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India-EFTA trade deal to come into force from 1 Oct
The Morning Standard
|July 20, 2025
The EFTA pact, the negotiations for which began in 2008, includes 100% market access to Indian non-agri products, concessions on processed agricultural products (PAP) even as keeping agricultural products out of the ambit of the pact.
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EFTA will eliminate or reduce the import tariffs on 99.6% of India's exports. India will eliminate or reduce import tariffs on 95.3% of the exports from EFTA
This story is from the July 20, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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