After witnessing a great contraction in export orders for recent years months, Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the actual export sector will soon receive much needed relief.

In an attempt reduce the economic pressure, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led government recently unveiled a special package worth Rs 325 crore to provide relief to the export segment. This move is certainly going to benefit the employment-intensive export sectors since leather, gems & jewelery and fabrics.

Under the Udyog Aadhar New Registration in India package, procedural formalities for claiming duty drawback refund and refund of terminal excise duty have been simplified to help MSME exporters prune high transaction offers.

Measures like quick settlement of duty credit scrips become issued ahead belonging to the realization of export proceeds and extension of scrips for import of even restricted items after payment of duty is expected to facilitate greater trade.

In order market trade facilitation, federal government has also extended a provision to reduce export obligations in line with the decline in exports.

Export incentives for things such as technical textiles, stapling machine and handmade carpets were also provided as part of the recently announced export package deal.

The de-linking of grant of benefit under the obligation entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme an additional incentive that may help the MSME export segment tide over the continued crisis.

In order to promote trade facilitation, the government has also extended a provision reduce export obligations in line with the decline in exports.

Export incentives for stuff like technical textiles, stapling machine and handmade carpets have been provided within the recently announced export package deal.