UK-India Trade Deal Takes Effect, Cutting India's Whisky Tariff to 75%
Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, Westminster, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2DY, United Kingdom
Department for Business and Trade
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEThe UK government announced on 17 June 2026 that businesses 'will be able to trade under its terms from July 15th', and its 24 July release says the India FTA 'came into force earlier in July'.[1]
The UK-India free trade agreement entered into force on 15 July 2026, halving India's tariff on British whisky from 150% to 75% at once, with a path down to 40% over ten years.
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