Source from India' feature on Trade Connect e Platform made available for all status holder exporters

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has made available 'Source from India' micro page hosting se (www.trade.gov.in) was launched earlier to serve as a comprehensive hub of information and services on international trade with all related stakeholders, including Indian Missions Abroad, Export Promotion Councils, EXIM Bank, Department of Commerce, and DGFT. 'Source from India' is a flagship feature on the Trade Connect e Platform, which was introduced to be a one-stop reference point for international buyers to discover accomplished Indian exporters from whom to source. The feature allows exporters to create their own macrophages, where they can provide their product details and their entity's credentials. "Micro pages of the exporters are publicly made visible on 'Source from India' page of Trade Connect e Platform (https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/sourcefrom-india) once approved," according to DGFT. To start with, Three-, Four- and Five-star Manufacturer exporters had been previously invited to create their 'Source from India' micro pages on a pilot basis. "It is now informed that the Source from India micro page hosting service on Trade Connect e Platform will be available to all Status Holder exporters (with valid Import Export Code not in (Denied Entity List)). Further broad basing of availability of the service to other IEC holders will be done going forward and changes will be notified once implemented," DGFT said this week in a notification. As per the DGFT definition, Status Holders are business leaders who have excelled in international trade and have successfully contributed to the country's foreign trade. DGFT said Indian missions abroad have also been duly sensitised to use 'Source from India' as a reference point for addressing the sourcing needs of foreign buyers who approach the missions with requests to help find Indian suppliers for various products.