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India, New Zealand Sign Tariff-Free Trade Deal, $20 B Investment

4/28/2026

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India, NZ Trade

India and New Zealand signed a trade agreement on April 27 2026.
The pact eliminates tariffs on 100 percent of Indian exports, covering all 8,284 tariff lines.
It reduces tariffs on about 70 percent of New Zealand imports, including wool, wood, coal, wine and fruits.
New Zealand pledged $20 billion of investment in India over 15 years.
The agreement creates a visa scheme for up to 5,000 Indian professionals in IT, healthcare, engineering and education.

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India Signs FTA

India signed a multinational free-trade agreement that includes a cultural-trade chapter, a first in such treaties.
The pact’s $20 billion investment commitment drew a warning from New Zealand First that it could strain fiscal capacity.
Parliamentary approval is needed, with Labour backing the agreement and providing support.
Analysts say the FTA aims to boost Indo-Pacific supply-chain resilience and follows India’s parallel free-trade talks with the United Kingdom, the European Union and Oman.

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India, NZ Trade

India and New Zealand signed a trade agreement on April 27 2026.
The pact eliminates tariffs on 100 percent of Indian exports, covering all 8,284 tariff lines.
It reduces tariffs on about 70 percent of New Zealand imports, including wool, wood, coal, wine and fruits.
New Zealand pledged $20 billion of investment in India over 15 years.
The agreement creates a visa scheme for up to 5,000 Indian professionals in IT, healthcare, engineering and education.

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