Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the tool would equip businesses to make more informed decisions and strengthen their use of India’s free trade agreements.
Developed by the Department of Commerce, the TIA portal brings together multiple national and international databases, macro-economic indicators and automated analytical tools into a single system. According to the ministry, the platform integrates global sources such as UN Comtrade along with domestic databases to offer over 270 analytics modules.
Goyal said the system will enable exporters to better leverage opportunities created by the country’s expanding network of trade agreements, helping them identify new markets, analyse product-level trends and improve competitiveness.
The interface provides real-time dashboards and visualisations on trade flows, commodities, markets, sectoral performance, export demand and competitor assessments. It also generates automated reports and trend tracking for key manufacturing sectors, including those covered under production-linked incentive schemes and critical minerals.
Vanlalram Sanga, Economic Advisor in the Commerce Department, said the design is rooted in stakeholder needs and will continue to evolve as users provide feedback. “It will evolve further based on their inputs,” he said.By pooling fragmented datasets into one digital hub, the platform aims to give policymakers and businesses a clearer view of India’s bilateral trade performance, as well as wider global trade shifts across more than 220 countries. A dedicated “Trade Watch Tower” feature provides granular insights at both country and commodity levels, enabling users to assess potential for market diversification and map trading trends with a higher degree of analytical depth.
(With inputs from PTI)