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title: "India–United Kingdom: free trade agreement talks disagreement over scotch whisky"
date: 2023-05-23
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# India–United Kingdom: free trade agreement talks disagreement over scotch whisky

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Free trade agreement talks between India and the United Kingdom [have reportedly stumbled](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWyIxMTIiLCJjZTk3YzgiLCI3MjYiLCIwZDBiNGUyZmJmNzciLGZhbHNlXQ&e=effb543a&h=36722119&f=n&p=y) over disagreements between makers of Indian whisky and Scotch whisky.

 The United Kingdom is reportedly seeking a reduction of import duties on Scotch from 150% to 75%, then falling to 30% over three years, as well as a requirement that products be aged at least three years to be classified as whisky. The Indian producers reportedly seek a reduction in those import duties to only 50% over ten years.

 Due to differences in climate, a barrel of Scottish spirits reportedly loses only approximately 1-1.5% of its content per year, while a barrel in India loses as much as 10-12 percent per year, causing Indian producers to oppose the three-year requirement.

  
