UK–India Trade Deal
Guidance, explainers and other documents to help you understand the Free Trade Agreement between the UK and India.
The UK signed a trade deal with India on 24 July 2025 which entered into force on 15 July 2026. Negotiations were launched on 13 January 2022.
Explainers
The UK-India trade deal will unlock economic growth in every part of the UK. Individual factsheets outlining the benefits for the UK’s regions and nations can be found on business.gov.uk.
A collection of FTA guides for UK exporters have been published on the India market page on business.gov.uk. This includes further information on sectoral opportunities and policy explainers.
Treaty information
Read the agreement documents to understand what the agreement covers and how it might apply to your business.
Reports
Correspondence
Negotiating the trade agreement
Learn about how our negotiations with India progressed.
Public engagement
Our call for input and subsequent approach.
Updates to this page
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'National treatment of conformity assessment bodies (NTCABs) with India' added to collection.
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Page updated to reflect that the agreement entered in to force on 15 July 2026.
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'UK-India FTA: report under Section 42 of Agriculture Act 2020' added to collection.
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Reports section added to collection, including 'UK-India FTA: advice from Trade and Agriculture Commission'.
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Copy added to the explainers section of the page as well as 'Historic India Trade Deal - Huge Boost for Scotland’s Economy' added to Negotiating the Trade Agreement.
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First published.