FIEO welcomes seven EPM interventions to cut finance, logistics and compliance costs for MSME exporters.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has welcomed the launch of seven new interventions under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), calling it a decisive structural push to enhance MSME competitiveness and expand India’s global market access. The initiatives were unveiled by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal.
FIEO President S C Ralhan said the mission directly addresses long-standing constraints faced by MSME exporters, including the high cost of credit, limited trade finance options, compliance challenges, logistics inefficiencies and information gaps. The interventions under Niryat Protsahan and Niryat Disha aim to move beyond traditional incentives towards building systemic export competitiveness.
Key measures include support for alternative trade finance instruments such as export factoring with a 2.75% interest subvention, structured credit facilities for e-commerce exporters, and expanded guarantee mechanisms. These steps are expected to ease working capital pressures, improve liquidity cycles, enable competitive pricing, and encourage first-time exporters to diversify products and markets.
On compliance, TRACE (Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement) will partially reimburse testing and certification costs, helping MSMEs meet stringent global standards and enter regulated, high-value markets. FLOW (Facilitating Logistics, Overseas Warehousing & Fulfilment), including support for overseas warehousing initiatives such as Bharat Mart, will allow exporters to position inventory closer to destination markets, reduce delivery timelines, and compete effectively in e-commerce and fast-moving segments. LIFT (Logistics Interventions for Freight & Transport) will mitigate freight disadvantages for exporters in remote regions, supporting more balanced regional export growth.
Additionally, INSIGHT (Integrated Support for Trade Intelligence & Facilitation) will strengthen district- and cluster-level export ecosystems through improved market intelligence and demand mapping, reducing concentration risks and enabling market diversification.
Ralhan noted that three interventions, Market Access Support, Interest Subvention for Pre- and Post-Shipment Credit, and Collateral Support for Export Credit, are already operational, taking the total active interventions to ten under the Mission. He expressed confidence that the package will reduce transaction costs, improve access to finance, strengthen compliance readiness, and deepen MSME integration into global value chains.
FIEO reaffirmed its commitment to work closely with the government, EXIM Bank of India, financial institutions and Indian missions abroad to ensure effective implementation and broad-based outreach, particularly at the district level, supporting India’s ambition to become a globally competitive export powerhouse.
Source: PR
