2024–2025

  • India-Oman CEPA: Signed just days ago on December 18, 2025.
  • India-UK CETA: Officially signed on July 24, 2025.
  • India-EFTA TEPA: Entered into force recently on October 1, 2025.
  • India-New Zealand FTA: Negotiations officially concluded today, December 22, 2025 (awaiting final signing).

Signed and In-Force Free Trade Agreements

Agreements formally signed and are either currently operational or in the ratification process.
Agreement Partner Country / BlocDate SignedDate Effective (In Force)
India-Oman CEPAOmanDec 18, 2025Awaiting Implementation
India-UK CETA (Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement)United KingdomJuly 24, 2025Ratification Pending
India-EFTA TEPA (Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement)EFTA (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)Mar 10, 2024Oct 1, 2025
India-Australia ECTA (Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement)AustraliaApr 2, 2022Dec 29, 2022
India-UAE CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement)UAEFeb 18, 2022May 1, 2022
India-Mauritius CECPA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation & Partnership Agreement)MauritiusFeb 22, 2021Apr 1, 2021
India-Japan CEPAJapanFeb 16, 2011Aug 1, 2011
India-Malaysia CECAMalaysiaFeb 18, 2011July 1, 2011
India-South Korea CEPASouth KoreaAug 7, 2009Jan 1, 2010
India-ASEAN Trade in Goods AgreementASEAN (10 Nations)Aug 13, 2009Jan 1, 2010
India-Chile PTA (Expanded)ChileMar 8, 2006Sep 11, 2007 (Expanded 2017)
India-Singapore CECASingaporeJun 29, 2005Aug 1, 2005
SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)SAARC Nations (inc. Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.)Jan 6, 2004Jan 1, 2006
India-Mercosur PTAMercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay)Jan 25, 2004Jun 1, 2009
India-Thailand EHS (Early Harvest Scheme)ThailandOct 9, 2003Sep 1, 2004
India-Afghanistan PTAAfghanistanMar 6, 2003May 13, 2003
India-Sri Lanka FTASri LankaDec 28, 1998Mar 1, 2000
APTA (Asia Pacific Trade Agreement)Bangladesh, China, Laos, S. Korea, Sri Lanka1975Nov 1, 1976 (Rev. 2005)
India-Nepal Treaty of TradeNepal2009 (Revised)Oct 27, 2009
India-Bhutan Agreement on TradeBhutan2016 (Renewed)Jul 29, 2017

CEA (Partnership) and CECA (Cooperation) are deeper agreements covering services, investment, and regulatory aspects, whereas PTA (Preferential Trade Agreement) usually covers only tariff reductions on a specific list of goods.

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