To enhance awareness and adoption of the Trade Connect ePlatform, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, participated in two major B2B trade exhibitions this month — 71st India International Garment Fair (IIGF) and the 16th Toy Biz International B2B Expo 2025.
Trade Connect ePlatform, an initiative of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, serves as a comprehensive hub of information and services on international trade for all stakeholders. The platform has onboarded Indian Missions, Export Promotion Councils and Commodity Boards, officials from Department of Commerce and DGFT as well as other stakeholders to provide comprehensive support to Indian exporters.
Trade Connect provides latest and updated information on tariffs, certifications, trade events, eCommerce, and buyers in a simplified manner to MSMEs. Interactive courses to introduce MSMEs to exports & related procedures across multiple languages are also provided.
It also serves a single point of issuance and validation for preferential and non-preferential certificates of origin through a secure, electronic, paperless issuance process with all authorised issuing agencies being present on the platform.