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Inside this issue:-
Foreign Trade Policy 1
Toys– The Cutural
Divide/ Revised
MDA Guidelines
2-3
Toy Retailers in the
UK Industry Market
Research Report/
2013 Sporting Goods
Retailer Satisfaction
4-5
FTP continued/
Export Promotion
Activities for the year
2013-14
6
Notification
No.21/2013-Customs
7
Procedure for re-
fund / revalidation
of DEPBs/
Reward Scrips for re-
credit of 4% CVD
8
Presentation by
Adani /Presentation
by GMR/ SGEPC
Info
9
Foreign Trade Policy 2013-14 announced
HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT (2013-14) TO THE
FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2009-14
Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme
Government has announced Incremental Export Incentivisation Scheme on
26.12.12 for the exports made during January 2013 to March 2013. This
scheme is available for exports made to USA, EU and Asia. It has been
agreed to extend this scheme for the year 2013-14. The calculation of the
benefit shall be on annual basis under the extended scheme. The
Government has also agreed to include additional countries under
Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme. 53 countries of Latin America
and Africa have been added with the objective to increase India’s share in
these markets. The present
exports to each of these
markets is less than US $
100 million.
Widening of items
eligible for import for
Handloom/Made ups
and Sports Goods
5 additional items have
been added pertaining to
sports goods exports. These 5 items are (i) PVC Leather Clot (to be used in
the manufacture of Inflatable Balls & Sports Gloves), (ii) Latex Foam (to be
used in the manufacture of Shin Guard & Goal Keeper Gloves & other
Sports Gloves), (iii) Peva / Eva Foil (to be used in the manufacture of Shin
Guard & Sports Gloves), (iv) Stitching Thread (to be used in the
manufacture of Inflatable balls & Sports Gloves), (v)Printing Ink (to be
used in the manufacture of Inflatable balls & Sports Gloves).
Item descriptions shall be amended, from Synthetic Rubber Bladder to
PVC/Synthetic Rubber Bladders for Inflatable Balls and from PU Leather
Cloth/PU laminated with cotton for Inflatable Balls to TPU/PU Leather
cloth/TPU/PU laminated with cotton for Inflatable Balls, in Notification
No.12/2012 – [Cus (Sl.No.521 (f) and (k)] in relation to sports goods
exports. (Notification appears on Page 5)
(cont. on page 4)
S p o r t s G o o d s E x p o r t P r o m o t i o n C o u n c i l
June, 2013
Volume 1, Issue 1
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Toys – The Cultural Divide
The large toy manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe do not agree on too many things but
they do agree on one point – while the business today is in the U.S. and Europe, the long
-term potential is elsewhere. To illustrate the point, the chart below compares the six
Continents on three parameters – population of
children below 15 years of age, toy sales, and per
capita income.
What this tells us is that the consumption of toys
by the <15 population is by far the highest in North
America, followed by Europe, Latin America and
Oceania. The gap between the two metrics is by far
the widest in Asia and Africa. While economic
factors play a major role in this – see the
comparison between Toy Sales and Per capita
income – the graph suggests a major unexploited
market opportunity in, again, Asia and Africa
followed by Latin America.
Yet, when we listen to what the leading American manufacturers – Mattel, Hasbro, LeapFrog – have to
say about their business, their focus is virtually totally on North America and Europe. This is
understandable since the majority of their sales is in these two places – see the chart below:
The problem with this approach is that the North
American toy market has been flat to down for
virtually a decade now and that Europe is pretty
much going the same way.
Yes, there is today also more emphasis on Mexico
and Brazil than has traditionally been the case
but the chart shows that Latin America is
relatively small potatoes in terms of potential. So,
why should this be the case? What is wrong with
Asia and Africa?
One answer is that North American
manufacturers appear to instinctively shy away
from both Continents because they are much
more comfortable with the North American, European and Latin American environments – culturally,
linguistically, demographically and, most importantly, in the approach to play and hence to toys.
Yes, there are differences between the Mom in Wichita, the Hausfrau in Darmstadt and the Carioca in
Rio, but these differences are totally unimportant if you look at the similarities. The opposite is true
when you go to Africa or Asia. The explanation most often given is that pricing is too low, costs of
adapting products to local mandates too high, the political risks too extreme. While all true up to a
point, these are in reality mere justifications for "not going where no one has gone before."
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Toys start with product development, and in the case of the three companies,
development is done in the U.S. by highly talented and extremely well educated people
who have mostly lived all their lives in North America. If they travel at all, they do so
within an American cocoon.
They most likely see Bangkok from an air-conditioned hotel room, or discuss marketing
with their U.S-educated Egyptian colleagues in a Cairo skyscraper or think that the shops on Cape
Town’s Cavendish Square represent the African mainstream. They most probably never sat down and
talked to a Buddhist abbot in a Lao monastery, or shared a midday meal of rice and fish with a farmer
in upcountry Thailand, or lived with a Muslim family in a village in the Nile Delta.
But these are the people who epitomize the way a country, or a culture, or a religion, sees play, and
hence determine what toys are or are not appropriate for their children.
One company learned this the hard way in China. Barbie is still today the number one fashion doll in
the world and Mattel Inc. spent literally millions on a several-story flagship store in Shanghai in an
effort to finally get a foothold in China. That was in 2009. By 2011, the store was history.
Where they went wrong was that they did not even suspect that China was different from the United
States on a very fundamental level. The bedrock of the Chinese worldview is Confucianism, and two of
the guiding principles governing behavior are Renqing, which broadly translates as the absolute need
to adhere to decorum, propriety and politeness; and Keqi which mandates modesty, humility and good
manners in all situations.
Barbie, in the eyes of the Chinese mothers, does not meet the mandates of these two precepts for their
daughters and so they stayed away in droves.
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Source: TDmonthly
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Revised Market Development Assistance Scheme
In a major push to market development in International trade, Government has revised some of the
guidelines in the MDA scheme:-
1. Exporting companies with an FOB value of exports of up to Rs. 30 crores in the preceding year
will be eligible for MDA assistance now. (Earlier this limit was of 15 crores.) No such ceiling is
applicable for participation in Focus LAC region.
2. The revised guidelines have also substantially enhanced in the financial ceiling for participation
in Trade Fairs & Exhibitions from Rs.1,80,000/- to Rs.2,50,000/- (for Focus Latin American countries),
from Rs.1,50,000/- to Rs.2,00,000/- (for focus African countries, focus CIS countries, focus ASEAN,
Australia and New Zealand) and from Rs.80,000/- to Rs.1,50,000/- (for general areas).
3. For EPC etc. led BSMs only air-fare by Economy Excursion class up to a maximum of Rs.
70,000 (Rs. 1, 00,000 in case of Focus LAC) shall be permissible.
For complete MDA guidelines, kindly click here
Toy Retailers in the UK Industry Market Research Report
Over the past five years, the Toy Retailers industry has been influenced by increasing
competition, fluctuations in the level of disposable incomes, consumer confidence and
trends in the proportion of the UK population aged 14 or under. Industry revenue is
expected to rise marginally to £1.46 billion over the five years through 2013-14, at a compound annual
rate of 0.4%. Revenue is estimated to contract by 0.8% in the current year, but this figure is still an
improvement on the figures for the previous three years.
According to IBISWorld industry analyst Andrew Johnson, ―The industry is subject to competition
from a range of external players including department stores, supermarkets, pound shops and online
retailers." UK consumers have rapidly embraced the convenience and lower prices that internet stores
offer. Department stores, supermarkets and pound shops have buying power that has enabled them to
compete fiercely for toy sales on price.
In 2009-10, the industry benefited
from the closure of Woolworths, which
had been one of the main price-setting
competitors in the UK Toy Retailers
industry. Changes in consumer
preferences have also played a part
in industry performance. Toys
aimed at the younger section of
the market have done relatively
well, thanks to the growing number of
children under 14 in the United
Kingdom. However, older
children now have far more
entertainment alternatives to
traditional toys, which they are
actively taking up. This has reduced the amount of revenue that can be generated by targeting this
section of the market.
Toy retailers will continue to face difficult trading conditions over the five years through 2018-19, but
industry revenue is still forecast to increase marginally. Johnson adds, ―Online retailers and
technological developments are expected to shape competition for industry operators in the coming
years." This competition will mainly affect retailers of mass-market toys. Independent retailers are
expected to move into niche areas, where demand for traditional toys will remain relatively robust.
The UK Toy Retailers industry has a medium level of market share concentration with the top four
players in the market are estimated to have a 56% share of industry revenue. The level of concentration
in the industry has been declining, as the largest players have lost a significant amount of revenue to
external competitors, such as supermarkets, department stores and online retailers.
Source: IBISWorld
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2013 Sporting Goods Retailer Satisfaction Report
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Satisfaction is Higher among Sporting Goods
Retailer Club Members than among Non-Members
Club memberships, while not necessarily creating more loyal customers, positively impact overall
customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Sporting Goods Retailer
Satisfaction ReportSM released today.
Now in its second year, the report measures the overall sporting goods retailer customer satisfaction
experience by examining five key factors: staff, cost, merchandise, facility, and sales/promotions.
The report finds that overall satisfaction with sporting goods retailers is 823 (on a 1,000-point scale)
among club members, compared with 800 among non-members. However, club membership does not
always create brand advocacy or loyalty. Among the four retailers with the highest proportion of club
members, three of the brands have less than 45 percent of their customers saying they "definitely will"
recommend the brand. Additionally, only two of those four
brands have an above the report average (44%) percentage of
customers who say they "definitely will" repurchase the brand.
The report finds that a courteous and knowledgeable sales staff
is the key driver of customer satisfaction with a sporting goods
brand. Among the five study factors, staff (30%) has the
highest importance weight in determining overall satisfaction,
followed by cost (22%), merchandise (18%), facility (17%) and
sales/promotions (14%).
"While there is a link between club membership and higher customer satisfaction with a brand,
membership does not always impact loyalty and advocacy," said Sally Lombardo, research director at
J.D. Power and Associates. "Instead, customer satisfaction is more influenced by the sales staff, cost
and merchandise options above all else. Sporting goods retailers must understand that while club
memberships may create inclusiveness, they need to be able to provide a complete experience to impact
loyalty in order to keep customers coming back."
Among the nine retail brands included in the report, Cabela's ranks highest with an overall score of 828
and performs particularly well in the staff, merchandise, facility and sales/promotions factors.
Following Cabela's in the rankings are Academy Sports + Outdoors (824), Bass Pro Shops (818) and
REI (814), all outperforming the report average of 808.
According to the report, 62 percent of Cabela's customers say they "definitely will" recommend the
brand, which is significantly higher than the report average (50%). In addition, 51 percent of Cabela's
customers say they "definitely will" repurchase the brand, which is higher than the report average of 44
percent and the majority of the brands included in the report.
The 2013 Sporting Goods Retailer Satisfaction Report is based on responses of more than 1,600
customers who purchased a product at a sporting goods retailer store in the previous 30 days. The
report was fielded in December 2012 and January 2013.
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(cont. from page 1)
Recredit of 4% SAD Utilization of recredited 4% SAD scrips shall be allowed upto 30.09.13 as a trade
facilitation measure. However, no further extension shall be considered by Government
and this would be the last such opportunity. The importers are advised to make the initial payment of
4% SAD in cash in future if they want a refund. (Notification appears on Page 6)
Ease of Documentation and procedural simplification
It has been decided to dispense with submission of hard copy of EP copy of shipping bills in case of (a)
advance authorization, (b) duty free import authorization for grant of Export Obligation Discharge
Certificate (EODC) if exports are made through EDI ports.
Facility to close cases of default in Export Obligation
Requests have been received for grant of relief to close cases where there is default in export
obligations pertaining to advance authorizations and EPCG authorizations. It has been decided to allow
a facility to close such cases after payment of required duty, along with applicable interest. The duty +
interest have to be paid within a limited period of six months from the date of notification of this
scheme. The total payment shall not exceed two times the duty saved amount on default in Export
Obligation.
Market and Product Diversification
Norway has been added under Focus Market Scheme and Venezuela has been added under Special
Focus Market Scheme. The total number of countries under Focus Market Scheme and Special Focus
Market Scheme becomes 125 and 50 respectively.
Approximately, 126 new products have been added under Focus Product Scheme. These products
include items from engineering, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and textiles sector.
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Export Promotion Activities for the year 2013-14
Sr. No. Events Sector Dates
1 Exhibition of Indian Sporting
Goods & Toys in LAC (Brazil,
Argentina and Chile)
Sports Goods and
Toys
September, 2013
2 Sports Source Asia 2013,
Hongkong
Sports Goods 29th – 31st October,
2013
3 Hong Kong Toys and Game
Fair 2014, Hong Kong
Toys 6th – 9th January,
2014
4 ISPO 2014 Sports Goods 26th – 29th January,
2014
5 Spielwarenmesse International
Toy Fair, Nurnberg, Germany
Toys 29th January – 03rd
February, 2014
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
New Delhi, the 18th April, 2013
Notification No.21/2013-Customs
G.S.R. (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act,1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March,2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),vide number G.S.R.185 (E), dated the 17th March,2012, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Table,-
(i) against serial number 284, in column (3), after item (j), the following items shall be inserted, namely:-
― (k) Embroidery threads
(l) Sewing threads
(m) Poly wadding materials
(n) Quilted wadding materials
(o) Printed bags‖.
(ii) against serial number 521, in column (3),- (a) for item (f) and entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted, namely:-
―(f) PVC / Synthetic Rubber bladder for inflatable balls‖ ;
(b) for item (k) and entries relating thereto, the following item and entries shall be substituted, namely:-
―(k) TPU /PU leather cloth or TPU / PU laminated with cotton, for inflatable balls‖
(c) after item (p), the following items shall be inserted, namely:- ―(q) PVC leather cloth for inflatable balls or sports gloves
(r) Latex foam for shin guard or goal keeper gloves or other sports gloves
(s) PEVA / EVA foil for shin guard or sports gloves
(t) Stitching thread for inflatable balls or sports gloves
(u) Printing ink for inflatable balls or sports gloves‖.
[F. No. 354/57/2013-TRU]
(Akshay Joshi) Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note.- The principal notification No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012 and last amended vide notification No-. 18/2013-Customs, dated the 26th March, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.193 (E), dated the 26th March, 2013.
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-COPY OF-
PUBLIC NOTICE
No. 6 (RE-2013)/2009-2014
Dated 18th April, 2013
Procedure for refund / revalidation of DEPBs/
Reward Scrips for re-credit of 4% CVD (SAD). In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Paragraph 2.13.2A of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), 2009-14 by substituting contents of the said para with the following:-
“(i.) Only for the purpose of utilisation of re-credit of 4% Special Additional Duty (SAD) of customs, the freely transferable duty credit scrips (including DEPB), shall be deemed to have been revalidated till 30.09.2013. No further endorsement by the respective RA on such scrips shall be required. (ii.) If the consolidated certificate (Credit Note) has already been issued by Customs or gets issued by 30.06.2013, then the amount (4% SAD) indicated in the consolidated certificate by customs shall be deemed to have been re-credited in the scrips in such cases, without any further reference to any RA of DGFT. “
2. This is the last and final extension to use the re-credited scrips. No further extension shall be considered by the Government under any circumstances. Importers desirous of such refund in future must make the payment of SAD in cash. Effect of Public Notice: The exporters will now be able to utilize 4% re-credited SAD till 30.09.2013. No further endorsement is required from RA for revalidation. No further extension would be considered. (Issued from File. No. 01/94/180/DEPB-SAD recredit/AM10/PC-4)
Sd/-
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
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ACHIEVEMENT
It gives us great pleasure to inform that
‘ISEO CHEMDIS PRIVATE LIMITED,
GURGAON’ has been awarded a seal of
compliance from the ‘ICTI CARE FOUN-
DATION’, the only company in India
to achieve this feat.
IMPORTANT DATES
1. Export returns for the year 2012-13
along with Trade contribution and C.A.
Certificate: 30th June, 2013
2. Sports Source Asia application last date:
Immediate
3. ISPO application last date: 28th June,
2013
Presentation by Adani on
the
‘Adani Port & Special
Economic Zone’
being conducted in
Jalandhar on 27th April,
2013
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SGEPC Newsline is the electronic newsletter of the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council
For any suggestions/ queries, please contact us at:-
SPORTS GOODS EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
1-E/6, Swami Ram Tirth Nagar, New Delhi - 110055 (INDIA)
Tel:+91-11-47761100 Fax: +91-11-23632147
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sportsgoodsindia.org , www.toysindia.in
Regional Office
201 Shakti Nagar Jalandhar-144001
Tel:+91-181-2403734
E-Mail: [email protected]
Presentation by GMR on
the
‘GMR Sports Goods &
Toy Manufacturing
Zone’ being conducted
in Meerut on 10th May,
2013