CBAM, EUDR, free trade agreements and the destination-market rules that reshape Indian exports.
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism prices the carbon embedded in imported steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity. The legal obligation sits with the EU importer — but the data they need comes from you. Here is what that means in practice.
The EU Deforestation Regulation requires proof that commodities were not produced on land deforested after 2020 — backed by plot-level geolocation. For Indian coffee, rubber, wood and leather exporters, that changes what a buyer needs from you.
A trade agreement only pays if your goods actually qualify. This guide explains how the India–UK CETA is expected to work for exporters — which sectors gain, how rules of origin decide eligibility, and what proof of origin you must be able to produce.
