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UK-India Trade Deal: Double Contributions Convention explainer

Information on the Double Contributions Convention that the UK and India have agreed to negotiate.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury
Published
23 July 2025

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UK-India Double Contributions Convention (DCC) explainer

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A Double Contributions Convention (DCC) is an agreement that ensures employees moving between the UK and India only pay social security contributions in one country at a time. This document explains what the UK and India have committed to in relation to a DCC, as set out in the side letter to the Trade Agreement.

This explainer covers:

  • what a Double Contribution Convention is
  • how it works
  • what has been agreed to on the UK-India Double Contributions Convention
  • the potential impacts of a UK-India Double Contributions Convention

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Published 23 July 2025

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