Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is a government organization established in 1985 through an act for the development and promotion of export of scheduled products. It provides financial assistance, information, guidelines towards the development of scheduled products. The products specified under the APEDA act are called schedule products and exporters of such scheduled products are required register under APEDA. The objective of APEDA is to promote schedule products export and to achieve this various functions has been undertaken by this body under the regulation of central government. Central government lays down the rules and regulation and implements through this body for the efficient administration of APEDA Act.
The advantage of APEDA Registration
With respect to the export of scheduled products, APEDA registration is mandatory.
Exporters can avail the various financial assistance schemes of APEDA.
It helps the exporters in brand publicity through advertisement, packaging development, database up-gradation and surveys etc
Provides guidelines to exporters about the various products and countries for export
Registered members can participate in training programmes organized by APEDA for various scheduled products and thereby improve their business.
