New Delhi, July 28 -- The recently concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the United Kingdom is expected to significantly boost India's chemical exports and domestic manufacturing, the Chemicals Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL) said on Sunday.

According to CHEMEXCIL Chairman Satish Wagh, the agreement provides zero-duty access to over 1,000 tariff lines from India's chemical sector in the UK market.

These include high-value categories such as organic and specialty chemicals, agrochemicals, cosmetics and toiletries, essential oils, and petrochemicals.

With chemicals accounting for 12.4 percent of the total tariff lines under the trade agreement, the sector is among its largest beneficiaries.

Wagh noted that this pre...