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Centre Activates Inventory-Based Framework for Cross-Border E-Commerce Exports
Centre Activates Inventory-Based Framework for Cross-Border E-Commerce Exports
The Story in Brief
The Centre has operationalised an inventory-based framework for cross-border e-commerce exports from India, effective 5 August 2026. It permits inventory-based e-commerce only for exports. A registered exporter-on-record must buy goods from Indian sellers-on-record against confirmed overseas orders and export them in its own name.
Export inventory must be separately identified, digitally recorded and kept out of India’s domestic market. Exporter-on-record firms will handle documentation, customs, testing, packaging, logistics and destination-country compliance. The framework also requires shipment tracking, timely seller payments, visibility on final sale prices, annual compliance certification, and rules for rebates, refunds and returned consignments.
The Indian Opinion
The framework may help Indian manufacturers and small businesses reach overseas buyers, but its results remain uncertain. Its success will depend on accurate digital records, effective audits and reliable dispute resolution. Strong monitoring is also needed to prevent diversion into the domestic market and ensure sellers receive payments, rebates and refunds fairly. Sweeping claims of transparency would be premature until implementation is tested.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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