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Exporting from India. Pick the destination to see India's trade agreement with it, the duty your buyer pays with and without the FTA, and how to claim the lower rate.

Active FTA (26)
United Arab Emirates · UAE CEPA Active FTA Australia · Australia ECTA Active FTA Japan · Japan CEPA Active FTA South Korea · Korea CEPA Active FTA Singapore · Singapore CECA Active FTA Malaysia · Malaysia CECA Active FTA Thailand · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Vietnam · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Indonesia · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Philippines · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Brunei · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Cambodia · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Laos · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Myanmar · ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement Active FTA Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement Active FTA Bangladesh · South Asian Free Trade Area Active FTA Nepal · South Asian Free Trade Area Active FTA Bhutan · South Asian Free Trade Area Active FTA Maldives · South Asian Free Trade Area Active FTA Mauritius · Mauritius CECPA Active FTA Switzerland · EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement Active FTA Norway · EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement Active FTA Iceland · EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement Active FTA Brazil · MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement Active FTA Argentina · MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement Active FTA Chile · Chile Preferential Trade Agreement Active FTA
Signed — awaiting entry into force (2)
United Kingdom · UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Signed Oman · Oman CEPA Signed
Concluded — pending (8)
New Zealand · New Zealand FTA Concluded Germany · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded Netherlands · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded France · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded Italy · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded Spain · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded Belgium · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded Poland · EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded
Negotiating (10)
Canada Negotiating Saudi Arabia Negotiating Qatar Negotiating Kuwait Negotiating Bahrain Negotiating Israel Negotiating Peru Negotiating Mexico Negotiating Russia Negotiating United States Negotiating
Limited preferences only (1)
China · Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Limited preferences only
No FTA (5)
South Africa No FTA Egypt No FTA Turkey No FTA Kenya No FTA Nigeria No FTA
India → Maldives

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

Active FTA · since 2006

Duty on your product

Enter a product to compare the normal duty with India's FTA rate in Maldives.

Certificate of Origin

DocumentSAFTA Certificate of Origin
Rules of originChange of tariff heading (CTH) plus regional value content of at least 40% (30% for least developed members).
Where to applyDGFT e-CoO portal ↗

How to claim the FTA rate

  1. Confirm the HS code of your product and check it is covered by the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) tariff schedule.
  2. Check the rules of origin. Your product must be wholly obtained in India or meet the rule above. Keep a costing sheet showing the value addition.
  3. Register on the DGFT e-CoO portal with your IEC and digital signature, if you haven't already.
  4. Apply for the Certificate of Origin for each shipment, attaching the invoice, packing list and shipping bill details. The issuing agency checks it and issues the certificate.
  5. Send the certificate to your buyer with the shipping documents. The buyer quotes it in their import declaration to pay the FTA rate.
  6. Keep your records (costing, purchase bills, certificate) for verification requests, usually for 3–5 years.

Agreement status as per public announcements by the Department of Commerce. Confirm the current position and your product's schedule on commerce.gov.in before quoting a duty-free price.

Export marketsBuyers in MaldivesMake proforma invoice