The DGFT issued Trade Notice No. 26/2025-26 dated February 20, 2026 regarding the Launch of Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement (TRACE) under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – NIRYAT DISHA.
The Support for Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement (TRACE) under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – NIRYAT DISHA is hereby implemented prospectively with immediate effect.
The intervention seeks to strengthen India’s quality and technical compliance ecosystem and to facilitate MSMEs (involved in international value chains) in meeting importing-country regulatory requirements.
Support under TRACE shall be limited to partial reimbursement of eligible expenditure incurred by MSMEs (involved in international value chains) towards testing, inspection, certification, audits, traceability systems, and other conformity-assessment requirements that are mandated vide regulations required for market access, or necessary to demonstrate compliance with internationally recognised standards.
The Policy framework is enclosed as Annexure-I. The Operational and Procedural Guidelines is enclosed at Annexure-II. The Governance Structure is enclosed at Annexure-III.
The intervention shall be operationalised on a pilot basis for feedback, institutional learning, and data-driven refinements. Online procedure for availing this support is enclosed at Annexure-IV
The guidelines are further submitted for stakeholder feedback in accordance with Paragraph 1.07A of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. Stakeholders may submit comments and suggestions on the Guidelines within 30 days from the date of issuance of this Trade Notice, through email at epm-dgft@gov.in
The Trade Notice along with the Annexures can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26.-Guidelines-for-Trade-Regulations-Accreditation-and-Compliance-Enablement-TRACE-under-Export-Promotion-Mission-EPM.pdf
