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Foreign Trade (NAFTA)

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Functions of the Division

FT (NAFTA) Division of the Department of Commerce deals with India’s bilateral trade with United States of America, Canada and Mexico. All the three countries are signatories to the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (signed in 1994) and form one of the largest and the most important trading blocks of the world, now rechristened as USMCA since July, 2020.

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Officers in the Division

The Division is headed by Joint Secretary and is assisted by a team of following officials:

  • Shri Rajesh Agrawal : Additional Secretary
  • Shri Gaurav Gupta : Deputy Secretary
  • Ms. Anjana Tanwar : Deputy Director

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Bilateral Trade Statistics

Bilateral trade statistics in respect of NAFTA countries are attached below.

https://tradestat.commerce.gov.in/eidb/default.asp

 Country Trade Indicators (in US$ mn) 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
USA Exports 42,848 40,340 42, 217 47,878 52,406 53,089 51,623 76,167 78,542
Imports 21,814 21, 781 22, 307 26,611 35,549 35,820 28,888 43,314 50,240
Total Trade 64,662 62, 121 64, 524 74,490 87, 956 88,909 80,511 119,481 128,782
CANADA Exports 2,196 2, 019 2, 004 2,506 2,851 2,852 2,961 3,764 4,109
Imports 3,749 4, 234 4, 132 4,729 3,515 3,880 2,686 3,133 4,051
Total Trade 5,945 6, 253 6, 136 7,235 6,367 6,732 5,647 6,897 8,161
MEXICO Export 2,861 2, 865 3, 461 3,783 3,842 3,624 3,087 4,425 5,196
Import 3,393 2, 283 2, 944 3,930 5,577 4,297 2,846 4,248 3,867
Total Trade 6,254 5, 148 6, 405 7,713 9,419 7,921 5,933 8,673 9,063
NAFTA Export 47,905 45, 224 47, 682 54,171 59,099 59,564 57,671 84,300 87,847
Import 28,956 28, 298 29, 383 35,270 44,642 43,997 34,420 50,622 58,158
Total Trade 76,861 73, 522 77, 065 89, 441 1,03,741 1,03,561 92,091 134,922 146,006
Share of trade with NAFTA countries in India’s total trade (%) 10.14 11.43 11.67 11.63 12.29 13.14 13.42 13.04 12.53
Share of Exports to NAFTA countries in India’s total exports (%) 15.44 17.24 17.29 17.85 17.9 19.01 19.76 19.98 19.48

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Institutional Mechanisms
USA
  • India- US Commercial Dialogue (CD)
  • India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF)
CANADA
  • India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI)
MEXICO

India-Mexico Bilateral High Level Group (BHLG) on Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation.

Trade Agreements

Currently India does not have any Trade Agreement with any of the country in NAFTA region. Updated status is available on the website at International Trade >> Trade Agreements.

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Mandatory disclosures under RTI Act

The following is the name, designation and contact details of the FAA & CPIO:

FAA
Sh. Rajesh Agrawal Additional Secretary
  • Room No : 302, Vanijya Bhawan New Delhi
  • Tel : 01123039359
  • Email : rajesh[dot]agrawal[at]nic[dot]in
CPIO
Shri Gaurav Gupta Deputy Secretary (NAFTA)
  • Room No : 434, Vanijya Bhavan
  • Tel :2303 9536
  • Email : gaurav[dot]gupta14[at]nic[dot]in