New Delhi, May 16 -- India and the United Kingdom are working to resolve differences over Britain's new steel safeguard measure, which has emerged as the key obstacle to bringing their landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) into force.

The two countries signed the CETA on July 24, 2025, under which 99 per cent of Indian exports would enter the UK duty-free, while India would reduce tariffs on British goods including cars and whisky.

However, the UK's decision to introduce a new steel safeguard measure - announced after negotiations were concluded - was not accounted for in the agreement, creating a complication that has held up its operationalisation.

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Friday told PTI, "We are ver...