Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The India-US trade deal has been "more or less" finalised and the two sides are working on a framework for preferential market access before signing it at an appropriate time, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Global Fintech Fest 2026, Agrawal said, "There are few things which both sides are discussing, but it will be signed at an appropriate time".

He said India and the US need to ensure preferential access to each other's markets under the agreement. While India operates on most-favoured-nation (MFN) tariffs, the US is working with executive tariffs, requiring an architecture that would create differentials and preferential market access for India, he ...