Verdict
trade.gov.in appears legitimate.
Our checks found nothing pointing to fraud. Ordinary care still applies when you pay or sign in.
| What this site appears to be | Trade Connect ePlatform is a Government of India and Directorate General of Foreign Trade portal offering export promotion services, trade-event discovery, buyer and seller connections, export guides, certificate services, market intelligence, and exporter education. |
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Evidence status and limitations
Evidence completeness: UNKNOWN
- Module-level completeness metadata is unavailable for this legacy report.
At a glance
The checks that decide most of this verdict.
| Malware engines | None flagged itVirusTotal | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Google Safe Browsing | Not listedGoogle | Clear |
| Abuse reports on the host | 0 reportsAbuseIPDB; shared hosting inflates this count | Noted |
| Domain age | 2.1 years oldRegistered history | Clear |
| Web archive | Archived since 2006783 snapshots | Clear |
| Certificate | Encrypted connectionIssued by Amazon ECDSA 256 M01 | Noted |
The page as captured
No screenshot is retained for this report.
Key findings
- Automated classification: Not Scam.
- Domain age: 1 to 3 years (registration continuity).
- Public web-archive history exists since 2006.
- No flags from the reputation services TrustSniffer consulted at assessment time.
Full analysis
Overview
Trade Connect ePlatform is a Government of India and Directorate General of Foreign Trade portal providing export-promotion services, trade-event discovery, buyer and seller connections, certificates, market intelligence, export guidance, and exporter education through a public-service model.
Scam/Impersonation Risk
No contradictions, impersonation indicators, phishing findings, or confirmed blacklist findings were observed. The homepage presents a coherent government-service purpose, with login and OTP workflows consistent with controlled portal access rather than a commercial investment or payment-for-returns model. Its historical web presence also supports continuity rather than suspicious repurposing.
- The homepage identifies Trade Connect ePlatform and presents Government of India and Ministry of Commerce & Industry branding.
- The archive records 783 snapshots spanning 2006–2026, covering 21 tracked years.
- WHOIS records registration on 2024-06-18, with an age of approximately 2.12 years.
- External reputation checks recorded zero malicious and zero suspicious detections, with no blacklist or phishing hit.
Regulatory Verification Notes
The legal and institutional presentation identifies the portal with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. No commercial investment, brokerage, or payment-return offering is presented, so a financial-services license is not the relevant operating premise. The available third-party broker context contains no match; this is contextual support only and not a licensing determination. Minor technical transparency limitations, including domain-validated rather than organization-validated TLS, do not undermine the clear public-service identity.
- The homepage links to “About DGFT and Department of Commerce” and identifies the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- The site offers export documentation, certificates, tariff information, trade analytics, and buyer/seller services.
- Hosted on AS16509, Amazon.com, Inc.; WHOIS registrar: National Informatics Centre; registrant organization: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- TLS certificate issued by Amazon ECDSA 256 M01, validation level DV, valid to 2026-11-04.
What to Verify Next
Before relying on a specific export-support process, the institution should confirm the applicable eligibility, documentation, and submission requirements through the portal’s official guidance and the relevant government registry or department contact. Contact channels and any payment or document-submission instructions should be cross-checked through an independently sourced government route.
- The homepage provides “How to Export,” “Product Guide,” “Country Guide,” and “Ask an Expert” resources.
- The portal includes “Certificate of Origin,” “Tariff Explorer,” and “Global Trade Analytics” services.
- Login and registration workflows include mobile OTP and two-factor authentication forms.
Summary Verdict
The website presents a legitimate, established, and trustworthy government public-service posture. The convergence of institutional identity, coherent service content, clean technical and reputation signals, and sustained historical presence supports normal interaction, including account login and standard use.
Infrastructure Integrity
The site is protected by AWS CDN/WAF infrastructure, with observed addresses associated with AS16509 and no exposed origin candidates. This provides a meaningful defensive layer against direct origin exposure and common web abuse, while remaining a mitigating infrastructure signal rather than proof of legitimacy.
- CDN/WAF provider: AWS.
- Two observed edge addresses, both associated with AS16509.
- Hosting provider: AMAZON-02 – Amazon.com, Inc., US.
- Origin candidate count: 0.
Closing Assessment
Normal portal use is appropriate, with routine care applied to eligibility, documentation, and transaction-specific instructions.
Written analysis generated 2026-08-03 by the TrustSniffer Analysis Engine from the evidence in this report.
What the analysis found
No rule findings contributed to this verdict.
Identity verification
| Status | UNVERIFIED |
|---|---|
| Identity score | 55/100 |
| Identity verification confidence | 60% |
- Identity verified on page
Identity verification measures whether the site can be independently connected to a real-world brand or person. It is separate from the classification confidence.
What TrustSniffer observed
First-party facts recorded during the assessment of trade.gov.in.
- The request stayed on trade.gov.in. It was not redirected to another domain. Clear
- Registration is published under National Informatics Centre. Clear
- DNS for this domain is served by gov.in, across 2 name servers. Noted
- The registration is paid up to 2027-06-18. Noted
- The earliest public archive of this site is from 2006-01-31. Clear
- It is hosted on AMAZON-02, from a server in US. Noted
Domain intelligence
| Registrar | National Informatics Centre |
|---|---|
| Hosting | AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US |
| Country | US |
| Server IP | 15.206.119.170 |
| Name servers | ns2.trade.gov.in, ns1.trade.gov.in |
| SSL issuer | Amazon ECDSA 256 M01 |
| SSL expiry | 2026-11-04 |
| Domain age | 2.1 years |
| Domain expiry | 2027-06-18 |
| Archive first seen | 2006-01-31 |
| Archive snapshots | 783 |
| Reputation | VirusTotal: 0 flagged | AbuseIPDB: 0 reports | Google Safe Browsing: 0 matches |
About this assessment
A trust score summarises the evidence TrustSniffer could collect about trade.gov.in at assessment time. It is a starting point for your own judgement, not a guarantee: a high score means the signals were consistent with a legitimately operated site, a low or critical score means several risk patterns were present.
TrustSniffer assesses a website from the evidence it can collect at a point in time: domain registration and age, hosting and certificate, the content the site served, and third-party reputation feeds. A score is a summary of that evidence, not a guarantee and not a legal finding. There is no human rating and no user review in it. A site can change after it is assessed.