NFU Sugar welcomes exclusion of concessions on sugar in UK-India trade deal

NFU Sugar

Thursday, May 8, 2025

NFU Sugar has welcomed the decision not to include UK sugar market concessions within a Free Trade Agreement with India. The NFU has said the agreement is ‘balanced and considered’. The exclusion of concessions on sugar has been a key ask of NFU Sugar since negotiations with India began in 2022. India is a major sugar producer and, typically, a significant exporter. Its production is heavily dependent upon an extensive programme of subsidies, price guarantees and other direct support. The WTO (World Trade Organisation) ruled in 2021 that India’s sugar subsidy regime was illegal. However, with India having appealed against the ruling, and the WTO appellate body currently unable to process appeals, its illegal subsidy regime remains in place.

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