NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has invited fresh applications for tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocations for calendar year 2027 under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), The Hindu BusinessLine reported. The application window runs from November 6 to November 21, 2026, under DGFT Public Notice No. 39/2026-27 dated November 6.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The passenger-car quota totals 24,500 vehicles, split by engine capacity: 6,000 cars up to 1,500 cc, 6,000 in the middle band (petrol 1,500-3,000 cc or diesel 1,500-2,500 cc) and 12,500 larger vehicles. A separate quota of 2,750 units covers motor vehicles for the transport of goods, excluding electric and hydrogen vehicles — taking the total across all categories to 27,250 vehicles.

Source: DGFT Public Notice No. 39/2026-27 via A2Z Taxcorp

24,500Passenger cars in the 2027 quota
2,750Goods vehicles, excluding electric and hydrogen
21 Nov 2026Last date to apply

The quotas cover vehicles imported as completely built units (CBUs) that have not been registered anywhere before import. Only original equipment manufacturers, their dealers and authorised channel partners are eligible to apply for the quota, according to the reports.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The India-UK CETA was signed in July 2025 and came into effect on July 15, 2026. Under the pact, tariffs on UK cars sold under quota fall from about 110 per cent towards 10 per cent over time, and India has committed to allowing imports of 3.78 lakh conventional-engine passenger cars at concessional duty over the first 15 years of the agreement.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The 2027 round follows the first allocation for the remainder of 2026, in which 642 vehicles were approved against 4,200 units available after the pact took effect mid-year, KNN India reported, with Jaguar Land Rover India receiving 325 units and BMW India and Skoda Auto Volkswagen India 75 units each.

Source: KNN India