Malaysia’s Request for REMOVING Products from India’s Exclusion (Negative) List under India-Malaysia FTA

Negotiations are underway for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Malaysia, which includes FTA in Goods. Malaysia has recently submitted a “Request List” for removing 739 products from India’s Draft Exclusion List (or Negative List). If any of these items is removed from India’s Exclusion/Negative List, by implication it will be imported from Malaysia into India either duty-free (zero duty), or at very low rate of tariff.

The list of these 739 products appears here ( / ) . Feedback from industry is invited on the items or products that should not be removed from India’s Draft Exclusion or Negative List. (NOTE: for items/products appearing in India’s Exclusion List or Negative List, there will not be any tariff reduction)

If you feel some items (relating to your business) should not be removed from India’s Draft Exclusion/Negative List, please let us know the Sl No, HS Code and Product Description.

Draft Exclusion (Negative) List of Malaysia under the “Trade in Goods Agreement” of India-Malaysia CECA

Feedback from the industry is also sought on products of India's export interest to Malaysia. Draft Exclusion or Negative List of Malaysia (implying that for the listed products, Malaysia proposes not to eliminate or reduce its import duty on exports from India) appears here (click here to download). However, if some of the listed products are in your export interest (to Malaysia) and you do not want them to be in Malaysia’s Exclusion/Negative List, kindly let us know the details with Sl No, HS Code and Product Description as mentioned in the list.

Second Review of India-Singapore CECA

The second review of India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) is now due. This offers us an opportunity to seek and request for further liberalization and greater market access by Singapore in the areas of both goods and services. You may also highlight any difficulties or issues arising out of implementation of the India-Singapore CECA. Kindly communicate your specific requests which could be considered in this “Review”.

You may email your comments/feedback to manab.jbc@ficci.com and saloni.jha@ficci.com latest by 7 May 2010. In case you or your colleague(s) need any further details and clarification, you are welcome to get in touch with either Ms Saloni Jha or Mr Gandharv Vig (Tel: 011- 23765322 and 23765084).