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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade proposed on 23 July allowing foreign-invested e-commerce companies to own inventory for exports, marking the first breach in a decade-old policy that has barred foreign-funded platforms from owning goods. The change, framed as an export boost, establishes a precedent that weakens the regulatory foundation preventing foreign inventory-based retail in the domestic market.
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If you're an MSME or small retailer in India, a carve-out for foreign e-commerce exports just opened the door for those same companies to argue for domestic inventory rights next - and your government's own logic now makes that hard to defend. You have months before enforcement clarifies whether this stays narrow or becomes the precedent that lets Amazon and Flipkart own their stock.
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