New Delhi: In a major step to catalyze India’s e-commerce export potential, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amazon India to accelerate exports by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.
This partnership aims to establish a dedicated e-commerce export task force to collaboratively shape policy frameworks, enable infrastructure support, and increase awareness of e-commerce export opportunities among Indian businesses.
The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Ajay Sahai, Director General & CEO, FIEO and Chetan Krishnaswamy, Vice President, Amazon.
Ajay Sahai said in a statement, ” India’s MSME sector has immense potential to contribute to global trade. “By partnering with Amazon, we aim to build the capacities of small businesses, including artisans, weavers, and manufacturers, and help them leverage e-commerce for international expansion. This MoU is a pivotal step towards enabling MSMEs to overcome traditional export barriers and become competitive global players.”
Sahai added that the MoU annals a milestone for both FIEO and Amazon with an objective to institutionalize the relationship for an enabling and supporting ecosystem for e-commerce exports. The partnership will further help in visibility of Indian products globally and will work closely with stakeholders to identify the issues and address them. He reiterated that the govt has also come out with new scheme for e-commerce hub, which will further help in boosting overall exports of the country.
Chetan Krishnaswamy said that this landmark partnership between Amazon and the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) marks an important step towards boosting India’s ecommerce exports. Through this collaboration, we aim to support India’s vision of achieving $200-300 billion in e-commerce exports by 2030. Having already enabled over $13 billion in e-commerce exports from India by 2024, we recently renewed our pledge to enable $80 billion in cumulative exports by 2030. This partnership .
Srinidhi Kalvapudi, Head, Amazon Global Selling India, added that sustainable export growth requires more than just having great products – it needs a supportive ecosystem. “Our collaboration with FIEO is about creating an accessible and scalable framework for Indian businesses to thrive globally. By combining Amazon’s global infrastructure and FIEO’s institutional reach, we aim to reduce operational hurdles, improve export readiness, and empower entrepreneurs to build successful export business.
