EU & India Trade Policy Monitor

Mandatory embedded carbon declarations from Q1 2026. Steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen affected. Tiles, pharma, textiles: exempt.

Large EU companies must report Scope 3 supply chain emissions from 2025. Indian exporters to EU multinationals face ESG due diligence requests.

Negotiating round 12 concluded April 2026. Services chapter 85% agreed. Target: in force 2026/2027.

CEPA fully active since May 2022. 97% of Indian goods at 0% duty. Re-export advantage via Jebel Ali.

40% of EU clean tech to be EU-made by 2030. Solar panels: India is a target alternative to China.

Product circularity requirements expanding. Furniture, textiles, electronics — Indian exporters must prepare product passports by 2027.

Duty credit on 8,555 export lines. Monthly rate updates. Average 1.4% of FOB value for manufactured goods.

World's first comprehensive AI regulation. Affects Indian tech/AI/digital health exports to EU. Prohibited AI: August 2024. High-risk systems: 2025.

Indian personal data protection law. Cross-border transfers to notified countries. Indian SaaS/AI exporters: DPDPA compliance required.

Products linked to deforestation banned from EU market from end 2025. Affects: palm, soy, timber, cocoa, coffee, rubber, cattle. Indian spice/agro exporters: verify supply chains.