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The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) through its export development programme is playing a vital role to promote the SSI sector in exporting their products/projects in international, markets by providing following assistance to the small enterprises.

Marketing and Promotion

• Organising International Exhibitions
• Organising and participation in Buyers-Sellers meet
• Sponsoring delegation from different SSI sectors to various countries
• Providing information related to sales opportunities available in international market
• Product specific catalogue preparation
• Advertising and publicity in various countries through Indian High
• Commissions, Offices abroad and Internet
• Publication of Exporters Directory
• Participating in Global Tenders
• Providing assistance in deemed exports
• Organisation of Seminars and Workshops to upgrade and update SSI with regard to international developments.

Financial Assistance

• Pre and Post Shipment finance at concessional rate of interest
• Financial assistance for procurement of indigenous and imported raw material
• Financial assistance for upgradition and modernisation of SSI unit
• Assisting in the process of claiming exports incentives

Technical Assistance

• Laboratory and Testing assistance for improving quality of products
• Providing assistance in packaging
• Providing assistance for obtaining, inspection documents
• Conducting various programmes related to technology upgradation
• Assisting SSI Sector in Technology assimilation
• Imparting technical training
• Effecting product improvements

NSIC has been instrumental in developing a large number of small scale units to export high quality products such as builders hardware, locks, light engineering products, giftware and novelties, readymade garments and textile products.

Following activities are also undertaken by NSIC for Export Promotion through SSI

• Study visit to various developed countries to identify the product range and their market demand.
• Arrange visits of delegations consisting of representatives of small scale industries/Associations to different specialises exhibitions and buyers-sellers meets.
• Collect samples during the above export promotion visits and to identify suitable small scale suppliers to develop counter samples.
• NSIC has already opened two offices abroad at South Africa and Dubai, U.A.E. These offices will be utilised for generation of business for the small scale sector.
• Publication of a directory of identified products and possible buyers for circulation to the small scale industries.