GI Tag

What GI Tag means for buyers

Legally protects products with a specific geographic origin and traditional reputation — an irreproducible heritage moat.

For a global brand, schemes like GI Tag are invisible but decisive: they lower the true cost base of Indian factories, which is why FOB prices from India increasingly undercut comparable China-sourced goods — without compromising on quality or compliance.

Administered by the DPIIT, GI Tag (Geographical Indication) sits inside the policy architecture that keeps Indian exports price-competitive. The headline benefit — 600+ GI-tagged Indian products — accrues to the manufacturer rather than the buyer, but it reshapes the quote you receive: lower embedded costs translate into keener FOB pricing and more room to negotiate on volume. When you source through MadeFromIndia, scheme-backed pricing is already baked into every landed-cost benchmark, so you see the real number against rival origins.