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Department of Commerce - Market Access Initiative

Market Access Initiative (MAI)

Export market-development project support

Market access & procurement Agency project assistance Closed to new applications
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What it is

Develop and promote Indian exports, particularly MSME, startup, traditional-product, women-led, SC/ST, youth and regional export activity.

What you get

  • Export market-development project support

Who it is for

  • the cited guidelines describe an agency-led proposal route
  • direct individual or business entitlement must not be assumed
  • current Department of Commerce approval and project conditions apply
Export promotion councilGovernment agencyCommodity boardTrade bodyIndustrial clusterResearch institutionUniversityExporter through eligible agencyWomenScStStartupYouth

How to apply

  1. 1
    Identify an eligible agency route

    Confirm whether an export promotion council, government body, cluster, institution or other eligible agency can sponsor the relevant project.

    Official step
  2. 2
    Submit the project under the current procedure

    Prepare the evidence-based project proposal and submit it to the Department of Commerce through the current official process.

    Official step

Keep ready

Eligible agency and approved export-promotion project