Rendered from the All Frontier Global corridor registry · every figure below carries a numbered source
India and the UAE trade under a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in force since 1 May 2022[1]. This page renders the corridor registry record: the agreement’s structure, the trade values that official sources actually state, the commodity split, the tariff and rules-of-origin mechanics, the logistics nodes with direct sourcing, and — equally — the figures no official source would supply.
The corridor runs under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (India-UAE CEPA)[2]. It was signed on 18 February 2022[3] and entered into force on 1 May 2022[1]. The treaty runs to 18 chapters and 11 annexes[1].
On multilateral status the registry is deliberately cautious: the agreement is recorded as “Not yet notified to the WTO as of last check”[5], on the authority of the Asian Development Bank’s ARIC database. Per Asian Development Bank's ARIC FTA database (intergovernmental body, not WTO itself). A direct WTO RTA Information System (rtais.wto.org) record for this specific agreement could not be located during this research pass — see Not yet verified.
Primary official sources for the agreement itself: [3][6][1][7]
For FY2025-26 (April 2025-March 2026) the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi records total bilateral trade of US$101.25 bn[4]. Indian exports for the same year are given only as a lower bound — the source states they “exceeded US$37.35 bn”[4], which is how it is carried here.
| Measure | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Total bilateral trade | US$100.05 bn | FY2024-25 (April 2024-March 2025) |
| India’s exports to the UAE | US$36.63 bn | FY2024-25 (April 2024-March 2025) |
| India’s imports from the UAE | US$63.42 bn | FY2024-25 (April 2024-March 2025) |
| Year-on-year growth | 19.6%[9] | FY2024-25 (April 2024-March 2025) |
Corroboration: the UAE-India CEPA Council (joint initiative launched by UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade and India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 10 Jan 2024) reports the series FY22 US$72.88bn → FY23 US$79.24bn → FY24 US$89.40bn → FY25 US$100.06bn (37% cumulative growth); FY25 total nearly matches the US$100.05bn official Consulate figure[10].
The registry carries a partial-year commodity split for the current year and a full-year split for the year before it. Both are shown; neither is annualised or blended.
| Commodity | Value |
|---|---|
| Gems and jewellery (pearls, precious stones) | US$6.27 bn |
| Mineral fuels and petroleum products | US$4 bn |
| Electrical machinery | US$3.51 bn |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers and machinery | US$1.61 bn |
| Ships and floating structures | US$0.891 bn |
| Vehicles and auto components | US$0.847 bn |
| Commodity | Value |
|---|---|
| Mineral fuels and petroleum products | US$16.6 bn |
| Pearls and precious stones | US$16.45 bn |
| Inorganic chemicals | US$3.33 bn |
| Aircraft and spacecraft parts | US$1.53 bn |
| Copper articles | US$0.939 bn |
| Ships and floating structures | US$0.904 bn |
| Commodity | Value |
|---|---|
| Pearls, precious metals and jewellery | US$7,759 mn |
| Mineral fuels and oils | US$7,596 mn |
| Electrical machinery | US$3,840 mn |
| Nuclear reactors and machinery | US$1,790 mn |
| Aircraft and spacecraft parts | US$1,699 mn |
Included as corroboration for the FY2024-25 full year, alongside the partial-year FY2025-26 IBEF breakdown above. Both show gems/jewellery and mineral fuels as the top two export categories.
| Flow | FY2022 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| India G&J exports to UAE | US$4.95 bn | US$8.04 bn |
| India G&J imports from UAE | US$15.93 bn | US$20.11 bn |
UAE's share of India's total G&J exports rose from 13% (FY22) to 25% (FY24), making UAE India's 2nd-largest G&J export market, overtaking Hong Kong[12]
India’s Press Information Bureau singles out smartphones as a fast-growing category, at US$2.57 bn in FY2023-24[13]. Cited by PIB as an example of a fast-growing, diversified export category under CEPA (also lists gems/jewellery, electrical machinery, boilers/generators/reactors, and organic/inorganic chemicals among India's top exports without dollar figures).
UAE eliminates customs duty on 97% of its tariff lines (7,581 lines), accounting for 99% of Indian exports to the UAE by value. Government of India states 90% of India's total exports to the UAE (by value) became duty-free immediately on entry into force.
Source organisation: Noida Special Economic Zone Authority (Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry), corroborated by PIB (pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1821785)
India grants immediate duty elimination on 64.61% of its tariff lines (7,694 lines), with an additional 18.27% of lines phased out over 5-7 years (roughly 83% of lines eventually duty-free). UAE's Ministry of Economy describes this as 'more than 80 per cent of products'.
Source organisation: Noida Special Economic Zone Authority (Govt of India), corroborated by UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism (moet.gov.ae/en/cepa_india)
General requirement: minimum 40% qualifying value content (calculated on FOB export value) plus a change in tariff classification at the 4- or 6-digit level for non-originating materials. Gems and jewellery get a special, lower value-addition threshold of 3-7% given the sector's processing-intensive nature. Steel products must undergo 'melt and pour' transformation within UAE territory to qualify as originating.
Source organisation: Noida Special Economic Zone Authority (Govt of India)
Both sides committed across 11 broad service sectors. India offered market access in roughly 100 sub-sectors; the UAE offered roughly 111 sub-sectors, including professional, IT, financial, tourism/travel, transport, healthcare and education services.
Source organisation: Government of India, PIB; corroborated by UAE MOET (moet.gov.ae/en/cepa_india)
First Indian trade agreement with a dedicated pharmaceuticals annex, providing automatic registration and marketing authorisation within 90 days for products already approved by USFDA, UK MHRA, EMA or Japan's PMDA. Includes a permanent bilateral safeguard mechanism (duty restoration to MFN rates during import surges), plus Digital Trade and Government Procurement chapters. Dispute resolution runs through a three-member arbitral panel, with the Digital Trade and SME chapters explicitly excluded from that mechanism.
Source organisation: Noida Special Economic Zone Authority (Govt of India), corroborated by UAE MOET (moet.gov.ae/en/cepa_india) on the 18-chapter/11-annex structure
UAE-origin products transshipped through the UAE are not automatically subject to India's anti-dumping investigations; rules of origin are designed specifically to prevent transshipment of third-country goods through the UAE to claim CEPA preferences.
Source organisation: UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism
UAE's primary maritime gateway for the corridor, operated by DP World. Connects directly to 150 ports and more than 180 shipping lanes, giving Indian exporters onward access to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. In 2021, Dubai accounted for 86% (US$38.4bn) of the then-US$44.8bn total UAE-India non-oil trade.
Source organisation: DP World (Dubai-government-owned port and logistics operator)
Free zone attached to Jebel Ali Port; hosts over 2,300 Indian companies (15% y/y growth). Site of 'Bharat Mart', a dedicated India-focused trading hub under construction by DP World: 2.7 million sq ft total (1.3 million sq ft phase one), 1,500 showrooms, 700,000+ sq ft of warehousing/light-industrial/office space, women-led-business section. Construction broke ground 11 April 2025; targeted for operation by end of 2026. Located 11 km from Jebel Ali Port and 15 km from Al Maktoum International Airport, with Etihad Rail access.
Source organisation: All India Radio / Prasar Bharati (Govt of India), corroborated by DP World's own release
India's largest container port, described by India's Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways as 'amongst top global ports' after crossing 10+ million TEU capacity in January 2025 (7.05 million TEU throughput in 2024, +11% y/y).
Source organisation: Government of India, Press Information Bureau
This source establishes JNPA's general status as India's largest container port; it does not explicitly designate JNPA as a UAE-corridor node. No official Indian government statement was found that names specific Indian ports (JNPA, Mundra, Kandla, etc.) as the designated gateways for UAE-bound trade specifically — see Not yet verified.
Officials cited UAE non-oil trade with India growing 20.5% y/y to AED 240.3 billion, and reaffirmed the goal of US$100 billion in non-oil trade and US$15 billion in services trade by 2030.
Source organisation: All India Radio / Prasar Bharati (Govt of India)
2.7 million sq ft trading and logistics complex intended to help India and the UAE reach their US$100 billion non-oil trade target by 2030; targeted completion by end of 2026.
Source organisation: All India Radio / Prasar Bharati (Govt of India), corroborated by DP World
Co-chaired by India's Additional Secretary of Commerce and the UAE's Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade Affairs; confirmed bilateral trade crossed US$100 billion in FY2024-25 (+19.6% y/y). Discussion covered market access, data sharing, anti-dumping matters, services and BIS licensing.
Source organisation: All India Radio / Prasar Bharati (Govt of India), corroborated by DD News (ddnews.gov.in)
Announced during the presidential visit to India, doubling the earlier ambition; exact calendar day within January 2026 not stated in the source.
Source organisation: Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
The registry records what could not be sourced as well as what could. These are open items, listed exactly as the registry states them — not gaps we have filled from memory or inference.
Numbered to match the markers in the text above. Every figure on this page traces to one of these; nothing is estimated, averaged or carried over from outside the registry.
Data verified 12 August 2026 · rendered from the corridor registry.
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