India’s FTAs

India’s Foreign Trade Agreements

India has signed 13 Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)/Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with various countries/regions namely, Japan, South Korea, countries of ASEAN region, countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, and Australia.

Partner Countries/region Names of RTA/FTA
ASEAN
  • India-ASEAN FTA
  • India-Singapore CECA
  • India-Malaysia CECA
  • India-Thailand FTA - Early Harvest Scheme (EHS)
Japan India-Japan CEPA
South Korea India-South Korea CEPA
SAFTA
  • Agreement on SAFTA
  • India-Sri Lanka FTA
  • India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
  • India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit
Mauritius India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)
United Arab Emirates India-UAE CEPA
Australia India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA)

In addition, India has also signed 6 limited coverage Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) including:

  1. Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
  2. Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)
  3. SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement (SAPTA)
  4. India-Afghanistan PTA
  5. India-MERCOSUR PTA
  6. India-Chile PTA