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FTA Strategy 07 April 2026 · 8 min read

India–EU FTA: What Every Indian Exporter Must Do in the Next 90 Days

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement has been concluded in principle. The staging schedules are being finalised. Most Indian exporters are still not positioned to capture the tariff advantage from Day One — and Day One matters more than most realise.

India–EU FTA Export Strategy Tariff Staging Rules of Origin

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D2C & E-Commerce 21 April 2026 · 7 min read

D2C to EU via Amazon Global: The 6-Step Launch Checklist for Indian Brands

Amazon.de, .fr, .it, .es, .nl — five EU marketplaces with 200M+ active buyers. Indian brands enter all five with one seller account. The bottleneck is the 6-step compliance and setup process most brands skip.

Amazon EU D2C VAT CE Marking FBA E-Commerce

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IT Recruitment & Talent 21 April 2026 · 8 min read

How Indian IT Professionals Can Work in the EU — and Why Mode 4 Changes Everything

The EU has 1.2 million unfilled digital positions. India produces 1.5 million engineering graduates annually. Mode 4 of the India–EU FTA is the infrastructure to connect them. Here is what employers and candidates need to know.

IT Recruitment Mode 4 EU Blue Card Portugal D8 Visa Digital Talent

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Compliance & Regulation 14 April 2026 · 8 min read

CBAM: What Indian Steel, Aluminium & Chemical Exporters Must Do Before Full Obligations Apply

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is now live with full financial obligations. Indian exporters of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, and chemicals must provide verified carbon intensity data or their EU buyers cannot legally import.

CBAM Carbon EU ETS Steel Aluminium Compliance

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Sector Intelligence 14 April 2026 · 7 min read

Pharma CMO Outsourcing: Why EU Nutraceutical Brands Are Looking at India

EU nutraceutical CMO costs have risen 25-40% since 2020. Indian WHO-GMP certified manufacturers offer 30-60% savings at equivalent quality standards. Here is how to structure the mandate safely.

Pharma CMO Nutraceuticals WHO-GMP Contract Manufacturing

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Trade Finance 14 April 2026 · 9 min read

How to Structure Your First Letter of Credit for an India–EU Shipment

60-70% of Letters of Credit are presented with at least one discrepancy. Most are avoidable — caused by LC terms that were poorly drafted, not errors by the exporter. A step-by-step guide from proforma invoice to bank presentation.

Letter of Credit Trade Finance UCP 600 Payment Instruments

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Sector Intelligence 07 April 2026 · 6 min read

The Textile Opportunity: Why India's Garment Manufacturers Must Move Before 2027

Indian textile exporters will gain duty parity with Bangladesh for the first time in 22 years. This is a structural shift — but only manufacturers who build EU buyer relationships in 2026-2027 will capture the full advantage.

Textiles Apparel EU Buyers FTA Tariff GOTS Sustainability

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Compliance & Documentation 07 April 2026 · 7 min read

Rules of Origin: The Hidden Requirement That Disqualifies Half of FTA Claims

Signing an FTA and qualifying for it are two entirely different things. Rules of Origin determine whether your product is genuinely Indian enough — and the answer is more nuanced than most exporters assume.

Rules of Origin FTA Compliance HS Code Export Documentation

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