AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

Export Excellence Awards is one of the flagship events of FKCCI conducted annually wherein exporters of Karnataka in various categories at both State and District level are recognized for outstanding export performance by felicitating and awarding them.

NUMBER OF AWARDS:
Note: (if you have availed award for 3 continuous years are not eligible to apply)

ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA FOR AWARDS

1. The establishment and enterprise exporters must be located in Karnataka.
2. New MSME definition for Manufacturing and Service enterprise

   Enterprise	The investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment	Turnover
   Micro	Does not exceed Rs.1 Cr	Does not exceed Rs. 5 Cr
   Small	Does not exceed Rs.10 Cr	Does not exceed Rs.50 Cr
   Medium	Does not exceed Rs.50 Cr	Does not exceed Rs.250 Cr

   • Micro enterprise: where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed one crore rupees and turnover does not exceed five crore rupees.
   • Small enterprise: where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed ten crore rupees and turnover does not exceed fifty crore rupees.
   • Medium enterprise: where the investment in Plant and Machinery or Equipment does not exceed fifty crore rupees and turnover does not exceed two hundred and fifty crore rupees.

   Ref: Ministry of MSME, Notification dated 26th June 2020

3. For Best Micro Manufacturer Exporter Awards, the export turnover should be less than or equal to Rs.50 Lakhs only.
4. For Best Small Manufacturer Exporter Awards, the export turnover should be more than Rs.50 Lakhs and less than or equal to Rs.10 crores only.
5. For Best Medium Manufacturer Export Awards, the export turnover should be more than Rs.10 crores and less than or equal to Rs.100 Crores.
6. For Best Large Manufacturer Export Awards, the export turnover should be more than Rs.100 Crores and less than or equal to Rs.400 crores.
7. For Best Micro Service Exporter Awards, the export turnover should be less than or equal to Rs.50 lakhs only.
8. For Best Small Service Exporter Awards, the export turnover should be more than Rs.50 Lakhs and less than or equal to Rs.100 lakhs only.
9. For Best Medium Service Export Awards, the export turnover should be more than 100 Lakhs.
10. For Best Manufacturer Exporter Awards for Khadi& Village Industries category, there is no minimum export turnover criteria.
11. For Best District Exporter Awards category there is no minimum export turnover criteria.
12. For Best Exporter Award from More/Most and Backward Taluk under the Special Awards Category, there is no minimum export turnover criteria.
13. For Debut Exporter Awards under the Special Award Category, there is no minimum export turnover criterion.
14. An exporter shall be eligible for only one award. If any exporter applies for awards in more than one category, the selection committee will decide the category for the award consideration, which shall be final and binding on the exporter. Also, if an application is received for the inappropriate category, the selection committee will decide the correct category for consideration of the award.
15. Preference would be given to exporters who have not got the Export Award in the same category in three consecutive years. However, such exporters who have excelled in the year 2020-2021 also would get special recognition.
16. Interested exporters are requested to fill in the application format and submit it to FKCCI by 10th June 2022. For all categories a separate testimonial to be submitted duly attested by the Chartered Accountant and also Bank Realization Certificate (BRC).
17. The decisions of the Selection Committee, which comprises of trade experts in the selection of the export awardees in the various categories, are final and binding.
18. Special Awards will be presented to the best export facilitation organization and financial institution based in Karnataka for their yeoman services rendered in the interest of export promotion rendered to exporters. FKCCI will design the criteria for the selection of these awards.
19. If the Director / Managing Director / Proprietor / Proprietrix of any organization is a member of the Managing Committee of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry- Bangalore for the year 2021-2022, he/she must declare that they are Managing Committee Members.
20. The Application Should be accompanied by the following documents
    • MSME certificate / Udyam Registration Certificate / Large Industry Registration Certificate
    • The Merchant exporter may submit GST registration OR
    • Shops Establishment Certificate OR APMC Certificate as a proof of business
    • Copies of the Last 3 years audited Balance sheet & Profit & Loss and also Bank Realization Certificate (BRC).
    • Copies of ISO certificate / IP etc
    • EPFO/ESI Returns for justifying employment details
    • Any other certificates/customer feedback
    • Award certificate copies

MOST / MORE and BACKWARD TALUK’s OF KARNATAKA

Ref: Karnataka Industrial Policy 2020-25

Abbreviations

• FOB: Free on Board or Freight on Board
• NFE: Net Foreign Exchange
• KVIB: Khadi and Village Industries Board 
• KVIC: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
• NMPT: New Mangalore Port Trust
• MSME: Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
• BRC: Bank Realization Certificate
• GST: Goods and Services Tax
• APMC: Agricultural Produce Market Committee
• ISO: International Organization for Standardization
• IP: Intellectual Property
• EPFO: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
• ESI: Employees' State Insurance
• CIF: Customer Information File