India, UK Discuss Ways To Boost Bilateral Trade

It was discussed during a virtual meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle.

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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement aims to double the $56 billion trade between the two economies by 2030.
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India and the UK on Friday discussed ways to boost two-way commerce and investments and leverage opportunities under the comprehensive economic and trade agreement signed in July last year. 

It was discussed during a virtual meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle.

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"We explored ways to further enhance our trade and investment ties while fully leveraging the opportunities under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)," Goyal said in a social media post.

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India and the UK, on July 24, 2025, signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), under which 99% of Indian exports will enter the British market at zero duty, while tariffs on British products, such as cars and whisky, will be reduced in India.

CETA aims to double the $56 billion trade between the two economies by 2030. 

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