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Unit-1
Dr.D.Sathishkumar
Foreign Trade
Understanding the process and procedures of
export and import has become more important
due to the ever increasing momentum of
globalization
The WTO is the only global international
organization dealing with the rules of trade
between nations.
The competition to capture more market share has
intensified in the world
In such a scenario, companies need to formulate
their business strategy based on exporting and
importing in a systematic way that increases
profit and reduces cost.
Meaning
Foreign trade - trade between the different countries of the
world. It is also called as International trade, External trade
or Inter-Regional trade.
It consists of imports, exports and entrepot.
The inflow of goods in a country is called import trade
outflow of goods from a country is called export trade.
Many times goods are imported for the purpose of re-export
after some processing operations. This is called entrepot
trade.
Foreign trade basically takes place for mutual satisfaction
of wants and utilities of resources.
Why Export-Import trade?
In a developing country like India, the real
barometer of sustained economic
development is the growth index of exports.
Sustained growth in exports can be
accelerated by conducive framework .
In order to succeed in the era of
globalization, it makes for entrepreneurs to
plan for export business as part of their
business strategy
A first time exporter should be aware of the
steps involved in export business.
Export Managment
Special branch of management science