The United Kingdom agreed that it would not impose carbon boundaries in India, although a brand new trade agreement did not mention a disputed fee, two Indian government officials said.
The mechanism of modifying the boundaries of carbon boundaries (CBAM) was not discussed in business interviews, because the United Kingdom has to introduce this policy yet, the people said on the condition of anonymity. Instead, the matter was accepted separately through the parallel track with British counterparts.
“In principle, they agreed that they would not implement CBAM on Indian goods. This understanding exists outside FTA, but reflects the mutual recognition of the concerns of others,” one of these two officials said.
Questions sent to the Ministry of Trade Union Commerce and the United Kingdom Embassy in Nový Delhi remained unanswered until the press.
CBAM acts as a carbon tax on goods from countries with weaker climatic rules. This could produce products from India, especially things such as steel and cement, more expensive and less competitive when selling the UK.
However, if the United Kingdom actually deposits CBAM on Indian exports, the new Delhi accepts countermeasures to protect his domestic industry, the above mentioned person said.
India told British officials that CBAM was a masked business barrier that penalizes developing countries for their industrial growth phase, added the second official. The United Kingdom has not yet forced CBAM, unlike the European Union, which launched a temporary phase last year. British CBAM is to be implemented 1 January 2027.
India also promotes the recognition of its domestic effort to alleviate climate, including carbon markets and the adoption of green technologies, as part of a wider cooperation of sustainability.
Experts in the field pointed out the need for formal written certainty on CBAM. Panka Chadha, chairman of the Council for Promotion of Engineering (EEPC), said: “This is a good diplomatic step if the matter has been resolved. But side trades such as these must be documented somewhere to serve as a template in negotiation with the EU.”
On Thursday, India and the United Kingdom revealed a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), which aims to increase by 2030 two -sided trade to $ 112 billion by reducing or removing tariffs to many items. India expects an increase in exports of utilities to the UK, with industrial projections aimed at almost doubled in the next five years.
In India, the United Kingdom is currently the sixth largest market for engineering and CETA decreases tariffs to zero-from 18%to peak-it is expected that the removal of obstacles will lead to a sharp increase in shipments of electrical machines, automatic parts, industrial equipment and construction machines.
Indian engineering exports reached $ 116.67 billion in 2024–25 from 2024–25, of which $ 4.28 billion was charged $ 4.28 billion. With global imports of the United Kingdom in the 193.52 billion USD sector, Indian exporters now see a clear career that will expand their market share.
The Government estimates that Indian engineering exports to Great Britain can exceed $ 7.5 billion by 2029–30 and 12-20%in key segments.
“This agreement supports India’s wider objective to achieve $ 300 billion exports by 2030. With the opening of the advanced manufacturing sector in the UK, Indian companies – especially MSME – now have a real opportunity to integrate into global value chains,” Chadha said.
The zero tariff regime is considered to be the main victory for the Indian MSME base, especially in the iron and steel sector. Immediate and complete removal of obligations – the most important up to 10% for chapters 72 and 73 – will increase the price competitiveness for rail exports.
India is currently supplying only $ 887 million to the UK to the UK, which represents only 4.8% of the British annual import of $ 18.46 billion in this category. Even a modest profit in the market share could significantly increase the export of India to the target of $ 7.5 billion.
Given that Indian global exports in iron and steel already at $ 22.36 billion, the government estimates that just a third of this volume to the UK could be sufficient to achieve a five -year screening.
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