Export Promotion Bureau, Uttar Pradesh

Scheme

Sr. No	COMPONENT	ELIGIBILITY	Assistance
1	For participation by an exporting unit in Foreign Fairs/Exhibition at International Level	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	60% of Stall charges Max. upto 60% of Stall charges paid upto max. of Rs. 2,00,000/- for one fair/exhibition 50% of economy class Air Fare max. upto Rs. 1,00,000/- per fair for one person. The said financial assistance is allowed for participating in a maximum of three fairs/exhibitions per exporter per year.
2	For participation by an exporting unit in a virtual trade fair of International Level	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	60% of expenses incurred upto max. of Rs. 25,000/- per fair/exhibition Ceiling of Rs. 1.00 lakh per exporting unit per year. Allowed for participation in a virtual B2B/exhibition/buyer-seller meet organized by any export promotion council/commodity boards/export associations established under central/state governments.
3	For participation by an exporting unit in a Domestic Events of International Scale	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	Allowed for participation in a trade fair/exhibition/buyer-seller meet organized by any export promotion council established under central/state governments or in a domestic event of that nature recognized/notified by central/state govt/apex trade bodies/commodity boards/commercial consulates. 60% of Stall charges paid upto max. of Rs. 50,000/- for one fair/exhibition 50% of economy class Air Fare/Bus Fare/Rail fare max. upto Rs. 25,000/- per fair for one person
4	For organizing trade fairs/exhibitions/ Buyer seller meets in foreign nations	Export Promotion Councils established under various ministries/departments of Central/State Governments Minimum 20 exporting units in the trade fairs/exhibitions/buyer seller meets organized in traditional Markets Minimum 10 exporting units in non-traditional (new) markets	75% of expense incurred by the organizing agency upto a maximum of Rs.75 lakhs for organizing trade fairs/exhibitions/buyer seller meets in traditional Markets. 90% of expense incurred by the organizing agency upto a maximum of Rs. 75 lakhs for markets with high export potential where UP’s exports can be potentially scaled up.
5	For organizing trade fairs in India of International Scale	Export Promotion Councils established under various ministries/departments of Central/State Governments Participation of minimum 30 exporting units	75% of expense incurred by the organizing agency with a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs
6	For organizing virtual trade fair	Export Promotion Councils established under various ministries/departments of Central/State Governments Participation of minimum 100 MSME/Handicraft units with atleast 50 % exporting units The number of buyers (buying units) visiting/participating in the said event should be at least 3 times the number of exhibiting/seller/exporting units participating in the event. 75% of the buyers participating in the event should be foreign buyers.	75% of expense incurred by the organizing agency with a maximum of Rs. 25 lakhs
7	For Publicity advertisement, printing of catalogue & development of website	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	60% of total cost of Expenditure maximum upto Rs. 75,000/- annually.
8	For sending Samples to foreign buyers	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	75% of total expenses for sending samples max. assistance upto Rs. 1,00,000/- per year per exporting unit
9	For obtaining various certifications such as ISO 9001-2000/BIS 14000, Wool mark, Hall mark, HACCP & C-mark, etc	MSME Exporter reg. with EPB	50% of total expenses max. upto Rs. 2,00,000/- per year per exporting unit.

Mechanism/Timeline

Sr. No.	Concerned Office	Provisions	Timeline
1	Exporter Unit	Last date to file claims online	120 days from the day of work completion
2	Exporter Unit	Amendments in online claims	7 Days from the date of application
3	Deputy Commissioner Industries	Claims complete in all aspects to be forwarded to Export Promotion Bureau and incomplete claims to be reverted to the respected exporter units	21 Days from the date of receiving at DIPEDC level
4	Exporter Unit	Rectification of incomplete claims	15 Days from the date of reversal by Deputy Commissioner Industries
5	Deputy Commissioner Industries	Forwarding the application to Export Promotion Bureau after receiving the rectified claim from the exporting unit	21 Days from the date of receipt of rectified application
6	In case the DC Industries is unable to adhere to the 21 days time limit, all such claims will be automatically forwarded to EPBUP.

Documents Required for Claims filed under Market Development Scheme (Foreign Fair/Exhibition)

Stall allotment letter
Copy of participant's passport
Copy of Participant's Visa File
If representative, authority letter regarding participation in the fair
Invoice against payment made towards stall rent
Invoice against payment made towards airfare
Bank certificate regarding stall rent and airfare payments
C.A. certificate against expenses incurred towards stall rent and airfare
Scanned copy of Udyog Aadhar
Declaration letter for claim and eligibility on Rs 10/- notarised stamp paper
Copy of Air Ticket and boarding pass (to and fro)
Scanned copy of request letter to DIC for issuing certificate regarding confirmation of travel

Documents Required for Claims filed under Market Development Scheme (Sample)

C.A. Certificate regarding expenditure made against sending free trade sample to the foreign buyer
Bank Certificate regarding payment made to the service provider (courier agency)
Scanned copy of Udyog Aadhar
Declaration letter for claim and eligibility on Rs 10/- notarised stamp paper