Amazon India partners with Gujarat government to boost exports

Amazon India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) and the Cottage and Rural Industries Department, Government of Gujarat to boost e-commerce exports from the state.

With the signing of this MoU, Amazon will help weavers, artisans and other micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Gujarat sell its products on its international marketplaces through its Amazon Global Selling.

Commenting on the partnership, Bhupen Wakankar, director of global trade at Amazon India in a statement said, “The collaboration is a key step towards helping lakhs of MSMEs, weavers and artisans across the state grow their business globally through e-commerce exports.”

“Amazon and EDII will conduct hybrid (in-person and online) training sessions and workshops on B2C e-commerce exports, educating the artisans on registering and listing their products to sell on more than 18 Amazon Global Marketplaces and tools for making exports easier,” he added.

Amazon’s global selling program was launched in 2015 and had crossed $1 billion (Rs 8,000 crore) in e-commerce exports sales from India by 2019. The company has set a target of $5 billion in exports from India by end of 2023.