Directorate General of Foreign Trade

October 29, 2026 12:08 AM

Piyush Goyal Calls for Export Diversification, Greater Competitiveness at Meeting with Export Promotion Councils

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday called for greater export competitiveness, product and market diversification, and stronger engagement with international buyers during an interaction with representatives of Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) in New Delhi. The interaction reviewed the prevailing export scenario, emerging opportunities and challenges in international trade, and measures to further strengthen India’s export competitiveness, according to a press re...

October 15, 2026 10:06 PM

Piyush Goyal Launches National Strategic Trade Command Centre to Strengthen Trade Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, marking a step towards strengthening data-driven monitoring, trade intelligence and evidence-based governance of India’s international trade ecosystem. Developed by the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the command centre will bring together trade-related data from multiple systems to provide policymakers ...

September 29, 2025 9:21 PM

DGFT urges Indian exporters to harness opportunities under India-UK CETA

Indian exporters have been urged to capitalise on the recently concluded India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to expand their footprint in the UK market. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Regional Authority Delhi, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, hosted an outreach programme titled “Gateway to Growth: Harnessing Opportunities under India-UK CETA” at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Chairing the event, DGFT Director General and Additional Secreta...

June 20, 2025 11:35 AM

DGFT imposes new restrictions on imports of precious metal alloys and compounds

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued two new notifications aimed at regulating the import of certain precious metal alloys and chemical compounds. As per the notification issued on 17 June, the government has restricted the import of alloys of palladium, rhodium and iridium containing more than 1 % gold by weight. This expands the earlier restriction on platinum imports (issued on 5 March 2025) to cover the entire Customs Tarif...