India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Merchandise Exports in FY 2025-26 (US
India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)
29th December 2022
7284.17
India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit
29th July 2006
India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1st August, 2011
6039.5
India-Republic of Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1st January, 2010
6012.03
India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)
1st July, 2011
India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)
1st April, 2021
India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
27-10-2009
7447.11
India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Signed, yet to be effective
566.51
India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
01st June 2026
India-Singapore Comprehensive
1st August, 2005
India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA)
1st March, 2000
5516.83
India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (Early Harvest Scheme)
1st September, 2004
5058.6
India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1st May 2022
37359.11
India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
15th July 2026
13444.19
Goods
1st January 2006
Free Trade Agreements
Date of Implementations
$ Mn)
and renewed with effect from 29 July 2017
1252.86
6825.55
473.64
4021.48
Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)
11863.66
1st January 2010 in respect of India and Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Agreement
(Tariff concessions implemented from 1st July, 2006)
25774.68
1st June 2010 in respect of India and Vietnam.
1st September 2010 in respect of India and Myanmar.
1st October 2010 in respect of India and Indonesia.
1st November 2010 in respect of India and Brunei. 24th January 2011 in respect of India and Laos. 1st June 2011 in respect of India and the Philippines.
India recorded highest-ever exports in FY 2025-26 reaching a record US$ 863.1 billion, with merchandise exports reaching US$ 441.8 billion and services exports expanding further to US$ 421.3 billion, reflecting the combined strength of India's merchandise and services sectors in driving export growth. Destination-wise data is available for merchandise exports and FTA wise India's merchandise exports during FY 2025-26 is given below in Table 1.
1st August, 2011 in respect of India and Cambodia.
Table 1: India's Merchandise Exports to FTA partners in FY 2025-26 (US$ Mn)
Services and Investment
1st July, 2015
ASEAN-India Trade in Goods, Services and Investment Agreement (AIFTA)
The Government monitors utilisation of preferential tariff benefits under newly operationalised trade agreements (signed post 2021) through Certificates of Origin and partner-country trade data.
38416.33
The labour-intensive sectors have remained a key priority in India's recent FTA negotiations. Agreements concluded with the UAE, Australia, the United Kingdom, Oman, New Zealand and EFTA have secured improved market access while adopting a calibrated approach to safeguard sensitive domestic sectors. Collectively, these agreements provide preferential access to a substantial share of partner-country tariff lines, for instance, 99% of Indian exports to the UK, 97% of EU tariff lines covering about 99.5% of bilateral trade value, 100% duty-free access for Indian exports to New Zealand, 98% of Oman's tariff lines, and 99.6% of tariff lines under the India-EFTA TEPA. These agreements provide significant export opportunities for labour-intensive sectors such as textiles & apparel, leather & footwear, gems & jewellery, marine products, carpets, handicrafts and agricultural products, while preserving adequate policy space for sensitive domestic sectors through calibrated tariff liberalisation and transition arrangements. This balanced approach seeks to promote employment-intensive exports, strengthen domestic manufacturing competitiveness and deepen India's integration into global value chains.
The Government has established a comprehensive framework to monitor export performance across sectors, including labor-intensive segments, through a whole-of-Government approach involving all stakeholders - the Department of Commerce, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Commodity Boards, line Ministries, State Governments including districts and Indian Missions abroad.
The Department of Commerce has also significantly strengthened trade facilitation and trade intelligence platforms such as Trade e-Connect and the Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal. Trade e-Connect serves as a comprehensive exporter facilitation platform, integrating market intelligence, tariff information, non-tariff barriers, Rules of Origin guidance, buyer-seller information, trade events, country and product guides, and FTA-related advisory services to help exporters identify opportunities and effectively utilise preferential market access under India's FTAs. The platform also facilitates engagement between exporters, Indian Missions abroad and relevant government agencies, thereby reducing information asymmetries and improving access to international markets. The TIA Portal complements these efforts by providing extensive trade analytics, commodity-level data, partner-country information and interactive dashboards to support data-driven policymaking and real-time monitoring of export performance.
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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