RAOSCAFF · CORRIDOR BRIEF NO. 1IN FORCE · 20 OCTOBER 2026
India and New Zealand. The door is open.
A free trade agreement now links the two. Here is what it opens, and who should be talking.
- Into New Zealand
- Indian goods enter duty-free from day one.
- Into India
- Sheepmeat, wool and coal enter duty-free from day one.
- Fruit
- New quota access for apples and kiwifruit. A first for apples in any Indian trade agreement.
- Mānuka honey
- Tariff cut by three quarters.
- Dairy
- Core dairy stays outside. India will consult if it opens dairy to a comparable economy.
- People
- Up to 5,000 temporary employment visas at any one time. 1,000 working holiday places.
Sources: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Government of India. Information, not advice.