US, July 16 -- Export consignments worth over $140 million were dispatched on the first day of the landmark India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) coming into force this week.

Along with CETA, the Agreement on Social Security, also known as the Double Contribution Convention (DCC), formally entered into force, marking a major milestone in the economic partnership between the two countries.

The Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that more than $140 million worth of goods were being exported to the United Kingdom on the first day of implementation under the India-UK CETA. He expressed confidence that sustained utilisation of the Agreement would strengthen India-UK trade and encourage the pursuit of oth...