The advent of electric commerce has augmented the growth of international trade to a great extent. Finding the supplier, informing the product requirements, price negotiations, arranging for delivery and marketing of products have been quite expensive. With internet and ecommerce in place, the woes of geographical barriers seem very negligible and the entire range of activities can be implemented even if the buyer and seller are not in close proximity. Matching buyer needs with sellers has become very easy and provided benefits in other forms as such as reducing costs with least interference from middlemen.  

Apart from this, a few of the major benefits of ecommerce on export trade are as follows: 

• Reduces trade barriers 
• Helps increase trade volume 
• Promotes trade liberalisation 
• Favours direct exporting 
• Improved efficiency in supply chain management 
• Improvements in productivity 
• Enhance employment opportunities in certain sectors 

 The net exports from high-income economies paves way for knowledge spillovers. Ecommerce would continue to exhibit its importance in trade in the field of services. Many new jobs will be created in the information and communication industry, also improves creation of jobs indirectly due to increased productivity. Overall, the employment opportunities greatly depend on the demand for particular skills. To sum up, ecommerce is going to revolutionise the world the international trade in the coming years.