Amazon and the Bureau of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced an extension of their first formalized collaboration in November 2023 to accelerate e-commerce exports from India. Based on the early memorandum, the updated association has included specialized training sessions across 47 districts, integration of Amazon’s export navigator tools within DGFT’s Trade Connect portal, and establishing a community of experts as a local offline network for MSME. It’s covered. The objective is to support the government’s vision of allowing exports from India to be possible by 2030 to 200-30 billion dollars, and to provide a successful e-commerce export skills and resources essential to MSMEs across India It is to equip the MOU updated today in front of DGFT’s additional secretary and director Santosh Sarangi, Chetan Krishnaswamy, Public Policy – Amazon and Bhupen Wakankar, Global Trade’s Bhupen Wakankar, Amazon India It was done.
Santosh Sarangi said, “Continued collaboration with Amazon is a key step in realizing our vision of turning each district into an export hub. Based on initial success, we will have more access to the global market. The focus is on 47 districts to support MSMEs. The partnership has already benefited more than 3,000 MSMEs, and this growth will enable exports of between $20-30 billion by 2030. It is perfectly in line with your goal.
What MSME collaboration means
The collaboration leverages a variety of event formats to provide MSMES guidance on expanding product selection and scaling export operations. By combining Amazon’s global reach and e-commerce export expertise with DGFT’s regional expertise, the initiative aims to unlock new opportunities for Indian sellers in international markets .
In their association’s first year, DGFT and Amazon were holding a series of e-commerce export promotion events in 20 districts of India. At these events, Amazon representatives provided guidance to over 3,000 MSMEs on e-commerce exports and the sales process on the Amazon Global Marketplace. Participants received support on the spot and real-time query resolution. Following these events, Amazon will provide support to interested sellers, assist with the onboarding process, and connect with trusted third-party service providers to obtain the required documents, meet compliance requirements, and to Advertising support has been obtained.
“We are excited to expand our collaboration with DGFT to support MSMEs and entrepreneurs across India to create a robust global business and contribute to India’s overall exports,” said Bhupen Wakankar. This year we focus on 47 districts. Amazon has made exports easier to access to businesses of all sizes, aiming to enable $80 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports by 2030. I’m trying to do that.”
What is the export community?
The export community acts as an accessible local offline network designed for MSMEs currently engaged in or are planning to challenge e-commerce exports. Communities serve a dual purpose. Help future exporters begin their e-commerce export journeys while helping existing sellers expand their export operations through comprehensive support including guidance, training, mentorship and practical support I will. These are developed under the leadership of DGFT, with each export community coming from multiple stakeholders including government agencies, third party service providers, manufacturers, existing and future e-commerce exporters, export agencies and Amazon Global Sells join.
Export Navigator Details
Recently, Amazon launched an Export Navigator. This is a one-stop dashboard designed to help exporters understand, manage and follow regulatory requirements in both Origin (India) and destination markets. This is part of Amazon’s efforts to simplify exports for small and medium-sized businesses and startups across India by addressing key issues such as cross-border compliance, logistics and payments. The dashboard is available to all Indian exporters, whether registered on Amazon or not. Amazon Export Navigator is currently live for exporters considering shipping their products to the US, and will soon be available in other global markets.
What districts are as export hub initiatives?
Districts as Export Hub Initiative form a separate chapter of India’s foreign trade policy, highlighting the importance of leveraging the unique possibilities and diverse identities of each district and turning them into export hubs. Masu. Through DGFT, the Department of Commerce will work directly with the state/UTS and districts to establish an institutional mechanism to promote the export of identified products/services. The initiative focuses on strengthening manufacturing and exports in urban areas while stimulating economic activity in rural areas. Establish relationships between local producers and the global supply chain and address various aspects of production.
