Recommendation 18

The Committee notes that UK businesses face significant non-tariff barriers in the Indian market, including regulatory complexity, inconsistent implementation, limited transparency and state-level frictions, as well as specific barriers such as export health certification requirements and India’s expanding use of Quality Control Orders. The Committee would like to see these barriers reduced and this will be most effectively done by using the new mechanisms established. This will require adequate staffing, resourcing and prioritisation by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Business and Trade. (Conclusion, Paragraph 103)