New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- India has received an unintended trade advantage from its free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), as Indian goods can enter Turkiye with duty concessions, while Turkish products cannot use the same route to access the Indian market, according to think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

The EU and Turkiye are linked through a customs union that covers most industrial goods and certain processed agricultural products.

Under this arrangement, goods move freely between the EU and Turkiye without tariffs or quotas, and Turkiye applies the EU's common external tariff on imports from non-EU countries.

GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava said, "India goods can enter Turkiye duty free via the EU using ...