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
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe 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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