Value proposition is key to the success of e-commerce export hubs scheme

The draft modalities are quite detailed but these will need suitable vetting by the revenue department

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has put out the draft modalities for pilot launch of e-commerce export hubs (ECEH) and invited proposals for setting up ECEH. The idea is to let ECEH provide predictability and shortest-possible turnaround time for e-commerce exports, easy re-import for e-commerce returns or rejects, and bring various cross-border e-commerce stakeholders under one roof, says the DGFT.
 

In normal parlance, e-commerce refers to delivery of goods or services over digital or electronic network but when the DGFT refers to e-commerce of exports or services, it covers all transactions, including physical exports of