🧿 The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, signed on January 27, 2026, opens a transformative gateway for Indian companies into a $24 trillion market, slashing tariffs on 70% of lines covering 90% of exports like textiles, gems, apparel and jewellery.
🧿 This eighth FTA in five years empowers D2C brands, MSMEs and startups in IT, cleantech and fashion to compete head-on with Asian rivals, while easing talent mobility and fostering AI-semiconductor collaborations, unlocking jobs, innovation and global scale for India’s growth story.
🧿 Yet success demands rigorous adherence to Europe’s stringent standards on ESG, labour, data privacy and product safety.
🧿 Non-compliance risks exclusion despite tariff wins.
Master these, and Indian firms gain enduring supply-chain trust, premium pricing power and value-chain leadership. By mastering EU compliance risks, India will be able to deliver prosperity for companies, startups and everyday citizens through higher incomes and world-class opportunities.
🧿 Not only that. EU does have some stringent compliance standards on ESG, Data privacy, labour and product safety. This will also be an opportunity for Indian companies to scale up their benchmarks even domestically within India.
