India-New Zealand FTA to take effect on October 20
India and New Zealand ratified their Free Trade Agreement, which will come into effect on October 20. New Zealand will remove all tariffs on goods imported from India, while India will remove or reduce tariffs on 95% of current imports from New Zealand. The Commerce Minister said India's dairy and sensitive agriculture sectors are protected; both sides aim to double bilateral trade.
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- India-New Zealand FTA comes into effect on October 20, 2026.
- NZ removes all tariffs; India cuts or removes tariffs on 95% of imports from NZ.
- India's dairy and sensitive agriculture sectors are protected.
- Goal: double bilateral trade to ₹35,000 crore by 2030 (Goyal).
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