The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), on February 20, 2026, notified regarding the launch of Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement (TRACE) under Export Promotion Mission (EPM) – NIRYAT DISHA.
The following has been stated:-
• 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.
[Trade Notice No. 26/2025-26]
