Made-in-TnT.com continues to attract global interest

A release from the online platform said it was launched in 2015 and is similar to major international online market places such as Alibaba.com.

Over the last two years of the website’s existence, over 60 businesses were registered on the site, among them the HADCO Group, Abel Building Solutions, Very Exciting Things Ltd and Trinidad Chocolate Factory Ltd.

For the period January to March the site attracted over 10,000 unique visits and there were over 300,000 page views from countries across the world, including Russia, USA, India, China, France and Canada. Over 1,000 products are listed on the site across 25 main product categories, from furniture to agriculture to body care and beverages, the release continued.

EXIMBANK’s portal administrator, Sheldon Thomas said: “Every month, vendors on our website receive credible inquires for the purchase of locally manufactured goods and services, and this is the goal that we seeking.”

Signing up on Made-in-TnT.com is free on condition of a one-year contact. It is open to local manufacturers and service providers of all sizes, big or small.

The product or service must be exportable and have an element of local input (assembly; mixing; moulding; manufacturing etc.).

“Our goal is to have every possible manufacturer and service provider with an exportable product listed on our site. This forms part of our mission to continually promote export-driven growth as mandated by the government,” Thomas said.