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SUMMARY:Pitch perfect India: Selling into India for first‑time UK exporters
DESCRIPTION:Join this practical session designed to help UK exporters understand the key financial and compliance considerations when selling goods into India. \nWhat you’ll learn\nUnderstand how Indian GST\, customs duties\, and cross-border tax rules affect the total landed cost of goods\nIdentify how to use the UK–India FTA in practice\, including rules of origin and exporter registration requirements\nGain confidence in building compliant and competitive pricing strategies for the Indian market \nDescription\nJoin this practical session designed to help UK exporters understand the key financial and compliance considerations when selling goods into India. \nGrant Thornton will provide clear guidance on Indian GST\, customs duties\, and cross-border tax fundamentals\, helping you understand how goods are taxed at import and how this affects pricing\, margins\, and competitiveness. \nAlongside this\, the FTA Utilisation team will introduce the UK–India Free Trade Agreement and explain how to access preferential tariffs in practice. You’ll learn how rules of origin work\, why exporter registration is essential\, and how to complete origin declarations correctly to benefit from reduced duties. \nTogether\, these insights will give you a joined-up view of how tax\, duties\, and trade agreements interact—equipping you to price effectively\, remain compliant\, and confidently enter the Indian market. \nSpeakers\nRachel Spiegelhalter\nCPTPP Deputy Utilisation Lead\, Department for Business and Trade \nRachel leads the Free Trade Agreement Utilisation (FTAU) team’s work on utilising the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). She works to prepare the business community and teams across the Department both in the UK and overseas to make the most of new opportunities presented by the UK joining CPTPP. She also has a focus on FTAU’s work on Malaysia and Brunei. \nRachel previously worked in the Government Legal Department\, joining (former) DIT in 2022 where she provided legal support on the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.
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