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Govt allows FDI in inventory-based model of e-commerce only for export purposes
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....ovt allows FDI in inventory-based model of e-commerce only for export purposes<BR>Customs & Trade<BR>Dated:- 23-7-2026<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, July 23 (PTI) The government on Thursday permitted FDI in an inventory-based model of e-commerce "exclusively" for export purposes, a move which will help increase India's outbound shipments without impacting the businesses of small retailers. "In order to....
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.... facilitate greater exports through easier and increased access of global markets by Indian sellers, the extant FDI Policy has been reviewed and it is decided that the restrictions on inventory-based model of e-commerce shall not apply in case of exports of domestically manufactured and/or produced goods/products," the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said in a Press....
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.... Note. As per the consolidated FDI (foreign direct investment), FDI is permitted in Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce and marketplace model. However, it is not permitted in Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce and inventory-based model of e-commerce where inventory of goods and services is owned by an ecommerce entity and is sold to consumers directly. The DPIIT has inserted a cla....
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....use in the policy, which states: "An e-commerce entity is permitted to engage in inventory-based model of ecommerce exclusively for the export of goods/products manufactured and/or produced in India as per the applicable provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023...and the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations, 2015". PTI RR RR MR =============<BR> News - Press ....
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