New Delhi, May 13 -- As India and the United Kingdom successfully conclude their Free Trade Agreement (FTA), it has to be ensured that goods traded between the two nations have sufficient local content to prevent Chinese goods from entering markets through the backdoor, according to a report by Canara Bank.

The report highlighted the need for strict measures to confirm the origin of goods.

It said "it has to be ensured that goods traded between UK and India has sufficient local content to foolproof from Chinese goods finding their way to take advantage of lower duties."

The report called the FTA a major win for India. It pointed out that the country has secured duty-free access to the UK market on 99 per cent of its tariff lines, which...