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- India has opened applications for the first 2026 quota allocations allowing UK cars to be imported at reduced customs duties under the India-UK CETA, which took effect on July 15.
- Importers can apply between July 21 and August 4 for 9,316 passenger car units and 1,164 goods vehicle units in the first phase, with duties cut to as low as 30 per cent for large-engine cars from about 110 per cent earlier.
- Only OEMs and their authorised dealers or channel partners with a pre-purchase agreement from a UK OEM are eligible.
- The move operationalises the tariff rate quota mechanism of the trade pact, lowering the cost of importing UK-built vehicles into India.
What to watch next
- How the DGFT allocates the 9,316-unit first-phase quota among applicants by August 4
- Whether UK carmakers and dealers actually use the concessional duty route for imports
- Utilisation of the first-year goods vehicle quota of 2,500 units at 37 per cent duty
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