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Malaysia 1:

Report by the Government of India (WT/TPR/G/249), Page 21, paragraph 65

65. India's export performance exceeded the target of US$200 billion in 2010 11 by US$46 billion. India now aims to achieve exports of US$500 billion by 2013 14, with a compound annual growth rate of 26.7%, through quality upgradation of export products; export of high technology products; diversification of markets; expansion of the export basket; and moving up the value chain.

Could India please elaborate on the measures it undertakes to upgrade the quality of export products?

Reply: India believes in quality products to be made available at reasonable competitive prices. A large number of products follow the BIS standards (primarily based on international standards) and a number of products require quality checks before exports. Export of products manufactured by quality certificate holders such as ISO certificates is encouraged. Some of the support measures have been detailed in Chapter 1B of the Foreign Trade Policy (2009 2014). The FTP has been notified to WTO and is also available at http://dgft.gov.in.