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The highly anticipated India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) officially went into effect today, marking a major milestone in India’s global trade journey.<\/span> Alongside the primary trade agreement, the Double Contribution Convention (DCC) was simultaneously enforced to significantly benefit corporate professionals.<\/span> Indian Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal formally briefed the media in New Delhi, celebrating the pact as a future-oriented economic framework between two global giants.<\/span> The deal grants Indian exports immediate zero-duty access to nearly 99 percent of the tariff lines in the competitive UK market.<\/span> Major domestic industries including garments, textiles, footwear, carpets, marine components, and processed foods will reap immense rewards from the sudden tariff drop.<\/span> Crucially, heavy duties on items like processed foods and auto components\u2014which ranged up to 70 percent\u2014are now reduced down to zero percent.<\/span> India has carefully balanced the agreement by ensuring structural protection for highly sensitive local agricultural sectors.<\/span> Heavily protected domestic commodities like dairy products, millets, edible oils, pulses, and fresh apples were deliberately excluded from the tariff cuts.<\/span> In return, India will lower its high import duties on British passenger vehicles and premium spirits like Scotch whisky in a phased manner over the years.<\/span> Eligible Indian IT workers sent on short-term corporate assignments to the UK will be exempted from paying local social security contributions for up to five years under the new DCC rule.<\/span> This regulatory relief is expected to save millions for Indian tech firms and exponentially boost the competitiveness of Indian service providers. The trade deal also provides UK corporate entities a chance to bid for nearly 40,000 high-value central government procurement contracts across India.<\/span> The sectors opening up to these foreign bids include green energy projects, national transportation networks, and large-scale infrastructure.<\/span> Experts anticipate this deal will rapidly push the current bilateral trade value well past the previous fiscal year’s multi-billion dollar baseline. The execution of this landmark pact aims to generate substantial employment opportunities for Indian manufacturers, farmers, and small-scale MSMEs.<\/span> Strategic safeguards on intellectual property rights were strictly retained by India to protect domestic generic medicine manufacturing.<\/span> By removing historical trade barriers, both nations have officially ushered in a new chapter of mutual investment and long-term economic resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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