Role of Export Inspection Council
EIC plays an important role in raising the quality standards of export commodities and also creating goodwill for Indian abroad. The EIC has also in creating goodwill for Indian goods abroad. The EIC has also set up quality complaints cells at Mumbai, Calcutta, Cochin, Chennai, etc. in order to study the complaints of overseas buyers regarding quality and suitable follow-up actions. EIC also issues certificates of origin under the generalized systems of preference.
In order to create quality consciousness among Indian exporters, the EIC has also set up Quality Development Centre (QDC) are also started at Mumbai, Calcutta, Cochin, and Delhi. These centers arrange workshop and training programmes for personnel connected with quality management at the industry level.
The activities of EIC are important as India can promote exports only by manufacturing and exporting quality products in global markets. The EIC provides technical guidance to industry for upgrading the manufacturing units so as to introduce in process quality control and self certification systems.
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