Learn to export from India, one concept at a time.
Built for producers and first-time exporters, including those making One District One Product (ODOP) a success. Each concept is a short lesson, a test, and your answers explained. Score 50% to move on. No sign-up and no fee.
Start Level 1See all levelsHow it works
- 1. ReadA short lesson on one concept, written in plain words, with sources named.
- 2. PractiseQuestions with the answer and the reason shown after each one. Not scored.
- 3. TestTen questions drawn from a bank of twelve. Score 50% or more to unlock the next concept.
- 4. Relearn and retakeMissed some? Read the explanations, see the lesson again, retake with fresh questions.
Come back each day for a one-minute warm-up of five questions. Your progress and your streak are saved on your own device.
The levels
- How an export works, start to finish
- The Importer-Exporter Code (IEC)
- ODOP, Districts as Export Hubs and GI tags
- Registrations after the IEC: GST, RCMC, ICEGATE and your bank
- Finding a genuine buyer, and checking them
- The HS code: classifying your product
- Incoterms 2020 and pricing your export
- Export documents, and keeping them consistent
- Getting paid safely, and the foreign-exchange rules
- Packing, labelling, quality and certificates
- Freight, insurance and Customs clearance of exports
- Export incentives and support: what you can claim
- Choosing a product and a market with data
- Import duty and rules in the buyer's country
- Standards and technical rules: TBT and SPS
- Why food and agri consignments get rejected
- Agri and processed food: the route from farm to border
- Quality systems and certifications buyers ask for
- Industrial and consumer goods: marks, tests and chemical rules
- Handicrafts, handloom, textiles and toys: what buyers test
- CBAM: the EU carbon border levy
- Trade agreements: using the duty advantage
- Certificates of origin: proving where goods come from
- Brand, labels, barcodes and trade marks abroad
Recommended: finish Level 1 first. You can start Level 2 at any time.
- Costing an export price, step by step
- Incoterms in price negotiation
- Currency risk and how to manage it
- Methods of payment: from safest to riskiest
- Letters of credit in depth
- Export credit insurance and checking your buyer
- Export finance: pre-shipment and post-shipment credit
- Export contract and terms of sale
- The shipping bill, line by line
- Export valuation and the commercial invoice
- GST on exports: LUT and refunds
- Duty drawback: getting back duties paid on inputs
- Realising your money: e-BRC, FIRC and export obligations
- Customs queries: how to read and reply
- Examination, sealing and the factory stuffing route
- Samples, re-imports and returned goods
- Containers, FCL and LCL
- Air freight and how it is charged
- Forwarders, shipping lines and NVOCCs
- The bill of lading and its types
- Ports, ICDs, cut-offs and VGM
- Demurrage, detention and storage charges
- Special cargo: dangerous goods, perishables and fragile goods
- Cargo insurance and claims
- RoDTEP and RoSCTL: getting embedded taxes back
- Advance Authorisation: duty-free inputs for export
- EPCG: capital goods at low or zero duty
- SEZs and EOUs
- Export Promotion Mission, Districts as Export Hubs and ODOP
- Export credit support and interest equalisation
- Export promotion councils, RCMC and marketing support
- Claiming benefits correctly: checklist and common mistakes
- The WTO and the rules of world trade
- India's Foreign Trade Policy and export categories
- SCOMET: sensitive goods and technologies
- Sanctions and screening your counterparties
- Trade remedies: anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties
- Ethics, anti-corruption and money-laundering risks
- Intellectual property and counterfeits in trade
- Cross-border e-commerce and courier exports
- A buyer complains about quality: what to do
- Late or non-payment: a recovery plan
- Cargo lost, damaged or delayed
- Customs notices, show cause and appeals
- Seizure, penalty and prosecution: what to know
- Fraud and scams aimed at exporters
- Settling disputes: negotiation, mediation, arbitration and courts
- Your export risk checklist
Last checked: November 2026. Lessons are general education, not legal advice. Rules, rates and dates change, so confirm the position in force on the date of your shipment on the DGFT, CBIC and RBI websites. We are consultants, not a law firm.