Doing Business in India

DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA

India offers a dynamic and rapidly growing business environment, making it an attractive destination for international trade and investment. With one of the world's largest consumer markets, a strong manufacturing base, a skilled workforce, and a rapidly expanding digital economy, India provides significant opportunities across sectors such as manufacturing, engineering, information technology, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, agriculture, and services.

The Government of India has launched several flagship initiatives to strengthen the business ecosystem and attract global partnerships. Digital India has accelerated digital transformation by expanding digital infrastructure, e-governance, and online service delivery, making business operations more efficient and transparent. Startup India has fostered innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting emerging enterprises through funding, incubation, and regulatory facilitation. Make in India promotes domestic manufacturing and encourages foreign companies to establish production facilities in India, while Invest India serves as the national investment promotion and facilitation agency, assisting investors in identifying opportunities and navigating regulatory processes.

In addition, India actively promotes international trade through trade fairs, business forums, buyer-seller meets, export promotion councils, and sector-specific exhibitions. These initiatives provide valuable platforms for foreign businesses to connect with Indian manufacturers, exporters, technology providers, and investors.

Important Links:

Important Governmental links:

S.N.	Name	Links
1	Brand India	https://www.ibef.org/
2	National Portal of India	https://www.india.gov.in/
3	Invest India	https://www.investindia.gov.in/
4	Trade India	https://www.tradeindia.com/
5	Foreign Trade Policy	https://www.dgft.gov.in
6	Foreign Trade Procedures	https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/?opt=ft-procedures
7	Directorate General of Foreign Trade	https://www.dgft.gov.in/CP/
8	Trade Connect Portal	https://www.trade.gov.in/pages/home
9	Special Economic Zones	https://sezindia.gov.in/
10	Union Budget and Economic Survey of India	https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/
11	Tenders India	https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app
12	India Trade Promotion Organisation	https://www.itpo.gov.in/
13	Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade	https://www.dpiit.gov.in
14	Make in India	https://www.makeinindia.com/
15	Starts up India	https://www.startupindia.gov.in/
16	Digital India	https://www.digitalindia.gov.in/
17	India Trade Portal	https://indiantradeportal.in/
18	Foreign Investment FAQs	https://fifp.gov.in/Forms/FAQs_FDIPolicy.pdf

Indian Trade and Business Organization

S.N.	Name	Links
1	Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)	Tel: 91-11-23738760-70 Fax: 91-11-23320714, 23721504 E-mail: ficci[at]ficci[dot]com Website: https://www.ficci.in/
2	The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)	Tel: +91 11 46550555 Fax: +91 11 01123017008/9 E mail: assocham[at]nic[dot]in Website: https://www.assocham.org/
3	Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)	Tel: 91 11 45771000 Email: info@cii.in https://www.cii.in/
4	PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)	Tel: 91 1126863801 Email: sg@phdcci.in https://www.phdcci.in/
5	Federation of Indian Exporters Organization (FIEO)	Tel: +91 114604222, 26150101 Fax: +91 1126148194 Email: fieo@fieo.org https://fieo.org/

Export Promotion Councils of India

S.N.	Name	Links
1	Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmaexcil)	https://pharmexcil.com/
2	Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices (EPCMD)	https://www.epcmd.in/
3	Chemical & Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL)	Tel: 91-33-22890524/0525 Fax:91-33-22891724 Website: http://www.capexil.com E-mail: capexil[at]capexil[dot]in
4	Chemicals Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Export Promotion Council, (CHEMEXCIL)	Phone: +91 22 22021288 Fax: +91 22 22026684 Website: https://chemexcil.in/
5	Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)	Tel: 91-11-26513204, 26514572 Fax: 91-11-26526187 Website: https://apeda.gov.in/
6	Coffee Board	Tel: 91-80-262917, 260250 Fax: 91-80-2265557 Website: www.indiacoffee.org
7	Tea Board	https://www.teaboard.gov.in/
8	Coir Board	Tel: +91-484-2351807/2351788 Fax: +91-484-2370034/2354397 Website: http://coirboard.gov.in/
9	Spices Board	https://www.indianspices.com/
10	Rubber Board	https://rubberboard.gov.in/public
11	Coconut Development Board	https://www.coconutboard.gov.in/
12	Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC)	Tel: (+91 11)-23353353,23711124 Fax: +91 11-23310920 E-mail: eepcho[at]eepcindia.net Website: http://www.eepcindia.org/
13	Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)	Tel: 91-11-6183351, 6169352 Fax: 91-11-6188584, 6188300 Website: http://www.aepcindia.com
14	Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)	Tel: 91-11-2615 3466 , 91-11-2615 3467 Fax: 91-11-2615 3465 Website: http://www.indiancarpets.com
15	Central Silk Board	Phone: 080 2668 0841 Website: http://www.csb.gov.in
16	Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council	Tel: 022-23632910,23632911 Fax: 022-3632914 Email : info[at]texprocil.org Website: www.texprocil.org.in
17	Council for Leather Export	Tel: +91- 44- 28594367 (5 lines) Fax: +91- 44- 28594363/64 Website: http://www.leatherindia.org/
18	Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)	https://gjepc.org/
19	Marine products and seafood (MPEDA)	https://mpeda.gov.in
20	Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC)	https://wwepcindia.com/
21	Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL)	https://www.pdexcil.org/
22	Electronic & Computer Software Export Promotion Council	Tel: 011-26965103, 26964463 Fax: 011-26853412 E-mail: info[at]escindia[dot]com Website: http://www.escindia.in
23	Cashew Export Promotion Council of India	Tel: +91 474 2742704 / 2761003 Fax:+91 474 2749973 Website: http://www.cashewindia.org/
24	All India Meat & Livestock Exporters Association (AIMLEA)	Tel: (91) 22 6656 9091 / 2202 0836 Fax: (91) 22 2269 5703 / 2202 0835 Email: rkadimi[at]allana[dot]com
25	Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts	Tel: 91-11-26135256/57/58 Fax: 91-11-26135518/19 Website: https://epch.in/ E-mail: mails[at]epch.com
26	SEPC (Services Export Promotion Council)	https://www.servicesepc.org/