🇮🇳 India → Saudi Arabia

India-GCC FTA (Negotiating)

India-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement

Negotiating

Expected 2026

Comprehensive FTA under negotiation — covers Saudi Arabia, UAE (separate CEPA active), Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman (separate FTA active)

5.4%
Average MFN Tariff Rate
Standard rate for Indian goods exported to Saudi Arabia

What Indian Exporters Should Know

  • GCC is India's largest trading bloc — ₹10 lakh crore+ annual trade
  • Expected 0% duty on Indian textiles, pharma, food products
  • India-UAE CEPA already covers UAE under separate agreement
  • Services chapter for Indian workforce in GCC

Exporting to Saudi Arabia

  1. 1India-UAE CEPA (active) covers UAE now
  2. 2India-Oman FTA (active) covers Oman now
  3. 3For Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain — MFN rates apply until GCC FTA concluded