Australia & New Zealand
From Chapter 11: Australia & New Zealand
Australia is the gentlest classroom among the developed markets, and it sits behind the strictest quarantine counter in the world. The rules are long but they are published, nothing is invented after the cargo lands, and buyers pay on time. That clarity is why Indian exporters claim the trade-agreement preference here far more than anywhere else. New Zealand is smaller and quieter, with a freshly signed agreement that rewards whoever becomes the incumbent supplier first. Both markets reward modest claims backed by evidence over a hard sell. This hub gives the headline figures, the agreement position and the biosecurity wall.
Key facts
- Australia agreement
- ECTA in force since 29 Dec 2022; about 86% of exports claim the preference
- Australia tariffs
- every tariff line duty-free for Indian goods since 1 Jan 2026
- Australia biosecurity
- BICON: check at idea stage; treatments sacred
- Australia payment
- open account 30-60d once qualified
- New Zealand agreement
- FTA signed 24 Apr 2026; zero-duty access on every Indian export
- New Zealand trade
- bilateral ~$1.3B
As of October 2026
Dashboard
Useful links
- Australia BICON (external link)
biosecurity import conditions