Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced the expansion of its ‘Source from India’ initiative on the Trade Connect ePlatform (www.trade.gov.in). A Trade Notice (05/2025-26) issued on June 13, 2025, informs all exporters, trade associations, and stakeholders that the ‘Source from India’ micropage hosting service, initially piloted with Three-, Four-, and Five-star Manufacturer exporters, is now available to all Status Holder exporters holding valid Importer Exporter Codes (IECs) that are not on the Denied Entities List (DEL). This feature is designed to serve as a centralized reference point, allowing international buyers to identify and source from Indian exporters. Exporters can create individual micropages to detail their products and entity credentials, which become publicly visible on the ‘Source from India’ page upon approval. Indian Missions Abroad have been instructed to utilize this platform for addressing sourcing inquiries from foreign buyers. Export Promotion Councils and industry associations are urged to inform their members and encourage participation, with detailed registration steps provided in an annexure to the notice. This move aims to further broad-base the availability of Indian suppliers in the global market.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Trade Notice No. 05/2025-26 – DGFT | Dated: 13 June 2025
To,
1. All Exporters/Members of Trade & Industry
2. All Export Promotion Councils & Commodity Boards
3. All Stakeholders & Trade and Industry Associations
Subject: Rollout of ‘Source from India’ on Trade Connect ePlatform for all Status Holders– reg.
Reference is drawn to Trade Connect ePlatform (www.trade.gov.in) launched by the Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry to serve as comprehensive hub of information and services on international trade with all related stakeholders including Indian Missions Abroad, Export Promotion Councils, EXIM Bank, Dept of Commerce, DGFT et al.
2. ‘Source from India’, a flagship feature on the Trade Connect ePlatform was introduced to be a one stop reference point for international buyers to discover accomplished Indian Exporters to source from.
3. The feature allows exporters to create their own micropages where they can provide their product details as well as the credentials of their entity. Micropages of the exporters are publicly made visible on ‘Source from India’ page of Trade Connect ePlatform(https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/source-from-india) once approved. To start with, Three-, Four- and Five-star Manufacturer exporters had been previously invited to create their ‘Source from India’ micropages on a pilot basis.
4. It is now informed that the Source from India micropage hosting service on Trade Connect ePlatform will be available to all Status Holder exporters (with valid IECs not in DEL). Further broad basing of availability of the service to other IEC holders will be done going forward and changes will be notified once implemented.
5. Indian Missions Abroad have also been duly sensitised to use Source from India as a reference point for addressing sourcing needs of foreign buyers approaching the missions for requests to help find Indian suppliers for various products.
6. Export Promotion Councils and Industry associations are requested to inform their members about the same and encourage participation of all eligible members. A guide on steps for registration is annexed for reference.
This is issued with the approval of the competent authority.
Arjun Upadhya S
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File no. 01/02/01/AM23/EG&TF-Part(2) )
Annexure
Steps for registration for Source from India on Trade Connect ePlatform
Pre- requisites for registration
1. A valid user account on Trade Connect ePlatform(trade.gov.in)
a. May note that users who are already registered on DGFT platform can use the same credentials to login on Trade Connect and vise versa. There is no need to re-register
2. The user account should be linked to a valid eligible IEC.
b. See the following pages for steps to link IEC to your user account
Steps to create “Source from India” micropage for Status holder exporters
1. Log in to Trade Connect using the email address linked to your IEC
2. Once logged in, click on “My Exporter Showcase” option on your Dashboard as shown below (This option will be visible only to users whose profile is linked to an eligible IEC)
3. Fill in your export achievements and submit your profile for approval
Profile will be publicly visible on Source from India on Trade Connect https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/source-from-india once approved.
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOREIGN TRADE ( DGFT )
IMPORTER EXPORTER CODE ( IEC ) LINKING
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