In its recent webinar, AEPC chairman A Sakthivel urged the government to lift ban on export of PPE kits. He said the AEPC has sought special costing proposals from e-commerce giant Amazon for selling masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) kits through the portal. The webinar on 'How to start exporting through B2C ecommerce,’ was organized in collaboration with Amazon India.

Sakthivel further informed that the AEPC has requested the government to help exporters get the accreditation from the European lab, that is, Conformité Européene or CE marking, and a certification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to export PPEs to the European Union and US market, respectively.

The webinar discussed the opportunities presented by e-commerce exports for Indian MSMEs focusing on how AEPC members can leverage online exports to expand their business.