India-Australia ECTA Benefits for Indian Exporters
India-Australia ECTA — in force since 29 December 2022 Overview. India-Australia ECTA is in force since 29 December 2022. It is a first-stage agreement on goods and services. Talks on a fuller Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement that builds on it were still under way in 2026. What it gives an exporter. A lower or zero duty in Australia on the tariff lines the agreement covers, for goods that meet its rule of origin. The saving on a shipment is the difference between the normal (MFN) duty and the agreement's rate on that tariff line, so it is nothing on a line whose normal duty is already zero. Australia gives Indian goods preferential access on all its tariff lines, and the government says they have been duty-free on every line since January 2026. India gives Australian goods preference on more than 70% of its lines, with cuts phased to 2031. What it asks in return. Goods not covered by a product-specific rule in Annex 4B originate if all non-originating materials change tariff subheading (six digits) and the qualifying value content is at least 35% of the FOB value by the build-up method or 45% by the build-down method, with final production in the exporting country (Arti…
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