India-UK CETA
Structure and Timeline
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the United Kingdom is a bilateral free trade agreement covering goods, services and investment. It was concluded in 2025 and formally signed in London in July 2025 by the two countries' trade ministers, entering into force on 15 July 2026.
- Concluded: May 2025; signed: July 2025, London; entered into force: 15 July 2026
- Alongside CETA, both countries also finalised a parallel Double Contribution Convention/social security agreement covering short-term postings of workers
- CETA is India's most significant FTA with a developed economy after the India-UAE CEPA (2022) and predates ongoing negotiations with the EU
- Automobiles were one of the most sensitive negotiating chapters, given India's historically high tariff protection for the domestic auto sector
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