India-UK CETA 2026 | UPSC GS-2 & GS-3 Guide | UPSCPDF

UPSCPDF Editorial Analysis: India-UK CETA & Double Contribution Convention in force 15 July 2026 — tariffs, mobility, CBAM, MSMEs. MCQs, Mains, Essay, Interview.

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Zero-duty access for 99% of Indian exports, a five-year social-security exemption for professionals, calibrated safeguards for farm and dairy — and the unfinished business of carbon borders, rules of origin and MSME readiness. A complete UPSC decode. 📊 The India–U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, together with the Agreement on Social Security, popularly called the Double Contribution Convention (DCC). Concluded on 6 May 2025 after fourteen negotiating rounds and signed in London on 24 July 2025, the pact is India's first comprehensive trade agreement with a major developed economy and is widely described as India's "gold standard" FTA. Under the agreement, the U.K. grants zero-duty access to about 99% of Indian tariff lines, covering nearly 100% of bilateral trade value, while India offers concessions on roughly 90% of U.K. tariff lines, phased over a decade. The DCC lets professionals posted between the two countries pay soci