We Can Help you Export from India amidst COVID 19? (1)

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We Can Help you Export from India amidst COVID
19?
A global pandemic no one ever imagined about, a
time only unprecedented. COVID-19 has taken over
the world like a storm. Shutting down economies
worldwide, and watching the world coming to a
standstill is a ground reality of this virus.
Things have got unexplainably tough for all of
us. Conducting businesses from home and
sustaining it for the long-run has been the
concern for many. Sustainability of business
amidst such a situation depends on how reliable
the supply chain of the company is. Import and
export are one vital factor to keep the supply
running of essential goods and the only way to
keep the world economy rolling.
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India stands in front of a tremendous opportunity
where Indias dominance to the trade market now
can leave an incredible impact on the development
of its GDP. India has forever been a nation were
large of its earning flew in from the service
sector. Import-export and all the other logistic
services companies have been playing their
crucial role in this game as well. With India now
focusing on their continuity plan post, the
COVID-19 pandemic. There has to be a few key
factors India needs to look upon when it comes
to exporting its good in such kind of situations.
Essential Factors to Export from India amidst the
Coronavirus Situation
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• The industry minister and the entire commerce
  sector decides to cut
• down its dependence on imports from China. To
  achieve the same, one needs to aggressively
  focus on substituting the services provided while
  improving the safety standards of the goods
  while exporting them.
• Compliance with standard operating procedures
  according to the policies implied by the
  Government of India while exporting cargo has
  been a necessity for any export company.
  Exporting items like plastic, toys,
  pharmaceutical supplies, electronics, and
  textiles amidst this situation could be the
  keyway for India to take on China by a clear
• margin and a step more.
• The next three months or even six could be a
  deciding factor on how India stands a chance in
  becoming a global leader when it comes to
• importing less and exporting the best. As far as
  the safety compliance of any logistics company
  is concerned, it should be undoubtedly of the
  highest standard possible. With US-China trade
  wars not coming to a
• foreseeable end, and with the COVID-19 pandemic
  escalating the same issues even further, India
  stands a chance to come in between and
• make a difference. Every essential item, like
  farm products, dairy, and pharmaceutical
  products, needs to receive exceptional attention
• whenever they are leaving for international
  shores.
• Shipping companies and their fleet of vessels is
  also an essential factor to consider when it
  comes to exporting from India during such times.
• Shipping and worldwide movement of cargo across
  the oceans has been one thing that never came to
  a standstill. Even with international

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• borders closed and flights grounded, ships are
  reaching neighbouring
• nations carrying essential goods, and energy
  through the waterways. Significant importance to
  the welfare of Indian seafarers across shipping
  companies worldwide, and giving equal importance
  to the shipping companies from the country can
  be a turnaround for its economy. A rising number
  of shipping companies and fleet of vessels will
  always leave a positive impact during these
  unprecedented times.
• Challenges Faced
• A large number of international airports have
  even closed their borders for cargo transit in
  line to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
• Shipping and water transportation of goods is the
  only option left to export cargo.
• A never-ending list of safety checks and
  restrictions within India itself inline to only
  export the safest.
• Meat and poultry cargoes require extreme care
  while transporting and often have expensive
  freight charter rates.
• Warehousing and cold storage facilities are
  almost full with orders piled up, handling goods
  safely and specifically is another tough thing to
  get over.

Most of the countries worldwide are proactively
supporting their exporters and steering them
through these difficult times. For instance,
China raised the refund
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facility for exporters by 2. Such an aggressive
move can make Indian goods look less competitive
in the international markets. Government
assistance is unquestionably an essential factor
during such times, and along with that esteemed
export companies and every one of us at
IMPEXPORTS believe that we will overcome all the
challenges faced.