India Post and Shiprocket partner to boost e-commerce exports

The Indian Ministry of Communications announced that its Department of Posts has partnered with e-commerce enablement platform Bigfoot Retail Solution Private Limited (Shiprocket). The partnership is designed to boost Indian e-commerce exports by leveraging India Post’s network and shipping capabilities. 

“India Post has taken a series of steps in the recent past like expansion of Foreign Post Offices, introduction of Postal Bill of Export to enable commercial exports through post offices, launch of a competitive International Tracked Packet Service and setting up of Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras (DNKs) across the country,” said the director general of postal services Alok Sharma at the event, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council reported on its website. “The online order processing, export documentation, compliances and customs clearance has been made easy through electronic Postal Bill of Export (PBE) which can be filed on DNK portal. Integration of DNK portal with different agencies and e-marketplace will benefit the artisans, craftsmen, and SME sellers from the remotest areas of the country. As on date more than 600 DNKs have been made operational.”
 
The two entities signed the agreement on September 5 in New Delhi. The agreement is part of the Indian government’s wider goal of increasing exports from India in a wide range of sectors including apparel, textiles, and jewellery.

“E-commerce has emerged as a powerful driver of economic growth and innovation and this collaboration aims to achieve the same by harnessing the extensive Post Office infrastructure and enable more small businesses on Shiprocket platform to participate as well,” said Delhi’s chief postmaster general Manju Kumar at the event. 
 
“We are thrilled to extend our strategic partnership with India Post, a collaboration that is set to reshape the landscape of e-commerce and global trade for MSMEs,” said Shiprocket’s CEO Saahil Goel. “Together with India Post, we are committed to provide faster, more secure, and more efficient global parcel services to over 200 destinations worldwide. We aim to not only expand our reach but also reduce first-mile costs and delivery time through DNKs.”