India-UK FTA: Products On Which Duty Will Become Zero — In Charts

India and the United Kingdom finalised on Tuesday a free trade agreement, under which the two countries will slash tariff barriers and allow entry to each other's markets.

Under the India-UK FTA, New Delhi has gained market access to all industrial goods at 'zero duty' on entry into force. It covers sectors like leather, footwear, textile and clothing, gems and jewellery, base metals, furniture, sports goods, transport and auto components, chemicals, wood and paper, mechanical and electrical machinery and minerals, which are significant for the country.

London has offered concession 'zero duty' on entry into force on more than 95% tariff lines related to agriculture products.

A tariff line is a specific entry in a country's customs tariff schedule, defining a particular product or category of goods with a unique code and associated duty rate.

India has kept certain sensitive sectors and goods under exclusion or a longer phasing period, meaning they will not receive immediate or full duty benefits under the FTA with the UK.

In the agricultural sector, sensitive products such as dairy products, apples, cheese, oats, animals, and vegetable oils are excluded. This means that India will not provide any duty benefits to the UK for these items.

Similarly, several sensitive industrial goods are also excluded from immediate duty benefits. These include plastics, diamonds, silver, base stations, smartphones, television camera tubes, optical fibre and optical fibre bundles and cables.

A longer phasing period is applied to other categories. These include ceramics, petroleum products, and certain chemicals like carbon, red phosphorus, chlorosulphuric acid, sulfuric acid, and boric acid. Noble metal solutions of platinum, aircraft engines, and engineering equipment also fall under this longer phasing category.