Nirmala Sitharaman Unveils Indian Trade Portal

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce and Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated a user-friendly Indian Trade Portal (www.indiantradeportal.in) which is aimed at providing information pertaining to Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) and preferential tariffs, rules of origin, technical barriers to trade faced by Indian exporters at single point.

Speaking at the inauguration, Smt. Sitharaman expressed satisfaction over the fact that the Indian Trade Portal has been updated to have a wider coverage of information for the Indian business community at large. The Indian Trade Portal will make available important data for use of exporters and importers at one place, in a user friendly manner and this will contribute to ease of doing business for trade and industry.

The Minister urged exporters to make best use of the portal, give continuous feedback for further improvement and additional details that they may need. Smt. Sitharaman said that the Ministry welcomes suggestions and will continue to work for the updation and improvement of the portal. The portal will also facilitate exports and will help Indian exporters to utilise the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

The Indian Trade Portal is an initiative of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. The portal has been developed and maintained by Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO).

[Source: PIB (MoC&I) Press Release dated 8^th December 2014]