{"id":200954,"date":"2025-12-25T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/200954\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T07:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:42:09","slug":"india-free-trade-agreement-excludes-dairy-but-that-could-change-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/200954\/","title":{"rendered":"India free trade agreement excludes dairy, but that could change – minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Prime<\/p>\n

\nPrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McClay announce the free trade agreement with India.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Mark Papalii\n<\/p>\n

New Zealand could continue to see improvements for the dairy industry under its Free Trade Agreement with India, the trade minister says.<\/p>\n

The government announced the deal with India on Monday, which removes or reduces tariffs for 95 percent of exports.<\/p>\n

But products like butter and cheese aren’t included.<\/p>\n

Read more: Free trade agreement with India confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n

Trade Minister Todd McClay however says there will be an opportunity to enhance the agreement, a year after it comes into force.<\/p>\n

And if any similar dairy exporting country gets better access, another part of the deal comes into play.<\/p>\n

“We will continue to talk to them about how we can get barriers down for dairy. And of course we have a commitment in the Free Agreement, that says that if they give better access to dairy to a similar dairy exporting country, then we have a right to negotiate to ask for the same treatment for New Zealanders.”<\/p>\n

McClay says India has not opened up dairy imports to any country.<\/p>\n

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