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New Zealand – India Free Trade Agreement/Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
Treaty Type:
Bilateral/Plurilateral
Common Name:
Common name: New Zealand – India FTA
Responsible Department:
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Administering Department:
Treaty Summary:
In March 2025, New Zealand and India announced the launch of negotiations towards a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA). The negotiation will allow us to address both tariff and non-tariff barriers that impact our exporters looking to do business in India. New Zealand will be seeking commercially meaningful outcomes across a wide range of key New Zealand sectors to remove tariffs and regulatory barriers to expand both our goods and service exports and increase investment opportunities.
New Zealand and India previously entered into FTA negotiations in 2010. This bilateral negotiation ended in 2015 after 10 rounds, when India joined the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiation. India later withdrew from that negotiation in 2019.
NZ Adherence Status:
In Progress
Negotiation Status:
Negotiations were launched on 17 March 2025 and are currently in progress.
Organisation:
Is Signed By NZ:
No
Signature Date:
Ratified or Signed:
No
Requires Ratification:
No
NZ Territorial Applications:
None
Information about required Legislation:
Impacts on Maori:
The potential for these negotiations has been discussed with a range of Treaty partner groups. Contact will be maintained with Māori bodies identified as having a likely interest in the negotiations. Māori interests in agriculture, forestry and fisheries are likely to benefit from tariff elimination in areas of export interest
Impacts on Stakeholders:
Regular updates on the negotiations are posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s website as well as an invitation for stakeholders to contact negotiators with any trade concerns that they would like addressed in the FTA. Regular consultations are being held with business and other stakeholders. Negotiators welcome input from all interested groups.
Updates on the negotiations process can be found here: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-under-negotiation/new-zealand-india-free-trade-agreement
Share your views here: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-under-negotiation/new-zealand-india-free-trade-agreement/share-your-views
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