India-UK CETA grants zero-duty access, sets up textile decade toward $100B export goal

The India-UK CETA gives ~99% of Indian exports zero-duty access to the UK from July 15, sharpening price competitiveness against Bangladesh across the $179B textile and apparel industry. The pact supports India's $100B export target by 2030 and benefits exporters and MSME suppliers.

— Filed Mon, 6 Jul, 2026, 16:59 IST · Source ET Retail · Updated

India-UK CETA grants zero-duty access to ~99% of Indian exports from July 15, boosting the $179B textile & apparel industry, improving price competitiveness versus Bangladesh, and aiding the $100B export target by 2030, benefiting exporters and MSME suppliers.

Why this matters

Reinforces the pattern of Indian apparel exporters gaining share as China cedes ground and the UK trade deal takes effect, extending the sector's competitive momentum against Bangladesh.

Retail-company theme accelerating at +593400% QoQ.