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title: "India-United Kingdom: Free trade agreement could include whisky and visas"
date: 2022-04-27
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# India-United Kingdom: Free trade agreement could include whisky and visas

![India-United Kingdom: Free trade agreement could include whisky and visas](https://www.federvini.it/images/k2/6dff3acdd449a676068f08d6eab711d2.jpg)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson [hopes to reach a free trade agreement](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWzExMiwiY2U5N2M4IiwiNjEyIiwiOTk4OWIxM2IxYjcyIixmYWxzZV0&e=f7fce861&h=b6c64aab&f=n&p=y) with India by November 2022, and the agreement reportedly may include whisky as part of the deal. At present, Scotch whisky – with a reported 150% tariff on liquor entering India – accounts for only 2% of the whisky market in India. Economists indicate that the Prime Minister’s timeline may be ambitious, however, and the Scotch Whisky Association reportedly [has urged an "early harvest deal,"](https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fivs.org%3Fmailpoet_router%26endpoint%3Dtrack%26action%3Dclick%26data%3DWzExMiwiY2U5N2M4IiwiNjEyIiwiZjhlOWRlMzJjYzUwIixmYWxzZV0&e=f7fce861&h=6fb5b7d7&f=n&p=y) calling for whisky tariffs to be dropped ahead of a full deal to generate positive headlines.
