India-GCC Trade Guide — Exporting to the Gulf Cooperation Council
Two agreements in force, with the UAE and Oman; negotiations for a GCC-wide agreement launched on 24 February 2026 Six markets, two agreements. The Gulf Cooperation Council has six members: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. India's goods trade with them was US$178.56 billion in 2024-25 (Commerce Ministry). India has an agreement in force with two: the India–UAE CEPA since 1 May 2022 and the India–Oman CEPA since 1 June 2026. Negotiations for an India–GCC free trade agreement were launched on 24 February 2026; nothing is concluded. Goods for the other four states pay the normal duty, 5% on most goods under the GCC's common tariff. The duty-free rate stops at the border. Oman gives Indian goods zero duty on 98.08% of its tariff lines, 97.96% from the first day. In the UAE, 94.7% of lines are duty-free in 2026, the agreement's fifth year. These rates apply on import into that state only. Under the customs union, goods that entered free of duty under a trade agreement are charged duty when they cross into another GCC state, and goods leaving a free zone are charged on exit (UAE customs authority). Standards bodies, by their current names. Conformity and halal: wha…
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