New Zealand Set to Sign Landmark Free Trade Deal with India

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 20

New Zealand will sign a free trade agreement with India next week, removing tariffs on 95% of its timber, pulp, and paperboard exports.
The deal grants immediate duty-free access for most wood products, with remaining tariffs phased out over seven years, despite opposition concerns over worker visas.
The agreement is expected to diversify New Zealand’s export markets beyond China and could triple bilateral trade with India within five years.

Will the India trade deal rescue NZ's forestry sector from its China dependency?

Beyond wood exports, which New Zealand service industries are the hidden winners?

Could tripling trade with India compromise New Zealand's climate and environmental goals?

Is New Zealand's agreement with India better than Australia's, or just catch-up?

With trade projected to triple, what non-tariff barriers could derail these forecasts?

Is a visa pathway for 1,667 workers the real reason for the political fallout?