Negotiations were concluded on 27 January 2026; legal scrubbing is complete and on 11 September 2026 the European Commission sent the deal to the EU Council for signature and conclusion. Signing is expected by end-2026, after which the European Parliament must consent, so entry into force is not expected before 2027. Once in force, 90.7% of India's exports by value will enter the EU duty-free immediately.
- Preferential access on 97% of EU tariff lines, covering 99.5% of India's export value
- Immediate zero duty on 70.4% of EU lines (90.7% of Indian exports); a further 20.3% of lines (2.9% of exports) zero over 3–5 years; 6.1% of lines get reductions or quotas
- EU duties removed on textiles and apparel (up to 12%), leather and footwear (up to 17%), marine products (up to 26%), gems and jewellery (4%), chemicals (up to 12.8%), medical instruments (6.7%)
- India protects dairy, cereals, poultry, soymeal and certain fruits
- EU side: Council approval then European Parliament consent needed before entry into force
- Rules of origin
- Product-specific rules requiring sufficient processing; self-certification by the exporter.
- How to claim
- Statement on origin made out by the exporter (self-certification), uploaded to a portal for customs authentication, per the EU chapter summary.
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Sources · checked 30 Sep 2026: Department of Commerce – Factsheet on India-EU trade deal (27 Jan 2026) · European Commission – EU-India FTA chapter-by-chapter summary · Eunews – Commission sends proposal for signing of EU-India FTA to Council (11 Sep 2026) · ANI – India-EU FTA legal scrubbing completed, signing expected by year-end (20 Aug 2026)