Trading involves exchange of goods and services between two or more groups of either one nation or more than one nation. The trade which involves two nations is the bilateral trade and the trade associating more than two nations is the multi-lateral trade. The multi lateral trade between two different nations is called global trade. In Global trade various barriers have to be confronted, especially in export import trade of products. There are definite limits that are posed on the global trade by the nation itself such as the limit in the quantity of imported products, increased custom taxes and duty, and drop of the imports to the nation which makes the local markets able to compete with the foreign commodities. However, there are a range of advantages of these barriers in the terms of rise in the monetary and currency gains of the nation. These barriers also assist to produce more profits for a nation as the import of goods is limited to explicit amount and currency.

Global trade involves a range of activities of export and import of goods, which have a prominent affect on the worldwide economy. Global trade permits the customers to search for those products that they are not able to find in their nation. Global trade, in India, is very well-liked due to a variety of benefits it provides for the competence of the trade. The labor in India is very inexpensive and hard working. Moreover, India has a large quantity of raw materials that are essential to produce products. So, India is capable to produce the products at a large scale in reasonably less time, thereby growing the supply of that product in the global market. Global trade is very supportive in raising the financial system of India, providing it a competitive edge over other participating companies in the global trade. There are two basic approaches followed in global trade – free trade, referring to liberty of judgment in business, and protectionism, referring to the rules forced on the global trade.

A large number of business companies are entering into new partnerships with each other in global trade. However, the most important motive behind the growing global partnership is liberalization. On account of liberalization the global trade is mounting very fast and is also making available new areas of progress. Globalization has affected the progress of global trade in India. Globalization has amplified the access of multinational corporations to global trade and technology and now these firms can effortlessly get to know about latest changes in technology and apply it for their own profit. Business process outsourcing is also the result of liberalized trade policies followed all over the world. With the growing level of exchange of technologies between Indian companies and other multinational companies, the business process has become simple now.