A provider of shipping and logistics solutions, has gone live on the government's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and made its first successful transaction on October 22.

Shiprocket said it is the first inter-city logistics provider to connect to the ONDC network, allowing merchants from all segments to ship products to cities and towns across India.

“We are very pleased to partner with ONDC as the first inter-city logistics provider to enable merchants from all segments to ship products to cities and towns across India. With an increase in digitization in India, vendors from tier 2 & 3 cities are emerging and needing logistical support, so we are creating an inclusive and open-access tech ecosystem for them to facilitate their business,” said Saahil Goel, co-founder of Ship Rocket.

Serving more than 100,000 customers, Shiprocket allows 24,000 PIN merchants to select delivery partners to ship products across India, both via cash on delivery and prepaid options.

“Our mission is to reach every independent retailer in the country and empower them with state-of-the-art technology that can help them better manage their delivery and customer experience and be able to compete on an equal footing with the larger platforms out there. are not available. over there. We are truly democratizing logistics by offering data-based real-time courier recommendations, software to manage operations end-to-end, same day/next day delivery options and warehousing options at 45 locations across India,” said Goel.

“Our mission is to enable an inclusive eCommerce ecosystem for all of India, where a business in a small village in a remote corner of India can have the confidence and ability to sell their products to customers all over the country. With Shiprocket and ONDC working together, this is now a reality," said T Koshy, ONDC chief executive officer.

ONDC and Shiprocket are working to enable warehousing-as-a-service on the network. This allows small and medium-sized businesses to offer their customers same-day delivery services