To : Members of the Council
Re : SRTEPC exclusive Exhibitions / BSMs in Saudi Arabia & Kuwait
(13th to 21st Sept 2011)
SRTEPC is organising exclusive Exhibitions & Buyer-Seller Meets (BSMs) in the fast growing Saudi Arabia and Kuwait markets during September on the above mentioned dates.
Important varieties of Dress-materials required by Buyers :
For Saudi Arabia : We have a trade of Rs.579 crores with Saudi Arabia which includes Fabrics (Rs.378 crores), Made-ups (Rs.159), Yarn (Rs.29 crores). Considering the clothing style in Saudi Arabia, men mostly wear the traditional white thobes along with the red shemaghs. Women on the other hand, wear the black abayas and tarhas for everyday use. Despite the fact that all women wear the traditional abaya on top of their clothes, underneath the abaya, western dress is most common. Western dress is adopted more by the younger Saudi generation outside of school. Non-Saudi adults usually wear the western dress code.
For Kuwait : We have a small but fast growing trade of around Rs.93 crores, with Kuwait, which mainly include fabric (Rs.83 crores), made-ups (Rs.8 crores), among others. In Kuwait’s urban centers, western-style clothing is becoming popular, particularly with young people. However, many Kuwaiti’s still wear a dishdasha, a floor-length robe with a center front opening which is put on over the head. Many Kuwaiti women dress in western clothes. However, their traditional clothing such as the thobe (a straight-sided long overdress is still used on festive occasions).
1) Venues, dates and the names of Event Management Agency :
A) Venues & dates :
1) For Saudi Arabia : (i) Riyadh Chamber of Comemrce & Industry at Riyadh (13&
14th Sept’11) (ii) Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Jeddah (17 & 18th Sept’11)
2) For Kuwait : Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Kuwait City (20th & 21st Sept’11)
B) Event Management Agencies :
1) For Saudi Arabia (Riyadh & Jeddah) : M/s. Ateico Communications
2) For Kuwait (Kuwait City) : M/s. Group 22 General Trading Co.
Accomodations of participating representatives will be arranged in the nearby hotels. Though we are in touch with Hotel Riyadh Palace (for Saudi Arabia), Hotel Trident (for Jeddah) and Hotel Crown Plaza (for Kuwait City), a final decision will shortly be taken in consultation with the concerned Indian Missions in the above countries to ensure maximum convenience of our participants.
A separate special Dossiers - both for Saudi ARabia & Kuwait with specific references of Buyers are being compiled for participants in the exhibitions. Passport details of participants will soon be sent to the Indian Embassies for their endorsement to obtain participants visa. Company / Product Profiles of participating companies will be sent to the concerned Event Management Agencies for arranging the printing of “Exhibitors Catalogue” for the ready reference of the local Buyers of textiles.
Participation charges :
i) For Saudi Arabia : Rs.1,60,000 + 10.3% Service Tax
ii) For Kuwait : Rs.85,000 + 10.3% Service Tax
As the above exhibitions are approved for Marketing Development Assistance (MDA), all exporters, who are members of the Council with a duration of more than 12 months along with an export turnover of less than 15 crores (but a minimum export turnover of 5 lakhs is needed) will be eligible to get a maximum amount of reimbursement of Rs.1.50 lakhs towards the costs of their participation in the above exhibitions. It may be mentioned here that member-companies may participate in any of the two exhibitions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait or both the exhibitions.
In view of the above, in case you are interested in participation in the above exhibitions, you may contact us immediately with the duly filled in attached “Reply Form” to help us finalise your participation. Please note, participation in the above exhibitions will be closed on 8th August’11.
Regards,
Srijib Roy
Joint Director
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Re : Dates for the re-scheduled Exhibitions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
The Council’s exclusive Exhibitions in Saudi Arabia & Kuwait, earlier scheduled to be held in June, will now be held as per the following schedule as advised by the Indian Missions & local Chambers :
1. For Saudi Arabia :
a) Riyadh : September 13 & 14, 2011
b) Jeddah : September 17 & 18, 2011
2. For Kuwait : Kuwait City : September 20-21, 2011
As already informed earlier, the participation charges / fees for the above Exhibitions are as follows :
1. Participation charges :
i. Rs.1,60,000 + 10.3% Service Tax
(for the Exhibitions in Riyadh & Jeddah)
ii. Rs.85,000 + 10.3% Service Tax
(for the exhibition in Kuwait City)
Member-companies are, however, free to participate in Exhibitions in both the countries or either of these two countries (Saudi Arabia or Kuwait).
The above exhibitions are approved for claiming Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) reimbursements, and accordingly eligible member-companies may also like to apply to claim MDA benefits upto a maximum amount of Rs.1.50 lakhs subject to the fulfillment of the prevailing terms & conditions of the MDA guidelines.
These Exhibitions will be organized by the Council in association with the concerned Indian Embassies / Consulate and with the active support of the local Chambers of Commerce. The service of Event Management Agencies will also be used to co-ordinate various requirements of the Exhibition including its publicity & promotion.
Since the above schedules of our Exhibitions have been confirmed, and accordingly the concerned Event Management Agencies have to immediately start their activities for the publicity & promotion of the Exhibitions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, you are requested to immediately confirm your participation with an advance payment of Rs.20,000/- (non-refundable) in favour of “The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council” Mumbai. The balance amount of participate fees can be sent to the Council latest by 5th August, 2011.
You are requested to dully fill in the attached “Reply Form” giving information about your company, product and passport details of your representatives at the earliest but not later than 8th July, 2011. Please note, the above participation will be accepted by First-Come-First-Serve’ basis.
Awaiting your response.
Regards,
Srijib Roy
Joint Director
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