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Exit Survey
 
 
What do you consider the main barriers to selling your goods and/or services to foreign customers? (Check all that apply)
 
I don’t have goods and/or services that are exportable
 
Don’t know much about it and not sure where to start
 
I’d worry too much about getting paid
 
Regulatory barriers/complexity
 
Unaware how to utilize free/foreign trade agreements (FTA)
 
Can’t get financing to offer foreign customers
 
It would take too much time away from my regular, domestic sales
 
Insufficient protection of intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, trademarks)
 
Too costly
 
Obtaining visas and work permits to send employees abroad
 
Restrictions on forming partnerships or joint ventures, or the requirement to have partnerships with local businesses
 
Unfair Trade Practices
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Which of the following government exporting programs have you heard of? (Check all that apply)
 
Small Business Development Centres
 
Export Import Bank of India
 
ECGC Limited (Formerly Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd)
 
Apparel Export Promotion Council
 
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council
 
Council for Leather Exports
 
Engineering Export Promotion Council
 
Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Regional offices
 
The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council
 
The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Kolkata, under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India
 
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) organisation’s regional authorioties
 
PSU’s like India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
 
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)
 
India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)
 
Indian Foreign Service personnel assigned to Indian embassies abroad
 
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
 
Other
 

 
 
 
What kind of merchandise or services have you sold to customer outside India?
 
Goods and Services
 
Goods
 
Services

 
 
 
How many countries are you exporting to?
 
Less than 5
 
5 to 10
 
11 to 20
 
More than 20

 
 
 
What percentage of your business sales is from exporting?
 
Less than 10 percent
 
10 to 20 percent
 
21 to 50 percent
 
More than 50 percent

 
 
 
What percentage of your exports are from raw materials, components or parts that are of foreign origin (imported)?
 
Less than 10 percent
 
10 to 20 percent
 
21 to 50 percent
 
More than 50 percent

 
 
 
What region of the world do you believe to be the greatest emerging market for your business in the next 3 years? (Check all that apply)
 
North America
 
North Asia & Pacific (China/Japan/Taiwan)
 
South America
 
Western Europe
 
South Asia (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia)
 
Middle East
 
Central America
 
South Africa
 
Eastern Europe

 
 
 
How many years have you been exporting?
 
Less than 5 years
 
6 to 10 years
 
11 to 20 years
 
More than 20 years

 
 
 
In the last 5 years, how much has your export volume changed?
 
Increased
 
Decreased
 
About the same

 
 
 
What was/is your primary reasn for entering new foreign markets?
 
To increase company’s sales/profile
 
Follow our clients
 
Wanting to explore emerging markets
 
To manufacture overseas in order to remain competitive in domestic markets
 
Other