How do you access DGCIS FTDDP data?

DGCIS FTDDP is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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DGCIS Foreign Trade Data Dissemination Portal (India)

Name: DGCIS Foreign Trade Data Dissemination Portal (India)
Creator: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics

DGCIS foreign-trade data are used for official Indian export/import statistics by commodity and country.

Registration requiredVery largeGood starting dataset

trade macroeconomy

Host / institution

DGCI&S / Ministry of Commerce · Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics

Geography

India, customs zone, partner / commodity

Time coverage

Contemporary monthly series (portal coverage expands over time)

Update frequency

Monthly (quick estimates → finalized)

What this is best for

Official Government of India merchandise trade statistics from the customs statistical authority

Main limitations

Portal UX/registration; principal-commodity free tier vs deeper paid/historical products historically

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is DGCIS FTDDP used for?: Official Government of India merchandise trade statistics from the customs statistical authority
How do you access DGCIS FTDDP data?: DGCIS FTDDP is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does DGCIS FTDDP cover?: Geography: India, customs zone, partner / commodity. Time coverage: Contemporary monthly series (portal coverage expands over time).
What are the main limitations of DGCIS FTDDP?: Portal UX/registration; principal-commodity free tier vs deeper paid/historical products historically

Background & previous rounds

DGCI&S (Kolkata) is India’s pioneer agency for foreign trade statistics. FTDDP is the current dissemination portal; principal commodity-level series are widely used in Indian policy work. Complements (does not replace) UN Comtrade for cross-country HS consistency.

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

Representative fields from DGCI&S / Ministry of Commerce materials (confirm full dictionary on the official portal). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
exports / imports	Exports / imports	Representative fields
principal commodities	Principal commodities	Representative fields
partner country	Partner country	Representative fields
customs zone	Customs zone	Representative fields
value and quantity	Value and quantity	Representative fields

Formats

portal extracts · principal commodity tables

Technical tags

official Indian customsprincipal commodities

Example uses

Official monthly Indian export/import tracking; commodity-wise EXIM

Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.