Export Incentives for Haryana MSMEs in 2026: Freight Subsidy, First-Time Exporter Support and Export Credit

Haryana's Progressive MSME & Export Promotion Policy 2026 has a set of incentives for exporters: a freight subsidy of 1% of FOB value (up to ₹30 lakh a year), 33% of first-export costs for new exporters (up to ₹20 lakh a year), 40% of the ECGC premium, a 3% interest subvention on export credit and support for trade fairs and e-commerce. Most are for manufacturing micro and small enterprises, and some only for new exporters. The operational guidelines had not been published when we checked on 20 October 2026, so prepare your records now.

Sources checked: 20 October 2026

Facts checked on 20 October 2026 against the notified Haryana Govt. Gazette (Extra.) No. 114-2026/Ext of 29 July 2026 (page images read clause by clause), the Directorate of MSME's policy page, and DGFT Trade Notices 20/2025-26 and 17/2026-27.

Key facts

Incentive (clause)	Who	What
Freight subsidy (4.2.4)	New MSE exporters with ZED certification	1% of FOB or actual freight, whichever is less; up to ₹10 / ₹15 / ₹30 lakh a year by area
Pratham Niryatak Protsahan Yojana (4.2.6)	First-time manufacturing MSME exporters	33% of listed costs, up to ₹20 lakh a year, for 3 years
Export credit insurance (4.1.5)	Manufacturing MSME exporters, new and existing	40% of ECGC premium, up to ₹5 lakh a year, for 5 years
Export credit interest subvention (4.1.6)	Manufacturing MSE exporters, new and existing	3% on pre- and post-shipment credit, up to ₹10 lakh a year, for 3 years; 1% more for some groups
Cross-border e-commerce (4.4.1)	MSE exporters	75% of platform fees, up to ₹2 lakh a year, for 5 years
Trade fairs (4.4.2)	Manufacturing MSEs	25%, up to ₹5 lakh (international) or ₹3 lakh (domestic), plus travel
Guidelines	—	Promised by 29 October 2026; not published as of 20 October 2026

How does Haryana's freight subsidy for exporters work?

Clause 4.2.4 reimburses 1% of the Free on Board (FOB) value, or the actual freight excluding government fees and taxes, whichever is less, for moving goods from the place of manufacture to the seaport or air cargo terminal, or by road up to the international border. The yearly cap per unit depends on the area category:

Area category	Maximum a year
Core	₹10 lakh
Intermediate and Sub-Prime	₹15 lakh
Prime/Focus	₹30 lakh

It is for new micro and small exporters holding ZED certification. A unit that takes a Central Government freight incentive cannot claim this one for the same component. See the freight subsidy scheme page, and our ZED certification guide if you do not have ZED yet. To check your area category, use Know Your Zone.

What does the first-time exporter scheme pay?

The Mukhya Mantri Pratham Niryatak Protsahan Yojana (clause 4.2.6) pays first-time manufacturing MSME exporters 33% of eligible costs, up to ₹20 lakh a year, for three years. Eligible costs are:

• IEC, RCMC and other export documentation
• Catalogues, compliance design and advisory
• Sample orders and testing
• Buyer outreach, market intelligence tools and other export digital tools

A first-time exporter is an enterprise whose IEC was issued on or after 29 July 2026, the date the policy was notified (clause 1(r)), and it becomes eligible once it fulfils its first export order during the policy period. See the scheme page.

What help is there for export credit and insurance?

• ECGC premium (clause 4.1.5): 40% of the export credit insurance premium paid to ECGC, up to ₹5 lakh a year per unit for five years, for new and existing manufacturing MSME exporters.
• Interest subvention (clause 4.1.6): 3% on pre-shipment and post-shipment export credit from scheduled commercial banks, up to ₹10 lakh per unit a year for three years, for new and existing manufacturing micro and small exporters. First-time exporters, women, SC, Divyang, transgender, ex-servicemen and Agniveer-owned MSE exporters, and exporters in identified export focus categories get 1% more.

Haryana's subvention is in addition to the Government of India's interest subvention under the Export Promotion Mission. DGFT launched that scheme by Trade Notice 20/2025-26 on 2 January 2026: 2.75% a year on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit for micro, small and medium exporters, up to ₹50 lakh per exporter per financial year, for products on the notified positive list of HSN tariff lines, after filing an intent on the DGFT portal. Since 1 April 2026 the scheme is implemented through EXIM Bank instead of the RBI (Trade Notice 17/2026-27). Both schemes are on our export credit support page.

What about trade fairs and e-commerce?

• Trade fairs (clause 4.4.2): manufacturing MSEs get 25% of participation costs, up to ₹5 lakh for an international fair and ₹3 lakh for a domestic fair. Airfare and boarding are reimbursed too, capped at ₹2.5 lakh (two persons) for an international fair and ₹1.5 lakh for a domestic fair. The incentive can be used once a year and three times in all during the policy period. See the market development assistance page.
• Cross-border e-commerce (clause 4.4.1): MSE exporters get 75% of fees charged by e-commerce platforms engaged in exports (registration, shipping, subscription and similar), up to ₹2 lakh a year for five years. See the e-commerce support page.

Exporters expanding a unit may also gain on the capital subsidy: clause 4.1.1 adds 10% for an existing exporter (at least 25% of turnover from exports) undertaking an expansion. Our Progressive MSME policy guide explains the capital subsidy. Industrial parks where at least 70% of units export can receive an extra ₹10 crore for common export facilities under the PADMA Export Parks Scheme; that grant goes to the park's implementing agency, not to a unit.

Who cannot claim?

• Traders and service exporters, for the incentives limited to manufacturing units.
• Medium enterprises, for the freight subsidy, the interest subvention, trade fairs and e-commerce support, which are for micro and small enterprises.
• Existing exporters for the freight subsidy (new exporters only) and the first-time exporter scheme (IEC issued before 29 July 2026).
• Units without ZED certification, for the freight subsidy.
• Industries on the policy's restrictive list (Annexure I), and claims that would take total incentives for the project above 100% of Fixed Capital Investment (clause 3.6).

How do I apply, step by step?

1. Register on Udyam and get your IEC; note the IEC date if you want the first-time exporter scheme.
2. Get ZED certification if you plan to claim the freight subsidy.
3. Keep the export paperwork for every shipment: shipping bills, freight invoices and payment proof, bank realisation certificates, ECGC policy and premium receipts, and your bank's export credit statements.
4. For the central 2.75% subvention, check that your product is on the DGFT positive list and file the intent on the DGFT portal, then ask your bank.
5. File the Haryana claim once the operational guidelines set out the route. Clause 3.7 promised them within three months of 29 July 2026; none had been published when we checked msme.haryana.gov.in on 20 October 2026, and the policy itself names no portal or claim form. The same clause says an application consistent with the policy is not barred because a scheme has not been notified.

What are the common mistakes?

• Claiming freight without ZED, or as an existing exporter.
• Including government fees and taxes in the freight claim.
• Claiming the same freight under a central scheme and the Haryana scheme.
• Assuming any exporter is "first-time". The IEC must be dated on or after 29 July 2026.
• Losing shipment documents. Every claim rests on shipping bills and payment proof.

What should I do now?

Sort your shipments by year, collect the documents above, fix your area category and plan ZED if you need it. For GST on exports, read our guide to the GST LUT for exporters and see our GST services. Run the eligibility checker to see the export schemes that match your unit, or ask our expert team to plan your claims.