New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India has approved imports of 642 cars from the UK under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) provisions of the India-UK trade pact, according to a senior government official aware of the matter.

The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on 15 July 2026, and this approval-covering eight applicant companies, seven of which were allotted quota while one received a deficiency certificate - comes just 63 days later.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), the commerce ministry arm handling the process, invited applications in July for the allocation of 2026 import quotas covering fully built passenger cars and goods vehicles eligible for preferential duties. Only original equipment m...