The India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force since 15 July 2026. The UK removed tariffs on about 99% of Indian goods on day one, India is liberalising roughly 90% of its tariff lines, and August bilateral trade rose 15% year on year. The real test now is utilisation: rules of origin, steel, carbon border rules and services access. For years, the India–UK free trade agreement was a headline waiting for a start date. It slipped from April, to