The overall (merchandise plus services) exports increased from USD 52.8 billion in June 2021 to USD 64.9 billion in June 2022.  The overall (merchandise plus services) imports increased from USD 52.9 billion in June 2021 to USD 82.4 billion in June 2022.

Government has taken the following measures to boost exports:

1. Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) extended upto 30-09-2022.
2. Assistance provided through several schemes to promote exports, namely, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) and Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme. 
3. Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) Scheme to promote  labour oriented textile export has been implemented since 07.03.2019.
4. Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme has been implemented since 01.01.2021.
5. Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin has been launched to facilitate trade and increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
6. 12 Champion Services Sectors have been identified for promoting and diversifying services exports by pursuing specific action plans.
7. Districts as Export Hubs has been launched by identifying products with export potential in each district, addressing bottlenecks for exporting these products and supporting local exporters/manufacturers to generate employment in the district.
8. Active role of Indian missions abroad towards promoting India’s trade, tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.
9. Package announced in light of the COVID pandemic to support domestic industry through various banking and financial sector relief measures, especially for MSMEs, which constitute a major share in exports.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Export promotion measures expand incentives, digital facilitation and district hubs to strengthen merchandise and services exports. The Government reported policy and programme measures to sustain and promote exports, including extension of the Foreign Trade Policy, implementation of RoDTEP and RoSCTL incentive schemes, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme, Market Access Initiative, a Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin to boost FTA utilisation, identification of Champion Services Sectors, district export hub development, strengthened role of missions abroad, and financial relief measures for MSMEs to support export activity.