New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- In the first year of the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) trade agreement, around 8,000 Rules of Origin (RoO) certificates were issued, while Indian exporters have also begun shipping products that were not previously exported to EFTA markets, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.

The figures indicate growing use of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), although the Secretary noted that creating new products and supply chains would take more time.

During the second India-EFTA Prosperity Summit, Agrawal told reporters, "The feedback from exporters has been good. In the first year, we saw around 8,000 Rules of Origin certificates issued. This means that people have taken advan...