英国与印度达成贸易“新时代”里程碑协议
https://is.gd/qohRWc
路透
作者：Shivangi Acharya和Alistair Smout
2025年5月6日晚上10:03 GMT+8
概要：
1. 英国与印度达成“雄心勃勃”的贸易协定
2. 威士忌和食品关税降低，汽车配额增加
3. 双方正寻求与美国达成协议
新德里/伦敦 5 月 6 日（路透社）—美国总统唐纳德·川普引发的关税风波迫使英国和印
度加快努力扩大威士忌、汽车和食品贸易，英国和印度于周二达成了一项梦寐以求的自由贸
易协定。
经过三年断断续续的谈判，世界第五大和第六大经济体之间达成的这项协议终于尘埃落定，
其目标是在自由市场准入和放宽贸易限制的情况下，到 2040 年将双边贸易额再增加 255
亿英镑（340 亿美元）。
印度总理莫迪表示，这项贸易协定“雄心勃勃，互惠互利”。英国首相基尔·斯塔默表示，
在“贸易新时代”，英国将加强联盟，减少贸易壁垒。
该协议降低了先进制造零件和食品等商品的关税，并同意双方对汽车进口实施配额制。
这将允许更多英国公司竞争印度的合同，并使印度工人能够前往英国工作，而无需改变英国
的积分制移民制度。
两国也正在寻求与美国达成双边协议，以取消川普实施的一些颠覆全球贸易体系的关税，由
此引发的动荡使伦敦和新德里更加关注达成英印贸易协议的必要性。
该协议标志着印度开放了其长期保密的市场，包括汽车市场，为这个南亚国家未来与美国和
欧盟等西方主要大国打交道的方式树立了早期榜样。
这也是英国自2020年脱欧以来最重要的贸易协定。
启停
印度与英国的自由贸易协定谈判最初于2022年1月启动，成为英国脱欧后对独立贸易政策希
望的象征。
但谈判时断时续，自启动以来英国更换了四任首相，去年两国也都举行了选举。
去年 7 月当选的英国工党在 2 月重启谈判后迅速采取行动达成协议，两国贸易部长上周在
伦敦举行的最后一刻会谈足以敲定一项协议。
威士忌关税将从 150% 减半至 75%，然后在协议执行第十年降至 40%。
该协议还涵盖原产地规则规定，即使制造商使用来自其他地方的投入品，也可以享受较低的
关税。
该协议还包括服务业和采购方面的条款，允许英国公司在印度竞争更多合约。在签证方面，
有关于商务流动的规定，以方便专业人士因公而出行。
尽管双方已经达成社会安全缴款条约，但双边投资条约谈判并未与自由贸易协定同时达成。
（1 美元 = 0.7472 英镑）
新德里的 Shivangi Acharya 和伦敦的 Alistair Smout 报导；伦敦的 Sachin Ravikumar
、Muvija M 和 Emma Rumney 补充报道；编辑：YP Rajesh 和 Sharon Singleton
心得评论：
在川普继续关税胡闹之际，各国正继续加强双边或多边贸易，例如英印、英日贸易，英镑今
晚突然涨幅赢过欧元。
而亚币竞涨，也反映出去美元化正在发生
（底下这篇路透说的）
“I think it speaks to this idea that there is a de-dollarization in action.”
https://is.gd/13sxTP
原文：
Britain and India clinch landmark deal in "new era" of trade
By Shivangi Acharya and Alistair Smout
May 6, 202510:03 PM GMT+8
Summary
UK-India clinch "ambitious" trade deal
Tariffs lowered on whisky and food, quotas for cars
Deal comes as both sides seek U.S. deals
NEW DELHI/LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Britain and India clinched a long-coveted fr
ee trade pact on Tuesday after tariff turmoil sparked by U.S. President Donald T
rump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to increase their trade in whisky, c
ars and food.
The deal, between the world's fifth and sixth-largest economies, has been conclu
ded after three years of stop-start negotiations and aims to increase bilateral
trade by a further 25.5 billion pounds ($34 billion) by 2040 with liberal market
access and eased trade restrictions.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the trade deal was "ambitious and mutua
lly beneficial". British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it would strengthen al
liances and reduce trade barriers in this "new era for trade".
The deal lowers tariffs on goods such as advanced manufacturing parts and food p
roducts, and agrees to quotas on both sides for auto imports.
It will allow more British firms to compete for contracts in India, and enable I
ndian workers to travel to Britain for work, without changing Britain's points-b
ased immigration system.
Both countries are also seeking bilateral deals with the United States to remove
some of Trump's tariffs that have upended the global trade system, and the resu
lting turmoil sharpened focus in both London and New Delhi on the need to clinch
a UK-India trade deal.
The pact marks India opening up its long-guarded markets, including automobiles,
setting an early example for the South Asian nation's likely approach to dealin
g with major Western powers such as the U.S. and the European Union.
It also marks Britain's most significant trade deal since it left the European U
nion in 2020.
STOP-START
Talks over a free trade deal between India and Britain were initially launched i
n January 2022, and became a symbol of Britain's hopes for its independent trade
policy after Brexit.
But negotiations were stop-start, with Britain having four different prime minis
ters since that launch date and elections in both countries last year.
Britain's Labour Party, elected last July, moved rapidly to conclude a deal afte
r restarting talks in February, with last-minute talks between the countries' tr
ade ministers in London last week enough to clinch a deal.
Whisky tariffs will be halved from 150% to 75% before reducing to 40% by the dea
l's tenth year.
The deal also covers rules of origin regulations, giving access to manufacturers
to lower tariffs even if they use inputs from other places.
And it includes provisions on the services sector and procurement allowing Briti
sh firms to compete for more contracts in India. On visas, there are provisions
regarding business mobility to make it easier for professionals to travel with t
heir work.
Talks over a bilateral investment treaty were not concluded alongside the free t
rade agreement, although a treaty on social security contributions was struck.
($1 = 0.7472 pounds)
Reporting by Shivangi Acharya in New Delhi and Alistair Smout in London; additio
nal reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Muvija M and Emma Rumney in London; Editing b
y YP Rajesh and Sharon Singleton

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