Potential Exports and Nontariff Barriers to Trade: India National Study

By Asian Development Bank

This publication explores how India could boost its exports by addressing nontariff trade barriers. It focuses on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade, and on export products that have the potential to increase their market share in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It considers options including legal reforms, the upgrade of quality standards and laboratory equipment, and institution building of accrediting bodies and conformity assessment bodies. Practical recommendations suggest ways forward for both the public and private sectors.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Release date: Jan 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9789292619671

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POTENTIAL EXPORTS AND NONTARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE

INDIA NATIONAL STUDY

JANUARY 2020

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ISBN 978-92-9261-966-4 (print), 978-92-9261-967-1 (electronic)

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS190172-2

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Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Acknowledgments

Surendar Singh, national consultant for India under the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation trade facilitation program, prepared this report, supported by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India. The report was designed jointly by the Trade and Investment Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and ADB.

The project team gratefully acknowledges the strong support of Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce; and Anurag Sharma, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce for their guidance and coordination of the many agencies and entities involved in preparing the diagnostic study. The guidance and contributions of the following are sincerely acknowledged: Anil Kumar, Advisor, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India; Shri Raj Kumar, Joint Director (Imports), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India; Pramod Siwach, Assistant Director, Export Inspection Council; Virendra Singh, Scientist, Bureau of Indian Standards; Saswati Bose, Deputy General Manager, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority; Pratik Navale, Research Associate, Federation of Indian Export Organisations; Nisha Taneja, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations; Shikhar Biswas, Deputy General Manager, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Kandival-Mumbai; Nilanjan Banik, Professor, Benton University; Murali Kallummal, Professor, Centre for World Trade Organization