India, Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement comes into force from 29
December. India and Australia signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)on the 2nd of April 2022. ECTA is the first trade agreement of India with a developed countryafter more than a decade. The agreement encompasses cooperation across the entire gamut ofbilateral economic and commercial relations between the two friendly countries.
Under this trade agreement, Indian exports will benefit from preferential zero-duty market
access in Australia for 100 per cent of its tariff lines. It will benefit Indias labour-intensive
sectors such as gems and jewellery, textiles, leather, furniture, food and agricultural products,engineering products, and medical devices.