{
  "id": 8036570,
  "title": "India’s steel exporters get wider EU access even before FTA kicks in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/indias-steel-exporters-get-wider-eu-access-even-before-fta-kicks-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:04:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-eu-fta-steel-export-quota-duty-free-access-11789649990445.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's steel exporters are set to benefit from expanded duty-free access to the European Union (EU) even before a potential free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced a new quota regime allowing up to 2.8 million tonnes of annual shipments to enter the EU without duty. Harsh Kumar, a policy reporter at HT Media Group specializing in economic journalism, notes that this move provides a head start in market access for Indian steel exporters. The quota regime kicks in before the FTA, offering a significant boost to trade relations between India and the EU.",
  "summary": "A new 1.9-million-tonne country-specific quota, plus residual access, could allow India to ship up to 2.8 million tonnes of steel annually to the EU",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "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."
}