About Import Export Federation
An Export Company That Builds Exporters.
Import Export Federation (IEF) is the training arm of Ocius Export Pvt Ltd, an active exporter. Founded by Mr. Abhijit Shinde, we help Indian entrepreneurs, traders and manufacturers start exporting the right way, and support them until their first shipment.
12,320+exporters trained
₹150 Cr+total export value
1,406+containers shipped
21countries exported
4.7on Google, 1,700+ reviews
Our story
From boardrooms to containers.
- Before exports
Engineer and consultant
An engineering degree, an MBA, and years as an IT management consultant for Fortune 500 companies in the UK, the Netherlands and Singapore. - 2018
Into exporting
Mr. Abhijit Shinde moves into the export business with Ocius Export Pvt Ltd, shipping from India to the Gulf. - Then
Teaching what works
New exporters start asking how it’s done. Import Export Federation is set up to teach the process he uses every day. - Today
Learning, practice, support
A Sunday masterclass, online and Pune programs, JNPT port visits and the Dubai Business Tour, with support meets after.
The founder
Mr. Abhijit Shinde
An engineer and MBA who spent years as an IT management consultant, then chose to build an export business himself. Today he runs Ocius Export Pvt Ltd and leads Import Export Federation, teaching what he practises.
- 22+ years of work across IT, hospitality and agriculture
- IT management consultant for Fortune 500 companies in the UK, Netherlands and Singapore
- In the export business since 2018, through Ocius Export Pvt Ltd
- Invited speaker at business schools, universities, chambers of commerce and government agencies
What drives us
Why IEF exists.
- VISIONSimplify global trade so every entrepreneur can import and export easily.
- MISSIONEducate entrepreneurs on import-export and support them until their first export shipment.
- VALUESInnovation and collaboration, with honest advice: no promises of guaranteed buyers or profit.
Simplifying global trade, together.
What makes us different
Learn from someone who ships.
Practitioner-led
Taught by a working exporter
IEF is backed by Ocius Export Pvt Ltd, an active export company. What we teach comes from shipments we handle, not slides.
On the ground
Real ports, real markets
A day at JNPT port in the Pune program, and three working days in Dubai’s markets on the Dubai Business Tour.
Step by step
From licence to first shipment
Business setup, documents, payments, buyers and pricing, in the order you actually need them.
After the course
You’re not left alone
Live EXIM support meets after the programs, ready templates, and the IEF WhatsApp Community for updates.
Where we work
Sectors our students export in.
- Agriculture
- Fruits & vegetables
- Rice & wheat flour
- Spices
- Jaggery
- Packaged & processed food
- Livestock
- Engineering
- Textile
- Leather
- Handicraft
- Chemical
- Confectionery
The export process is largely the same across sectors; what changes is mainly product certificates and compliance. So the same steps apply, whatever you sell.
Learn with us
Every journey starts with one Sunday.
Start your export journey
Your product deserves a global market.
Begin with the Export Masterclass, or talk to our team at our Shivajinagar, Pune office.
