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India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement enters force with first export consignment
India flagged off its first shipment—a JCB mini excavator made in Maharashtra—under the new India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on October 20, 2026. The FTA provides zero-duty access for 100% of Indian exports to New Zealand, covering engineering goods, pharma, textiles, and more.
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The agreement targets doubling bilateral trade to ~NZ$7 billion by 2030 and facilitating ~$20 billion in investment into India. It marks a concrete step in trade diversification benefiting Indian MSMEs, manufacturers, farmers, and professionals amid global uncertainties, with symbolic timing near Dussehra.
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