| Acronym | Explanation |
| AA | Advance Authorisation |
| AANF | Appendices and Aayaat Niryaat Form |
| ACU | Asian Clearing Union |
| AEZ | Agri Export Zone |
| ANF | Aayat Niryaat Form |
| ARE-1 | Application for Removal of Excisable Goods for Export (By Air/Sea/Post/Land) |
| ARE-3 | Application for Removal of Excisable Goods from a factory or a warehouse to another warehouse |
| ACP | Accredited Clients Programme |
| AEO | Authorised Economic Operator |
| AES | Approved Exporter’s Scheme |
| APEDA | Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority |
| ARO | Advance Release Order |
| ASEAN | Association of South- East Asian Nations |
| ASIDE | Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports |
| AU | Actual User |
| BCD | Basic Customs Duty |
| BG | Bank Guarantee |
| BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| BOA | Board of Approval |
| BOT | Board of Trade |
| BRC | Bank Realisation Certificate |
| BTP | Biotechnology Park |
| BIS | Bureau of Indian Standards |
| CBEC | Central Board of Excise and Customs |
| CCP | Customs Clearance Permit |
| CEA | Central Excise Authority |
| CEC | Chartered Engineer Certificate |
| CED | Central Excise Duty |
| CENVAT | Central Value Added Tax |
| CETF | Common Effluent Treatment Facility |
| CFCs | Common Facility Centres |
| CG | Capital Goods |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance & Freight |
| CIN | Corporate Identification Number |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CKD | Completely Knocked Down |
| CoD | Cash on Delivery |
| CoO | Certificate of Origin |
| CQCTD | Committee on Quality Complaints and Trade Disputes |
| CRES | Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices |
| CST | Central Sales Tax |
| CIN | Company Identification Number |
| CRES | Certification of Registration as Exporter of Spices |
| CEPA | Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement |
| CBEC | Central Board of Excise and Customs |
| CSP | Common Service Provider |
| CECA | Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement |
| CVD | Countervailing Duty |
| DA | Document against Acceptance |
| DBK | Drawback |
| DC | Development Commissioner |
| DDA | Diamond Dollar Accounts |
| DEA | Department of Economic Affairs |
| DEL | Denied Entity List |
| DES | Duty Exemption Schemes |
| DFIA | Duty Free Import Authorisation |
| DGCI&S | Director General, Commercial Intelligence & Statistics. |
| DIN | Director Identification Number |
| DPIN | Designated Partner Identification Number |
| DGFT | Director General of Foreign Trade |
| DIPP | Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion |
| DoBT | Department of Bio-Technology |
| DoC | Department of Commerce |
| DeitY | Department of Electronics and Information Technology |
| DoR | Department of Revenue |
| DoT | Department of Telecommunications |
| DRS | Duty Remission Schemes |
| DTA | Domestic Tariff Area |
| e-BRC | Electronic Bank Realisation Certificate |
| e-IEC | Electronic Importer-Exporter Code |
| ECA | Enforcement- cum-Adjudication |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| ECGC | Export Credit Guarantee Corporation |
| EEFC | Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency |
| EFC | Exim Facilitation Committee |
| EFT | Electronic Fund Transfer |
| EGM | Export General Manifest |
| EHTP | Electronic Hardware Technology Park |
| EIC | Export Inspection Council |
| EO | Export Obligation |
| EODC | Export Obligation Discharge Certificate |
| EOP | Export Obligation Period |
| EOU | Export Oriented Unit |
| EPC | Export Promotion Council |
| EPCG | Export Promotion Capital Goods |
| EPO | Engineering Process Outsourcing |
| EXIM | Export Import |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FE | Foreign Exchange |
| FEMA | Foreign Exchange Management Act |
| FIEO | Federation of Indian Export Organisation |
| FIRC | Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FOR | Freight on Road and Rails |
| FT | (D&R)Act Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) |
| FTDO | Foreign Trade Development Officer |
| FTP | Foreign Trade Policy |
| FT(R) | Rules Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules |
| FTWZ | Free Trade and Warehousing Zone |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| G&J | EPC Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council |
| GOI | Government of India |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GR | Guarantee of Realisation |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Process |
| HBP | Handbook of Procedures |
| HHEC | Handicraft & Handlooms Exports Corporation |
| ICB | International Competitive Bidding |
| ICD | Inland Container Depot |
| ICM | Indian Commercial Mission |
| IEC | Importer Exporter Code |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| INFCIRC | International Atomic Energy Agency Information Circular |
| IEM | Industrial Entrepreneurial Memorandum |
| IMSC | Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee |
| IL | Industrial Licensing |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ITC | ( HS) Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) for Export & Import Items |
| KVIC | Khadi and Village Industries Commission |
| LC | Letter of Credit |
| LCS | Land Customs Station |
| LLPIN | Limited Liability Partnership Number |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LoC | Line of Credit |
| LoI | Letter of Intent |
| LoP | Letter of Permit |
| LUT | Legal Undertaking |
| MAI | Market Access Initiative |
| MDA | Market Development Assistance |
| MEA | Ministry of External Affairs |
| MEIS | Merchandise Exports from India Scheme |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreements |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MoF | Ministry of Finance |
| MSME | Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises |
| MSMED | Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development |
| MSTC | Metal Scrap Trade Corporation |
| NBFC | Non- Banking Financial Company |
| NC | Norms Committee |
| NFE | Net Foreign Exchange |
| NI | Non-Infringing |
| NCB | National Competitive Bidding |
| NOC | No Objection Certificate |
| PDS | Public Distribution System |
| PEC | Project and Equipment Corporation of India Ltd. |
| PIC | Policy Interpretation Committee |
| PRC | Policy Relaxation Committee |
| PAN | Permanent Account Number |
| PH | Personal Hearing |
| PTA | Preferential Trade Agreement |
| PSU | Public Sector Undertaking |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RA | Regional Authority |
| RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| RCMC | Registration-cum-Membership Certificate |
| REP | Replenishment |
| RPA | Rupee Payment Area |
| S/B | Shipping Bill |
| SAD | Special Additional Duty |
| SCOMET | Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technology |
| SEI CMM | Software Engineers Institute’s Capability Maturity Model |
| SEZ | Special Economic Zone |
| SEIS | Service Exports from India Scheme |
| SIA | Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
| SIIC | State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation |
| SION | Standard Input Output Norms |
| SKD | Semi- Knocked Down |
| SLEPC | State Level Export Promotion Committee |
| STC | State Trading Corporation |
| STCL | Spices Trading Corporation Limited |
| STE | State Trading Enterprise |
| STH | Star Trading House |
| STPI | Software Technology Park of India |
| STR | State Trading Regime |
| SUVs | Sports Utility Vehicles |
| TED | Terminal Excise Duty |
| TEE | Towns of Export Excellence |
| TH | Trading House |
| TPO | Trade Promotion Organization |
| TRA | Telegraphic Release Advice |
| TRQ | Tariff Rate Quota |
| TUFS | Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme |
| UAC | Units Approval Committee |
| UN | United Nations |
| VA | Value Addition |
| WCO | World Customs Organisation |
| WHOGMP | World Health Organisation Good Manufacturing Practices |