Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 50762

Trade Agreements: India

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Named Day

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK-India Free Trade Agreement includes tariff exemptions on steel imported from India.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

Steel is a top priority for this Government. The UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) does not include any text related to the implementation of the UK’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.The FTA includes liberalised Most Favoured Nation tariffs on steel,...

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