Millennium Post - 08 June 2026
India eyes better market access via easier SPS rules under trade pact with EAEU
India is eyeing easier compliance with SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary measures) and TBT (technical barriers to trade) requirements under the proposed free trade agreement with the Russia-led EAEU group, an official said.
Complex testing, certification and regulatory procedures under these often act as non-tariff barriers, which increase costs for exporters and delay shipments.
Simplifying these norms would help boost exports of products such as marine goods, agricultural items and processed foods to the EAEU market. India and the five-nation grouping, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), inked the terms of reference to negotiate a free trade agreement on August 20 last year. The first round of negotiations was held in November 2025 here.
The second round is expected later this month in Moscow, the official said.
