Glossary (Acronyms) :
| Acronym | Explanation |
| AA | Advance Authorisation |
| ACC | Assistant Commissioner of Customs |
| ANF | Aayaat Niryaat Form |
| BG | Bank Guarantee |
| BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| BoA | Board of Approval |
| BRC | Bank Realisation Certificate |
| BTP | Biotechnology Park |
| CBEC | Central Board of Excise and Customs |
| CCP | Customs Clearance Permit |
| CEA | Central Excise Authority |
| CEC | Chartered Engineer Certificate |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance & Freight |
| CVD | Countervailing Duty |
| DC | Development Commissioner |
| DFIA | Duty Free Import Authorisation |
| DGCI&S | Director General, Commercial Intelligence & Statistics. |
| DGFT | Director General of Foreign Trade |
| DoR | Department of Revenue |
| DTA | Domestic Tariff Area |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EEFC | Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency |
| EFC | Exim Facilitation Committee |
| EFT | Electronic Fund Transfer |
| EH | Export House |
| EHTP | Electronic Hardware Technology Park |
| EIC | Export Inspection Council |
| EO | Export Obligation |
| EOP | Export Obligation Period |
| EOU | Export Oriented Unit |
| EPC | Export Promotion Council |
| EPCG | Export Promotion Capital Goods |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FIEO | Federation of Indian Export Organisation |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FT (D&R) Act | Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 |
| FTP | Foreign Trade Policy |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| ICD | Inland Container Depot |
| IEC | Importer Exporter Code |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ITC(HS) | Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) |
Classification for Export & Import Items
| ITPO | India Trade Promotion Organisation |
| LoC | Line of Credit |
| LoI | Letter of Intent |
| LoP | Letter of Permit |
| LUT | Legal Undertaking |
| MEA | Ministry of External Affairs |
| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| MoF | Ministry of Finance |
| NC | Norms Committee |
| NFE | Net Foreign Exchange |
| NOC | No Objection Certificate |
| PSU | Public Sector Undertaking |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RA | Regional Authority |
| RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| RCMC | Registration-cum-Membership Certificate |
| S/B | Shipping Bill |
| SEZ | Special Economic Zone |
| SION | Standard Input Output Norms |
| SSI | Small Scale Industry |
| STE | State Trading Enterprise |
| STP | Software Technology Park |
| TEE | Towns of Export Excellence |
| VA | Value Addition |