 |
UNCTAD |
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| 167 |
UPASI-TRF |
United
Planters’ Association of Southern India-Tea
Research Foundation |
| 168 |
VC |
Video
Conferencing |
| 169 |
VITC |
Visvesvaraya
Industrial Trade Centre |
| 170 |
WGTEC |
Working Group
on Trade and Economic Cooperation |
| 171 |
WIPS |
Women in
Public Sector |
| 172 |
WTO |
World Trade
Organisation |
| 173 |
WTPF |
World Trade
Point Federation |
