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Indian Automakers to Export Duty-Free EVs, Hybrids, Hydrogen Cars to UK

6/23/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors will export electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars to the United Kingdom under an India-UK Free Trade Agreement that grants duty-free imports from 2031.
The agreement caps eligible cars at GBP 80,000, creates three price bands, and permits 17,600 units in year six, rising to 88,000 by year fifteen.
Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, says the deal provides insight into the UK market.

History

Historical Context

NAFTA entered force on 1 January 1994, reducing many tariffs among the United States, Canada and Mexico and linking a market that later accounted for nearly 30 percent of global GDP. The 2023 India-UK free-trade agreement follows that precedent, permitting duty-free shipments of clean vehicles and signalling how historic tariff-free frameworks shape today’s automotive policies.

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Story summary

Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors will export electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars to the United Kingdom under an India-UK Free Trade Agreement that grants duty-free imports from 2031.
The agreement caps eligible cars at GBP 80,000, creates three price bands, and permits 17,600 units in year six, rising to 88,000 by year fifteen.
Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, says the deal provides insight into the UK market.

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