India Trade

The Centre has set up a multi-ministry support desk to assist exporters and importers as the West Asia conflict disrupts cargo movement, congests ports and heightens logistics challenges

India has signed a $1.9 billion uranium supply deal with Canada's Cameco for deliveries from 2027 to 2035, part of a wider strategic energy partnership spanning renewables and fuels

Iran-Israel conflict: Rising tensions in West Asia put India's oil supplies, trade routes and millions of workers in Gulf nations at risk, raising concerns over remittance flows and safety

PM Modi's visit to Israel and ongoing FTA negotiations mark a shift from transactional trade to structured, execution-led economic collaboration between India and Israel

Arvind Srivastava says next phase of customs reform must deepen stakeholder trust and leverage technology as India's expanding trade ecosystem places new demands on governance

The revenue department will roll out the 30-day duty deferral facility for eligible manufacturer-importers from next month, which will help such importers to better manage their liquidity, a senior official said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget for 2026-27 had proposed to provide eligible manufacturer-importers the same duty deferral facility as is available to Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs). This was done to encourage such importers to get themselves accredited as a full-fledged Tier 3- AEO in due course. The Budget had also enhanced the duty deferral period for Tier 2 and Tier 3 AEOs from 15 days to 30 days. Speaking at the National Symposium on Customs Reforms-2026, Revenue Department Joint Secretary (Customs) Anupam Prakash said presently there are about 6,000 entities which operate under the Customs "trusted ecosystem", of which 1,500 entities have AEO T2 and T3 accreditation. "We want to increase the number of entities in trusted scenarios. Fo

GTRI says the US Supreme Court's decision striking down Trump's global tariffs frees most Indian exports from reciprocal duties, prompting a reassessment of the new bilateral trade deal

Under the plan, the Railway board is expected to offer partial funding, technical help, and access to testing centres

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said India's economy remains on a strong footing despite global challenges, helped by stable inflation and steady growth

India and the US have announced a trade deal to ease tariffs. Here's how the India-US trade relationship compares with India's major partners and the world's largest trade corridors

Even as both PM Modi and Trump hailed the agreement, details on several key issues, including agriculture, India's purchase of Russian oil and the services sector, remain unclear

India-US trade deal: A closer look at how American tariffs on Indian exports compare with those faced by key rivals such as China, Vietnam, Mexico, Bangladesh across major sectors

Move to block non-Europe firms from using lower duty to dump cars in India

The trade deal, which is being called the 'mother of all deals', will strengthen economic and political ties between the world's second and fourth largest economies

Modi said people are discussing it as a "mother of all deals", and this agreement has brought a lot of opportunities for 140 crore Indians and crores of Europeans

In a leaked recording, Cruz warned donors that Trump's tariff policy could seriously harm the US economy and even put the president at political risk

India and the EU move to conclude a much-awaited trade pact while elevating security, defence and mobility ties, signalling a broader strategic alignment amid global uncertainty

Republican senators from two key US farm states push for tariff relief from New Delhi as American pulses growers struggle to regain India market share lost to Canada and others

The EU's revised GSP rules will affect just 2.66% of India's exports to the bloc, with most major industrial sectors already graduated due to higher competitiveness

Brazilian President Lula will visit India from Feb 19-21 to inaugurate an ApexBrasil office in New Delhi, attend the AI World Summit and sign agreements spanning defence, critical minerals, energy