Government Expands Export Promotion Mission with Seven New Interventions for MSMEs

The Export Promotion Mission (EPM) is a flagship initiative focused on strengthening India’s export ecosystem with emphasis on MSMEs, first-time exporters and labour-intensive sectors. The Mission provides coordinated support across trade finance, export compliance, logistics, overseas warehousing and market access.

Approved by the Government in November 2025, EPM has a total outlay of ₹25,060 crore for the period FY 2025–26 to FY 2030–31. It is implemented through two integrated sub-schemes: Niryat Protsahan, which addresses financial and trade-finance support, and Niryat Disha, which covers non-financial and market-access interventions.

With the launch of seven additional interventions, ten interventions under the Mission are now operational. These measures extend support across trade finance, compliance enablement, logistics and overseas market access.

Under Niryat Protsahan, new financial enablers include support for alternative trade instruments such as export factoring, credit assistance for e-commerce exporters, and support for emerging export opportunities. Export factoring provides interest subvention of 2.75%, subject to a maximum of ₹50 lakh per IEC, for MSME exporters under notified six-digit tariff lines. Credit assistance for e-commerce exporters is implemented through the Export-Import Bank of India, offering up to 90% guarantee coverage capped at ₹50 lakh under the Direct E-Commerce Credit Facility and up to 75% guarantee coverage capped at ₹5 crore under the Overseas Inventory E-Commerce Credit Facility, with interest subvention of 2.75% subject to an annual ceiling of ₹15 lakh per applicant. Support for emerging export opportunities provides risk-sharing from 10% to 90% of transaction value, with defined exposure caps.

Interventions already operational under Niryat Protsahan include interest subvention for pre- and post-shipment export credit, providing 2.75% interest subvention up to ₹50 lakh per exporter. Arrears of ₹850 crore under the erstwhile Interest Equalisation Scheme have been cleared, and around 3,000 exporters have registered since January 2026. Collateral support for export credit provides credit guarantee coverage of 85% for micro and small enterprises and 65% for medium enterprises, with a maximum eligible credit limit of ₹10 crore per exporter.

Niryat Disha focuses on non-financial and market-access enablers. Newly launched interventions include Trade Regulations, Accreditation and Compliance Enablement (TRACE), Logistics Interventions for Freight and Transport (LIFT), Integrated Support for Trade Intelligence and Facilitation (INSIGHT), and Facilitating Logistics, Overseas Warehousing and Fulfilment (FLOW).

TRACE provides financial assistance for international testing, inspection and certification requirements. For certifications under the Positive List, support of 60% of actual cost net of taxes or ₹25 lakh, whichever is lower, is available. For certifications under the Priority Positive List, assistance is 75% of actual cost net of taxes or ₹25 lakh, whichever is lower, with an annual cap of ₹25 lakh per exporter.

LIFT supports exporters from notified districts by providing up to 30% of actual transport cost, subject to a maximum of ₹20 lakh per exporter per financial year, for shipments to Inland Container Depots, Container Freight Stations, sea ports and Air Cargo Complexes.

INSIGHT provides financial assistance for trade intelligence, training, research and institutional capacity building, with support of up to 50% of approved project cost, and up to 100% for government entities.

FLOW enables access to overseas warehousing and fulfilment infrastructure. Assistance is limited to the lower of ₹10 crore or 30% of project cost for overseas warehousing facilities, ₹5 lakh per month or 30% of project cost for overseas fulfilment arrangements, ₹5 crore or 30% of project cost for display and market access facilities, and ₹10 crore or 30% of project cost for e-commerce export hubs.

Market Access Support (MAS), already operational, provides financial assistance for Buyer Seller Meets, Trade Fairs, Trade Delegations and Reverse Buyer Seller Meets. Support of up to ₹5 crore per event is available for Buyer Seller Meets, Trade Fairs and Trade Delegations, while support of up to ₹10 crore per event is provided for Reverse Buyer Seller Meets. Arrears of ₹118.65 crore under the erstwhile Market Access Initiative Scheme have been approved, and 34 events have been sanctioned with cumulative support of ₹45.5 crore.

For Niryat Protsahan interventions, exporters submit an Intent-to-Claim on dgft.gov.in, after which a Unique Identification Number is generated and shared with lending institutions or factoring entities. Claims are submitted by the financial institutions as per notified guidelines.

For Niryat Disha interventions, exporters submit Intent-to-Claim and Reimbursement Claims on trade.gov.in for LIFT and TRACE. For FLOW, INSIGHT and MAS, applications are processed through a proposal-based mechanism evaluated by the EPM Division and approved by the Steering Committee.

The Export Promotion Mission brings together financial and non-financial support mechanisms within a single framework. By addressing credit, compliance, logistics and market-access barriers, the Mission seeks to reduce export costs, strengthen exporter readiness and improve global market integration, particularly for MSMEs.