The Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a significant trade facilitation circular on Thursday, formally exempting commercial export consignments valued up to three lakh rupees from the mandatory requirement of obtaining a Registration-cum-Membership Certificate. The administrative deregulation is specifically crafted to empower micro-enterprises, handicraft artisans, and individual cross-border e-commerce sellers.
Previously, small entrepreneurs attempting to ship modest consignments abroad faced tedious procedural delays and recurring membership fee outlays across sectoral export promotion councils before securing customs clearance. Under the new simplified policy framework, micro-exporters can clear postal and courier shipments through digital trade portals using basic commercial invoices and standard goods declarations.
MSME trade federations lauded the reform as an essential catalyst to democratize international trade access for rural artisans and direct-to-consumer lifestyle brands. Trade analysts estimated that eliminating the compliance barrier will substantially lower logistics onboarding overheads, accelerating India’s progress toward achieving its national target of one hundred billion dollars in annual cross-border e-commerce exports by 2030.
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