India–UAE Hold Third CEPA Joint Committee Meeting

• 27 Nov 2025

On 27th November 2025, India and the United Arab Emirates held the third meeting of the Joint Committee under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi, co-chaired by Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, and Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade Affairs of the UAE.

Key Points

• Bilateral Trade Growth: Trade between India and the UAE reached USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024–25, reflecting a 19.6% increase and reaffirming the UAE as one of India’s key trading partners.
• Purpose of the Meeting: The Joint Committee is the primary platform to assess CEPA implementation, address challenges, and track progress across sectors.
• Areas Reviewed: Discussions covered market access, data sharing, Gold TRQ allocation, anti-dumping cases, services, Rules of Origin, and BIS licensing processes.
• Gold TRQ Announcement: India informed the UAE of its plan to allocate Gold Tariff Rate Quota through a transparent competitive bidding mechanism.
• Trade Targets: Both sides reaffirmed commitment to boosting non-oil and non-precious metal trade and progressing toward the USD 100 billion non-oil trade target by 2030.