Concerns about remaining barriers to trade undermining UK exports to India despite the Agreement are well-founded. The Government should publish utilisation data for tariff preferences under the Agreement, consistent with its approach for other UK free trade agreements, and report regularly to Parliament on uptake. In doing so, it should explain where utilisation is lower than expected, including where this reflects the complexity or restrictiveness of rules of origin under this Agreement. (R...

Concerns about remaining barriers to trade undermining UK exports to India despite the Agreement are well-founded. The Government should publish utilisation data for tariff preferences under the Agreement, consistent with its approach for other UK free trade agreements, and report regularly to Parliament on uptake. In doing so, it should explain where utilisation is lower than expected, including where this reflects the complexity or restrictiveness of rules of origin under this Agreement. (Recommendation, Paragraph 99) Type: recommendation | Number: 16 | Response status: no_published_response Government response: HM Government will continue to update Parliament regularly—through written statements, committees, and scrutiny processes – on preparation, utilisation, and tariff preference uptake. As with previous UK FTAs, we will also endeavour to publish provisional data on utilisation rates within the first ye