A bilateral platform enabling exporters and importers from both the United Arab Emirates and India to connect through structured B2B engagements and unlock real trade opportunities under the CEPA framework. CEPA provides a framework for “Preferential tariff access”, “Streamlined customs procedures”, and “Enhanced market entry conditions”.
The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which officially entered into force on May 1, 2022, has driven bilateral merchandise trade past the $100 billion milestone. Representing India’s first major free trade agreement in the Middle East, the pact has successfully reshaped the economic dynamic from a transactional buyer-seller relationship into a deeply integrated, strategic trade and investment corridor.