The Problem addressed
To access information on the internet, one often visits multiple sites and try to collate the information and do the customization as per the requirement for the end use.
This approach wastes lot of time and energy and at times makes one lose the focus too.
APEDA’s Vision behind Trade Junction
Set up an Internet Portal for promotion of exports of Agriculture & processed food products from India, that shall
- help Indian Exporters to access extensive information on international markets,
- facilitate Importers to access information related to Indian products, markets served, etc., and
- Enable reliable exchange of trade leads between Indian exporters and overseas importers
Major Features
- Which are the major importing countries, how much they are importing and from whom?
- Who are India’s competitors there and how much is their capacity to supply?
- Has India been exporting to that country and what else is being sold to that country?
- What are the importing procedures prevailing in that country and custom duties?
- Does my product attract any quality barriers and if so, how do I comply with?
- Can I get daily prices in the markets of my target country?
- And finally, can I get a list of importers from that country?
International Market Information
- Major Importing Countries
- Their Suppliers and India’s share vis-à-vis its competitors in their markets
- India’s position in the Global Trade
- International Production
- Quality Standards from major markets like US, Europe, etc.,
- General Import Procedures and Regulations
- Custom Tariffs
- SPS Measures & barriers
- Prices in major terminal ports of the world
- Importers Directory
- Trade Leads posted by importers
- Production in India
- Market Prices in major markets of India
- Exports from India
About Indian products
- Product Varieties
- Production in India – State-wise Statistics
- Seasons for fruits and vegetables
- India export statistics
- Exporters from India
- Import Statistics of various agro products
Trade Enquiries
- Trade Enquiries collected from different sources
- Online sources like websites
- Offline sources like communication, newsletters from Industry Chambers / associations, Indian embassies abroad, Foreign missions in India, etc.
- Direct Enquiry Entry by Importers
- Available in a searchable format, categorized Product-wise/ Country-wise
Trade Facilitation between Exporters and Importers
- Free website Registration of Importers with APEDA Trade Junction
- Posting of Enquiries by importers
- Trade Alerts - Automatic forwarding of Enquiries to member exporters of APEDA
- Posting of offers from exporters - Product display and availability hosting by APEDA exporters
Useful Tools
- Currency Converter
- World Weather
- World Time Zones
- Maps and Atlas
- Package Tracking
- Glossary of Trade Terms
- Country Commercial Guides
- Import & Export Help Books
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