MARKET LINKED FOCUS PRODUCT SCHEME (MLFPS)

Objective: To incentivise export of products that have high employment intensity in rural and semi urban areas, to offset infrastructure inefficiencies and other associated costs involved in marketing of these products.

Eligibility: Exporters of select products to select countries (see below)

Incentive: Transferable / sellable duty credit @ 2% of FOB value of exports in foreign exchange from 27.08.2009. The exports must be to linked countries NOT included in FMS list.

Japan and China are two recently added countries under this scheme on 12^th January 2010.

Market Linked Focus Products for exports made on and after 27^th August 2009 (revised on 27 ^th August 2009)

* Additional Market Linked products for exports made on and after 1^st January 2010 (revised on 12 ^th January 2010)

*NEW COUNTRIES in Market Linked Focus Products for exports made on and after 1^st January 2010 (revised on 31^st March 2010)

Market Linked Focus Products for exports made on and after 1^st January 2010 (revised on 24 ^th August 2010)

New Market Linked Products for exports made on and after 5^th June 2012

Market Linked products for exports made on and after 1^st May 2013

*All above subject to EXIM policy in force