DGFT clears export-only inventory model for foreign-funded ecommerce firms
New DGFT rules let foreign-funded ecommerce companies hold inventory against confirmed export orders through registered exporters-on-record, with safeguards against domestic diversion and speculative stockpiling. The move aims to bring more Indian MSMEs into cross-border ecommerce.
DGFT notified rules allowing foreign-funded ecommerce firms to hold inventory solely for confirmed export orders via registered exporters-on-record, aiming to expand Indian MSME participation in cross-border ecommerce while prohibiting domestic diversion and speculative stockpiling.
Why this matters
The clearance follows DGFT's notification of an operating framework for inventory-led cross-border e-commerce exports, extending its push to route export fulfillment through controlled, compliant channels.
Omni-channel is accelerating, up +213000% QoQ.