{"id":24615,"date":"2026-09-15T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24615"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:29:46","slug":"india-new-zealand-fta-to-be-enforced-by-late-october-commerce-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24615","title":{"rendered":"India-New Zealand FTA to be enforced by late October: Commerce secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134265463,imgsize-155946,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/chatgpt-image-sep-15-2026-06_49_01-pm.jpg\" alt=\"India-New Zealand FTA to be enforced by late October: Commerce secretary\" title=\"The FTA signed on April 27 will provide duty-free access for all Indian exports to New Zealand (Representative image).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The FTA signed on April 27 will provide duty-free access for all Indian exports to New Zealand (Representative image).\">The FTA signed on April 27 will provide duty-free access for all Indian exports to New Zealand (Representative image).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The India-New Zealand free trade agreement is expected be implemented by late October, with official dates to be announced shortly, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal announced on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;We are expecting that the agreement will get operationalised in the latter half of October 2026. The exact date for the same will be announced soon &#8230; because both sides have to completely take stock of the operationalisation processes and procedures,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>An official told PTI that the agreement could come into force from October 19.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The FTA signed on April 27 will provide duty-free access for all Indian exports to New Zealand. <!-- -->Indian goods including ceramics, carpets, automobiles, and auto components currently face peak tariffs of up to 10 per cent in Wellington&#8217;s market.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>According to New Zealand ministry of foreign affairs and trade, India-New Zealand two-way trade totalled nearly NZ$3.95 billion in the year ended December 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>New Zealand exported NZ$2.03 billion worth of goods and services to India during the period, making India its 21st-largest goods export market and fifth-largest services export market.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Key exports to India included travel services worth NZ$1.14 billion, forestry products worth NZ$399 million, horticulture products worth NZ$114 million, including apples worth NZ$81 million and kiwifruit worth NZ$33 million, aluminium worth NZ$86 million, iron and steel worth NZ$80 million, and wool worth NZ$77 million.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>According to the ministry of commerce and industry, New Zealand is India\u2019s second-largest trading partner in Oceania.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>India\u2019s services exports to New Zealand grew by 13 per cent in 2024 to reach US$634 million, with travel, IT and business services among the major sectors. India-New Zealand merchandise trade also rose from US$855 million in 2015-16 to US$1.298 billion in 2024-25.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Over the 10-year period, India\u2019s exports to New Zealand increased by 130 per cent, while imports rose by 7.21 per cent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>New Zealand has also committed to invest USD 20 billion in India over 15 years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>The agreement is being considered as the best-ever offer by Wellington, with India to get most-favoured nation (MFN) treatment in 139 sectors. New Zealand has also signed annex on student mobility and post study work visa for the first time with any country, allowing Indian students to work up to 20 hours per week while studying, regardless of policy changes in future.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/india-new-zealand-fta-to-be-enforced-by-late-october-commerce-secretary\/articleshow\/134265321.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FTA signed on April 27 will provide duty-free access for all Indian exports to New Zealand (Representative image). 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