E-commerce major Amazon and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) have extended their partnership to accelerate e-commerce exports from India. The renewed alliance, which builds on the initial MoU signed in November 2023, will prioritise providing Indian MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) with the necessary skills and resources to thrive in the e-commerce export market, the company said in a statement.
The partnership will see specialised training sessions across 47 districts, integration of Amazon’s Export Navigator tool within DGFT’s Trade Connect portal, and the establishment of export communities as local offline networks for MSMEs.
These export communities will serve as easy-to-reach, local, in-person networks for MSMEs already exporting through e-commerce, or those looking to start. Each community will have participation from multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, third-party service providers, manufacturers, existing and prospective e-commerce exporters, export bodies, and Amazon Global Selling exports programme.
The partnership has already benefited over 3,000 MSMEs, and aligns with the goal of enabling USD 200-300 billion in exports from India by 2030, said Santosh Sarangi, Additional Secretary and Director General of DGFT, Ministry of Commerce.