India-UK FTA likely to be operational from May 1: Piyush Goyal

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) volition astir most apt beryllium operational by May 1, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, successful Coimbatore connected April 10, 2026 (Friday).

Addressing professionals and manufacture owners astatine a gathering organised by the Coimbatore Citizens Forum, helium said the India-EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to go operational successful different 9 months. “We are trying to velocity it up,” helium said. India signed 9 FTAs successful the past 3.5 years and that gives preferential entree to 38 developed countries and not competing countries. Indian businesses person preferential entree to two-thirds of planetary trade. It is successful talks with 20 much countries for unfastened access. “Use these opportunities to turn and research the satellite markets,” helium said.