India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement

India and the United Kingdom are set to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Double Contributions Convention (DCC) from the second week of May. These agreements, signed on July 24, 2025, aim to double the USD 56 billion trade between the two nations by 2030. Under CETA, 99% of Indian exports will enter the United Kingdom market at zero duty, while India will reduce tariffs on British products like cars and Scotch whisky. Specifically, tariffs on Scotch whisky will drop from 150% to 75% immediately and to 40% by 2035. Import duties on automobiles in India will be reduced to 10% over five years from up to 110%. The DCC will prevent temporary workers from duplicating social levies in either country, further facilitating economic cooperation.