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28/05/22 14:42 PM IST

Indian Business Portal - e-commerce marketplace

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  • Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Smt. Anupriya Patel launched the Indian Business Portal - An International Trade Hub for Indian Exporters and Foreign Buyers.
About the portal 
  • Indian Business Portal is the only such marketplace that is exclusive for exporters registered in India and is custom-built to support exporters with a range of bespoke features and relevant partners integrated to build this ecosystem.
  • FIEO in partnership with GlobalLinker, has designed and developed the “Indian Business Portal”, an International Trade Hub for Indian Exporters and Foreign Buyers.
  • This is a B2B digital marketplace to empower SME exporters, artisans and farmers to identify new markets for their products and grow their sales globally.
  • Indian Business Portal will be a big encouragement to Indian Startups, SMEs, Artisans & Farmers (GI Products), and Service providers to take their first step toward the exports.
  • The platform will facilitate the enhancement of India's trade linkages for the International markets”. 
  • The portal has a diverse product mix i.e Consumer & Lifestyle Products, Industrial Products, Business Services and Geographical Indication (GI) products.
  • This portal holds special value for artisans and farmers’ products dealing in Indian GI and handicraft products. India has about 370 GI-certified products across various categories.

Strategic objectives of Indian Business Portal:
  • Digitizing Indian Exporters and help them become discoverable online
  •  Promoting exports from all Indian States
  • Showcasing India’s strength in wide range of Products & Services
  • Encouraging virtual meetings between buyers and sellers
  • Providing a trusted network of Indian Exporters to Foreign Buyers
Source- PIB 

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