A large and growing share of India's exports now start as a single item sold on a marketplace or a direct-to-consumer website, not a bulk container booking. Small businesses, independent makers, and solo sellers are exporting internationally today in a way that simply wasn't practical a decade ago — largely because courier-mode export (CSB-V shipping bills, simplified KYC, door-to-door pickup) removed most of the friction that used to require a dedicated export/import department.
This hub is for exactly that seller: someone running a small business or an ecommerce store in India who wants to start shipping to international customers, without necessarily setting up a full-scale export operation on day one.
Guides in this hub
This section covers how small businesses can start exporting from a standing start, what changes about your existing courier setup when you start shipping ecommerce orders internationally, how to send product samples to a potential international buyer, what "small parcel export" actually means in practice, and a broader look at selling globally from an Indian base.
For the compliance side of things (IEC, GST, shipping bills), see Export Documentation and Customs & Compliance — this hub focuses on the business/operational side of getting started.