The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced a significant revision to the eligibility criteria for the “Source from India” service on its Trade Connect ePlatform. This platform functions as a key digital reference point for international buyers seeking accomplished Indian exporters. Initially exclusive to Status Holder exporters, the service will now be accessible to a broader base of Indian exporters starting November 1, 2025. The updated criteria mandate that, in addition to Status Holders, any entity with a valid, non-delisted Import-Export Code (IEC) is eligible if they have achieved a minimum export realization of $100,000 in at least one of the previous three financial years. DGFT’s eBRC database will be the sole source for verifying this realization data. Eligible exporters, identified via their IEC-linked Trade Connect accounts, will automatically see the option to create a microsite to showcase their products and credentials. This expansion aims to increase the number of verified Indian suppliers available to foreign buyers, with Indian Missions Abroad also directed to use the service for sourcing inquiries.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Trade Notice. No. 15/2025-26 | Dated: 29 October, 2025
To,
1. All Exporters/Members of Trade & Industry
2. All Export Promotion Councils & Commodity Boards
3. All Stakeholders & Trade and Industry Associations
Subject: Revision of exporter eligibility criteria for registration on “Source from India” service of Trade Connect ePlatform.
1. Reference is drawn to Trade Notice No. 5/2025-26 dated June 13, 2025 wherein “Source from India” service of Trade Connect ePlatform (https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/source-from-india) was rolled out for all Status Holder exporters. ‘Source from India’, a flagship feature on the Trade Connect ePlatform (hereinafter referred to as “Trade Connect”) serves as a one stop reference point for international buyers to discover accomplished Indian Exporters to source from. The service allows exporters to create their own microsites on Trade Connect and showcase their products as well as credentials of their entity.
2. In order to enable more accomplished Indian exporters to create their profiles on “Source from India” facility of Trade Connect, it has now been decided to amend the eligibility criteria of exporters for availing the said facility.
3. With effect from 1st November 2025, all valid IECs (IECs that are not in DEL) fulfilling a minimum export realisation of USD 100,000 in at least one of the previous three financial years at the time of application will now be eligible to create their microsites on Source from India, in addition to Status Holders. It may be noted that the DGFT eBRC database will serve as the sole reference point for realisation data and will determine eligibility based on aggregate eBRC value available on a financial year basis.
4. Users registered on Trade Connect whose profiles are linked to eligible IECs will automatically see the option for “Source from India” microsite creation on their dashboard. A detailed guide is annexed to this Trade Notice which may be referred for step-by-step guidance on the same.
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 give wide publicity to the contents of this Trade Notice and encourage participation of all eligible members.
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
a. The user account should be linked to a valid and eligible IEC. To link your IEC, please visit https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/login and click on “Haven’t linked your IEC?” located below the login credentials field to learn more.
Steps to create “Source from India” microsite for Status holder exporters
1. Log in to Trade Connect using the email address linked to the eligible IEC
2. Once logged in, click on “Create ‘Source from India’ Profile” option on your Dashboard as shown below (This option will be visible only to users whose profile is linked to an eligible IEC). Alternatively, you can access “Manage Source from India Profile” by navigating to “My Dashboard” on the page banner.
3. Fill in your export achievements, provide the declarations as required and submit
your profile for approval
4. Profile will be publicly visible on Source from India on Trade Connect http://www.trade.gov.in/pages/source-from-india once approved.
