DGFT clears inventory-led marketplaces to source Indian goods for export orders
India has operationalised an ecommerce export framework allowing registered inventory-based marketplaces, including Amazon and Flipkart, to procure from Indian sellers against confirmed overseas orders. Rules add traceability, seller safeguards and return/dispute-resolution timelines.
DGFT has operationalised a framework allowing registered inventory-based marketplaces to procure from Indian sellers against confirmed export orders, with traceability, seller protections and compliance requirements. The move enables Amazon and Flipkart to directly source Indian goods for overseas sale.
Why this matters
The clearance follows DGFT’s export-only ecommerce framework for Indian sellers and notified rules on segregated inventory and strict compliance, extending an earlier export-only inventory model for foreign-invested ecommerce firms.
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