Australia will provide duty-free access to 100 per cent of Indian exports from January 1, 2026, announced India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, on Monday.
The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between the two countries, which had come into effect on December 29, 2022, entered its third year, said the minister, adding that it had delivered sustained growth, deeper market access, and stronger supply-chain resilience over the years.
“From January 1, 2026, 100 per cent of Australian tariff lines will be zero-duty for Indian exports,” Goyal said in a post on X, adding, “Over the past three years, the Agreement has delivered sustained export growth, deeper market access, and stronger supply-chain resilience, benefiting Indian exporters, MSMEs, farmers, and workers alike.”
Goyal said India’s exports to Australia grew by 8 per cent in 2024-25, with India seeing “strong gains”, especially across manufacturing, chemicals, textiles, plastics, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, and gems and jewellery.
“Agri-exports recorded broad-based growth, with sharp increases in fruits and vegetables, marine products, spices, and exceptional growth in coffee,” the minister added.
The ECTA was an ‘early harvest’ deal that covered some aspects of trade whilst India and Australia are engaged in negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), that the two hope to finalise early next year.
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