OpenFileTools Trade Studio

Build the trade decision before you build the paperwork.

Start with a legal/classifiable product, market evidence and a real counterparty. Then price the exact responsibility, document it, ship it and reconcile the actual result. Trade Studio keeps those steps connected instead of presenting disconnected forms.

Start exporting from India Classify a product Research markets Research buyers

No guessed complianceUnknown classifications, tariffs and regulatory requirements stay unresolved until verified.Evidence keeps provenanceTrade and counterparty records keep source/date instead of becoming anonymous copied data.Plan vs actual stays separateEstimates remain reproducible so freight, FX, receipts and landed costs can be reconciled later.

New to exporting from India?

Start with registrations and product legality—not buyer emails.

This is a working sequence, not a claim that every exporter needs every registration. Product, entity, scheme, port and destination can change the path.

01
Set up the legal business + bank relationship
Know the legal exporter name and account that will receive trade proceeds. Udyam/MSME is optional where applicable; the official Udyam portal is free. GST registration depends on tax applicability rather than being a universal export licence.
02
Get IEC when required
Apply through DGFT. DGFT's published IEC application material identifies the application fee as ₹500. Exemptions and live requirements still need to be checked when applying.
03
Classify the exact product + check export policy
Find the international HS family, verify India ITC(HS), then check whether the item is free, restricted, prohibited, SCOMET-controlled or subject to a regulator/product condition.
04
Add product/EPC registration only when applicable
RCMC is not one universal certificate or fee. The correct registering authority and cost depend on the product/sector and purpose.
05
Complete customs/port/bank setup as required
Use ICEGATE and the applicable AD-code/bank-account/customs-location workflows. A CHA/customs broker may charge a commercial service fee; do not present that private fee as a government registration charge.
06
Choose markets using demand + access
Screen product-country trade, then verify destination tariffs/preferences, rules of origin and regulations. An FTA does not automatically make every product 0% duty.
07
Find and verify buyers
Use official/trade channels, buyer/import evidence, events, missions/EPCs and direct research. Verify identity, contact, product fit and payment/bank instructions before material commitment.
08
Cost the deal + agree Incoterms®
Build product, packing, origin, freight, insurance, bank/FX and seller-paid destination costs; then agree the exact Incoterm® rule and named place.
09
Lock the transaction in documents
Quotation → acceptance/PO → pro forma when needed → commercial invoice + packing list + transport/customs/product documents that actually apply.
10
Ship, collect and reconcile
Track freight milestones, payment/receivable, FX, bank/exception costs and actual shipment profit instead of overwriting the original estimate.

Open the full step-by-step exporter guide Start with product classification

Working Trade Studio

26 published tools across the transaction lifecycle.

Only working tools are listed here. Buyer verification/outreach now live inside Buyer Research; supplier verification now lives inside Import Landed Cost instead of appearing as empty standalone products.

HS Code Finder

Narrow product classifications without guessing, compare international HS-6 with India ITC(HS), and verify each result against official trade sources.

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Export Market Finder

Analyze official commodity-by-country trade tables locally for market size, share, comparable-period growth and concentration before buyer research.

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Importer Finder

Find live buyer/importer leads from supported trade sources, rank prospect evidence transparently, verify counterparties, and prepare outreach without exposing provider API keys.

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Export Costing Calculator

Combine shipment costs in different currencies, preserve the FX assumptions used, and calculate break-even price, profit and margin for an export quote.

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Incoterms Decision Studio

Compare the 11 Incoterms® 2020 rules by transport mode, carriage, insurance, unloading and import-clearance responsibilities without pretending one term fits every shipment.

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Export Quotation

Create a structured international sales quotation from one reusable trade-project record with buyer, goods, HS code, Incoterm, named place, payment terms and PDF output.

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Pro Forma Invoice

Turn the shared export quote data into a pro forma invoice with consistent buyer, goods, currency, Incoterm, payment and shipment assumptions.

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Commercial Invoice

Create a shipment commercial invoice from the shared trade project and keep product, buyer, currency, Incoterm, PO and shipment references aligned with the packing list.

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Export Packing List

Build an export packing list with package marks, type, count, dimensions, net/gross weights and shared product references, then create a local PDF.

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Export Document Checker

Compare Trade Studio quotation, pro forma, commercial invoice and packing-list snapshots for buyer, currency, Incoterm, goods, quantity and weight contradictions.

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CBM & Packing Calculator

Calculate package CBM, gross/net weight and planning air volumetric weight, then reuse the packing geometry in the shared Trade Studio shipment record.

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Pallet & Container Planner

Estimate cartons per pallet and compare shared shipment CBM/payload against example 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high-cube container specifications.

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FCL vs LCL Calculator

Compare an entered LCL W/M quote with an entered FCL container quote, including minimum, origin, destination and other charges.

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Air vs Sea Freight

Compare user-entered air and sea-LCL quotes using packed CBM/gross weight, air dimensional chargeable weight, sea W/M, local charges and quoted transit days.

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Freight Quote Comparator

Compare forwarder quotes on a common currency and charge scope while keeping transit, validity, free time and missing FX assumptions visible.

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Shipment Milestone Tracker

Track shipment handoffs, planned/actual dates, owners, references and issues from booking through delivery and payment without sending data to a carrier.

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Payment Risk Studio

Compare advance payment, documentary credit, D/P, D/A and open-account structures against buyer relationship, cash-flow and complexity priorities.

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Export Receivables Tracker

Track export invoice values, due dates, amounts received, outstanding balances and overdue days in a browser-local receivables ledger.

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FX Variance Calculator

Separate currency movement and bank charges from shipment economics by comparing quote, invoice and realized FX rates for the same foreign-currency amount.

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Shipment Profit Reconciliation

Compare estimated revenue/cost lines with actual receipts and shipment costs to calculate actual profit, margin and post-shipment variance.

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Export Dashboard

Summarize the browser-local Trade Studio export project, saved buyer prospects, shipment milestones and receivables without combining unlike currencies.

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Import Landed Cost

Model goods value, freight, insurance, verified percentage/fixed import charges and post-customs costs to estimate landed cost and landed unit cost.

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Import Purchase Order

Create a browser-local international purchase order with supplier, goods, Incoterm/named place, quality, inspection, documentation and shipping instructions.

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Bill of Entry Preparation

Organize importer, supplier, invoice, HS, origin, transport, valuation and regulatory-reference data into a review pack before official electronic Bill of Entry filing.

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Import Document Checklist

Track applicability and readiness of core import commercial, packing, transport, customs, origin and product-regulatory documents without assuming every shipment needs the same set.

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Import Cost Reconciliation

Compare estimated import goods/freight/duty/local costs with actual booked amounts to calculate final landed cost, unit cost and variance after receipt.

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Export workflow

From product idea to realized shipment economics.

Product & HS→Market evidence→Buyer research & verification→Cost & FX→Incoterms & quote→Documents→Packing & freight→Shipment & receivable→Actual profit

The pre-shipment estimate is deliberately preserved so post-shipment FX, freight, bank and exception variance can be measured rather than silently overwritten.

Import workflow

From supplier evidence to final landed unit cost.

Supplier research & verification→HS / policy→Landed cost→PO & Incoterm→Freight→Bill of Entry prep→Document readiness→Actual landed cost

The import tools never infer a customs rate from a product name. Classification, origin, valuation and current duty/tax treatment remain explicit verification steps.

Source registry

Changing rules are tied to named sources and review dates.

Each maintained source carries jurisdiction, purpose, verification date and limitation. Regulatory values are not anonymous constants hidden inside calculators.

classification

Build the trade decision before you build the paperwork.

Start with registrations and product legality—not buyer emails.

Set up the legal business + bank relationship

Get IEC when required

Classify the exact product + check export policy

Add product/EPC registration only when applicable

Complete customs/port/bank setup as required

Choose markets using demand + access

Find and verify buyers

Cost the deal + agree Incoterms®

Lock the transaction in documents

Ship, collect and reconcile

26 published tools across the transaction lifecycle.

HS Code Finder

Export Market Finder

Importer Finder

Export Costing Calculator

Incoterms Decision Studio

Export Quotation

Pro Forma Invoice

Commercial Invoice

Export Packing List

Export Document Checker

CBM & Packing Calculator

Pallet & Container Planner

FCL vs LCL Calculator

Air vs Sea Freight

Freight Quote Comparator

Shipment Milestone Tracker

Payment Risk Studio

Export Receivables Tracker

FX Variance Calculator

Shipment Profit Reconciliation

Export Dashboard

Import Landed Cost

Import Purchase Order

Bill of Entry Preparation

Import Document Checklist

Import Cost Reconciliation

From product idea to realized shipment economics.

From supplier evidence to final landed unit cost.

Changing rules are tied to named sources and review dates.

UN Comtrade HS 2022 reference

UN Comtrade public trade-data API

TradeStat

Indian Customs Compendium on Codes & Compliance (I4C)

DGFT ITC(HS) policy

DGFT IEC application

Udyam Registration

ITC Market Access Map

ECGC export credit insurance

Frankfurter v2

ImportYeti Purchased Data / API

APEDA AgriExchange Buy Leads

ICC Incoterms® 2020

DGFT Foreign Trade Policy — mandatory trade documents

ICC UCP 600

IMO SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM)

Hapag-Lloyd Container Specifications

ICEGATE Bill of Entry electronic filing specifications

Trade Connect e-Platform