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UK-India trade deal: conclusion summary

The conclusion summary explains the provisions and chapters in the UK-India trade deal.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 6 May 2025
• Last updated: 15 July 2026 — See all updates

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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UK-India trade deal: conclusion agreement summary

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This conclusion summary outlines the benefits of the concluded deal between the UK and India, and explains the provisions and chapters in the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Double Contributions Convention (DCC).

Published 6 May 2025

Last updated 15 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 15 July 2026

   Page updated to reflect that the agreement entered in to force on 15 July 2026.

2. 24 July 2025

   Changes made to reflect updates in the UK-India trade deal.

3. 15 May 2025

   'Environment' section updated to include details of how the UK and India will commit "to strive to ensure their respective environmental laws encourage high levels of environmental protection, and not to waive their environmental laws to encourage bilateral trade or investment." Details removed from 'Sanitary and phytosanitary' section while agreements are finalised.

4. 6 May 2025

   First published.