Exporting to India? Register with HMRC to Benefit from Tariff Cuts

With the entry into force of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) scheduled on 15 July 2026, it is critical for businesses to register on the HMRC's Authentical Portal to send products to India and benefit from tariff cuts under the Agreement.

Full guidance on the authentication mechanism and rules of origin in the Agreement, including a link to the registration portal is available here: UK–India CETA Rules of Origin.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will continue to update this landing page further this week with additional information, including:

• An updated origin declaration template that DBT expects will be more easily read by India’s system – this is an update to the Annexed OD template currently published alongside the treaty;
• The nodal email address that businesses will need to send their origin declaration form to as part of the authentication process, alongside the process points required by this email (subject line, format etc);
• Guidance on what to do if and when there are errors in the authentication process;
• What the automated response for successful authentication looks like;
• Guidance on claims for goods in transit or goods held in bond.

DBT is organising a webinar for businesses to understand the key changes, opportunities and benefits when trading under the UK-India FTA, on 15 July 2026 at 2 PM (BST).  For more information and to register to the webinar, please visit DBT website.