The Department of Commerce is going to work with a number of e-commerce behemoths to connect local producers to international supply chains in order to make sure that more regions of the nation gain from export trade and to support the Districts as Export Hub Scheme (DEH).
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Amazon on Thursday to jointly develop workshops, training sessions, and capacity-building sessions for small and medium-sized producers in government-designated districts.
The program will start out covering 20 districts and operate in phases. Similar agreements with other massive e-commerce companies like Flipkart, eBay, Shiprocket, Shopclues, Rivexa, and DHL Express are planned by the government.
Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon, Chetan Krishnaswamy, and Director of Global Trade at Amazon India, Bhupen Wakankar, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the company and the department, respectively.
Various e-commerce platforms throughout India will identify districts as part of the collaboration, and these districts will work with DGFT regional Authorities to carry out outreach and capacity-building actions. As per a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the primary objective of these activities is to provide MSMEs with education on e-commerce exports and facilitate their ability to sell to global customers.
Exports of e-commerce and the DEH scheme will both benefit from the district-level focus. Currently, 80% of the nation’s exports come from 70 districts out of a total of 760 districts. Including more districts in global trade may have a multiplicative effect. Just four of India’s 28 states—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu—account for 60% of the country’s exports.
Each district is developing a district-specific export action plan that outlines the district’s plan for promoting the export of selected goods and services.
Exports of e-commerce and the DEH scheme will both benefit from the district-level focus. Currently, 80% of the nation’s exports come from 70 districts out of a total of 760 districts. Including more districts in global trade may have a multiplicative effect. Just four of India’s 28 states—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu—account for 60% of the country’s exports.
Each district is developing a district-specific export action plan that outlines the district’s plan for promoting the export of selected goods and services.
