India, Sept. 18 -- Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 18 (ANI) The India-UK Free Trade Agreement aims to "make trade as seamless as possible" by lowering tariffs, reducing non-tariff barriers, and simplifying customs and digital processes, Mark Birrell, Trade Counsellor for South Asia at the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai, said on Thursday.

Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Global Trade Scenario National Summit, Birrell said, "It is about making trade easier and as seamless as possible. The FTA is about improving customs processes and making digital trade easier."

The FTA agreement, signed in July in the presence of leaders from both nations, is a "positive signalling about the strong trading relations...