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RUAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Advantages of the India−UAE CEPA

Ease of doing business
Access to free trade zones
Widening of export destination
Preferential market access with cuts in tariffs
Growth and job creation

UNDERSTANDING THE TABLE OUTPUT

The year progression (starting from 2022) illustrates that % value of custom duties across commodities The offer details are as follows:

Offer Description

A Day 1 access

C Access at year 5

E Access at year 10

G Prohibited product Cannot be imported to UAE

F Excluded

H Special goods

TR Tariff Reduction

Details

CEPA starts with duty

Duty upto 5 years

Duty upto 10 years

o not fall under CEPA

Requires special approval before imp

Duty exemptions

Hscode	Short Description	Offer	Uae tariff%	'22	'23	'24	'25	'26	'27	'28	'29	'30	'31
12091000	Sugar beet seed, of a kind used for sowing.	A - Day 1 access	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12089000	Flours & meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of soya beans or mustard.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12081000	Flours & meals of soya beans.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12079990	Other oil seeds & oleaginous fruits, N.E.S., Whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12079920	Hemp seeds, whether or not brokeN.	G - Prohibited products	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
12079910	Poppy, whether or not brokeN.	G - Prohibited products	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
12079100	Poppy seeds, whether or not brokeN.	G - Prohibited products	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
12077000	Melon seeds, whether or not broken,	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12076000	Safflower seeds (carthamus tinctorius), whether or not broken	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12075000	Mustard seeds, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12074000	Sesamum seeds, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12073000	Castor oil seeds, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12072900	Cotton seeds other than seeds whether or not broken	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12072100	Cotton seeds whether or not broken	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12071000	Palm nuts & kernels, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12060000	Sunflower seeds, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12059000	Rape, whether or not broken other than low erucic acid rape.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12051000	Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12040000	Linseed, whether or not brokeN.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
12030000	Copra.	A - Day 1 access	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

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