International Affairs Division

Introduction International Affairs Division Services MOU Partners Contact Information

Introduction

In view of PHDCCI’s membership profile - consisting of a large number of companies with international commercial, technological and investment links - PHDCCI has a specialised International Affairs Division, which is engaged in promoting international trade and other business links.

International Affairs Division

The International Affairs Division works in close co-operation with diplomatic missions, trade promotion organisations, etc. in India and abroad. The International Affairs Division works through the following Expert Committees : 1. Foreign Trade & Investment Promotion Committee The objective of the Committee is to formulate appropriate strategies and undertake programmes aimed at enhancing India’s share in the global trade and direct investment flows and to review India’s Export-Import (EXIM) policy and procedures, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy and procedures and interact with government agencies as also pursue issues that pertain to promotion of foreign trade and investment. 2. International Affairs Committee for Africa 3. International Affairs Committee for Americas                                                         TOP 4. International Affairs Committee for Asia and Oceania 5. International Affairs Committee for Europe The objective of these Committees is to formulate appropriate strategies and undertake programmes towards the promotion of two-way trade and investment and development of economic ties between India and the countries under the purview of the respective Committee. PHDCCI has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with nearly 60 foreign chambers of commerce / organisations with the objective of creating an institutional framework for a two-way flow of information on business opportunities for promoting trade as well as technical and economic co-operation.

Services

PHDCCI identifies and disseminates commercial information on opportunities available for trade and business, both in India for foreign companies and internationally for domestic companies. PHDCCI also disseminates information on major international fairs and exhibitions to Indian companies. PHDCCI processes trade enquiries and tenders received from all over the world. PHDCCI responds to foreign enquiries by sending them contact details of Indian companies exporting / importing the desired products. PHDCCI also assists foreign companies in finding them Indian partners. For identifying potential overseas buyers, PHDCCI, on requests received from member companies, provides contact details of Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad, important trade promotion organisations and prominent chambers of commerce all over the world, website addresses and other leads. In some cases, PHDCCI also writes on behalf of the member companies for obtaining the desired information. PHDCCI maintains a comprehensive database of Indian exports / imports, product and country-wise and value and quantity-wise, and also updated economic profiles, including business information and opportunities, trade agreements, etc. of various countries.                                                                                                                                                                     TOP PHDCCI also regularly publishes various publications which provide useful information to Indian and foreign companies. PHDCCI has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with nearly 60 foreign chambers of commerce / organisations with the objective of creating an institutional framework for a two-way flow of information on business opportunities for promoting   trade as well as technical and economic co-operation. There is a regular exchange of   information in terms of newsletters / bulletins, directories, etc. Whenever business delegations / visits are planned to the countries in which the MoU partners are located, their assistance is taken. PHDCCI regularly sponsors business delegations to foreign countries. PHDCCI services foreign business delegations visiting India by co-ordinating their visits and organising individual business meetings for the foreign delegates with their Indian counterparts. In some cases, PHDCCI also co-ordinates the entire visit of some foreign delegations, including meetings with Government officials, other institutions, factory visits, etc. PHDCCI regularly organises workshops / seminars aimed at enhancing India’s share in the global trade and direct investment flows and issues pertaining to enhancement of trade and investment ties between India and other countries.                                                                                                                                                                   TOP PHDCCI regularly organises interactions with Ambassadors / High Commissioners and Economic / Commercial Counsellors of different countries. Annual informal interactions between members of the foreign diplomatic corps based in India and representatives of member companies are also organised. When requests are received, PHDCCI also co-ordinates the visit of Ambassadors / High Commissioners to States serviced by PHDCCI and also fixes up meetings for them with the respective State Governments / dignitaries, in addition to the meetings with local industry and factory visits. PHDCCI provides counselling and guidance to Indian and foreign companies on policies and procedures pertaining to exports and imports, foreign investment, trade regulations abroad, payments, etc. PHDCCI regularly interacts with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and puts across PHDCCI’s views at the meetings convened by them on specific subjects / issues. PHDCCI regularly reviews India’s Foreign Trade Policy and procedures, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy and procedures and organises interactions with Direct Government agencies to pursue issues pertaining to promotion of foreign trade and investment. PHDCCI also represents to concerned Government agencies the problems being faced by Indian industry with a view to ameliorate them. PHDCCI also compiles and submits to the Government pre and post-Foreign Trade Policy memoranda.                                                                                                                                                                    TOP PHDCCI uses its good offices in amicably solving trade disputes between Indian and foreign companies. On requests received from foreign companies, PHDCCI also undertakes a preliminary credibility check (due-diligence) of Indian companies and provides some initial information to the foreign parties. PHDCCI’s Library (1) maintains a file on each country in which all economic and business information received from different sources about the particular country is filed. This also includes the monthly commercial and economic reports prepared by Indian Missions in different countries and received by PHDCCI electronically / by post; (2) receives newsletters / bulletins from several Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) of India, chambers of commerce / industry associations, domestic and foreign, India, international and foreign organisations / institutions, Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad, foreign Diplomatic Missions in India, etc.; (3) maintains industrial / trade directories of all major countries of the world; etc. PHDCCI, which has been authorised by the Government of India, issues certificates of origin, certifies commercial invoices and also recommends issuance of visas for businessmen. When approached by member companies, PHDCCI also writes to foreign chambers, including MoU partners, requesting them to provide all necessary assistance to the representative of the concerned member company when he is visiting their country. To service its membership more effectively, PHDCCI has also started a new service recently under which International Commercial & Economic Information received (Monthly Commercial & Economic Reports, Tenders, Trade Enquiries, Trade Fairs / Exhibitions, etc.) by PHDCCI from Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad / Foreign Diplomatic Missions in India (in electronic form) is sent electronically to members.                                                                                                                         TOP

MOU Partners

Agreement with the BRE Correspondent and the Commission of the European Communities African Diplomatic Missions in India Federation of Afghan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Afghanistan Queensland India Business Development Association, Australia Perth Chapter of the Australia - India Business Council, Australia Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangladesh Belarusian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Belarus Voka- Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Antwerp-Waasland, Belgium Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP), Brazil Federation of Industries of the State of Parana (FIEP), Brazil Federação das Câmeras de Comercio Exterior (FCCE), Brazil Chamber De Commerce & ET DE L' Industrie Du, Burkina Faso CCPIT Shanghai Sub-Council, China CCPIT Guangdong Province Sub-Council, China China Xi’an Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation, China CCPIT Kunming Sub-Council, China Indian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, China CCPIT Beijing Sub-Council, China Federation of Egyptian Chamber of Commerce, Egypt Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Finland Government of Ghana Athens Chamber of Commerce, Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Haifa and the North, Israel Amman Chamber of Commerce, Jordan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan Malaysian Associated Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Malaysia Mexican Council for Foreign Trade (COMCE), Mexico Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Oman Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pakistan Qatar Chamber of Commerce, Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Romania, Romania Moscow Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ryazan, Russian Federation Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Russian Federation Tula Regional Union of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs, Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce D Industrie DE Dakar, Senegal Singapore Confederation of Industries, Singapore Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Africa Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, South Africa National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC), Limpopo Province, South Africa Madrid Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Spain Swaziland Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Swaziland Taipei World Trade Centre, Taiwan, R.O.C. National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Taiwan, R.O.C. Dubai Chamber of Commerce, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, United Arab Emirates Northern Development Company (NDC), United Kingdom Birmingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry, United Kingdom Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce & Industry, United Kingdom Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, United States of America Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce, United States of America State of Ohio, United States of America World Trade Center Cleveland, United States of Americas Private Sector Development Association (PSDA), Zambia

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Contact Information

International Affairs Division PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry PHD House, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area August Kranti Marg New Delhi  - 110 016 Phone : 91-11-26863801 to 04, 26857745 to 46, 26511359 to 60 Fax : 91-11-26863135, 2658392, 26855450 E-mail :  phdcci@phdccimail.com / rohit@phdccimail.com / shabnam@phdccimail.com