{
  "id": 11121267,
  "title": "Scotch whisky gets cheaper in India after trade deal with US; check new prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/scotch-whisky-gets-cheaper-in-india-after-trade-deal-with-us-check",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:33:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/scotch-whisky-gets-cheaper-in-india-after-uk-trade-pact-johnnie-walker-black-label-prices-falls-to-rs-3800-from-rs-4250-jb-to-rs-1700-from-rs-2300-as-tariff-drops-from-150-to-75/articleshow/134590266.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under the India-UK agreement, the import tariff on British whisky was reduced to 75% from 150%, effectively cutting the rate by half. The tariff is scheduled to decline further to 40% over the next 10 years. However, the reduction in import duty does not result in a similar reduction in the final retail price.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}