The source said that various methods to boost e-commerce exports are being explored, but there is a major difference of opinion among stakeholders regarding the inventory-based model of e-commerce.
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has begun consultations with industry stakeholders ranging from major e-commerce players including American retail firms Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart to Indian small-scale manufacturers and mid-segment retailers to explore models that could boost e-commerce exports, a source told The Indian Express. This comes in the backdrop of sharp 50 per cent US tariffs on India.
“One round of consultation has taken place and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has invited stakeholders for a second round of talks next week. The current agenda is to explore ways to boost exports under the e-commerce Export Hubs (ECEHs) model that was announced in the Union Budget and explore what can be done to aid MSMEs,” the source quoted above said.
