📘 Handbook on Foreign Trade Policy 2015–2020 | 1st Edition (2015)
✒️ Authored by: Abhishek A. Rastogi | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

This practical handbook by Abhishek A. Rastogi provides a comprehensive and structured analysis of India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015–2020, covering the statutory framework, procedural requirements, and policy objectives governing India’s international trade regime. Designed as a ready reference for trade professionals and legal practitioners, this book blends law, practice, and policy insights to guide exporters, importers, and advisors.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Complete Coverage of FTP 2015–2020 – including schemes, incentives, export promotion measures, and compliance requirements.

• ⚖️ Legal Framework – discussion of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, DGFT notifications, and allied legislations.

• 🌐 Export & Import Procedures – step-by-step explanation of licensing, authorisations, documentation, duty exemptions, and drawback claims.

• 🏛️ Government Schemes – analysis of MEIS (Merchandise Exports from India Scheme), SEIS (Services Exports from India Scheme), EPCG, Advance Authorisation, and Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

• 🛠️ Practical Guidance – compliance checklists, procedural flowcharts, and illustrative examples for day-to-day trade practice.

• 📚 Case Law & Judicial References – relevant decisions interpreting FTP provisions and trade-related disputes.

• 📝 Policy Insights – evaluation of FTP objectives in promoting Make in India, employment generation, and global competitiveness.

• 🆕 1st Edition (2015) – reflecting FTP 2015–2020 in its entirety, with notifications and clarifications up to publication year.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & practitioners in international trade and customs law

• Exporters, importers & business houses engaged in global trade

• Chartered accountants, company secretaries & compliance professionals

• Policymakers, DGFT officials & trade regulators

• Academicians, researchers & students specialising in trade and commercial law

This first edition (2015) of Handbook on Foreign Trade Policy 2015–2020 by Abhishek A. Rastogi stands as a definitive, practice-oriented reference, combining legal clarity, procedural detail, and policy analysis, making it an essential guide for navigating India’s foreign trade regime.