New Delhi, June 21 -- In a move that reflects India's policy emphasis on boosting exports through free trade agreements (FTAs), the country's trade pacts with Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beginning to deliver visible outcomes.

A sharp rise in the issuance of Preferential Certificates of Origin (CoO) to Indian exporters during FY25 signals growing utilisation of tariff concessions under the free trade pacts.

A Preferential Certificate of Origin is a paper that shows where a product was made, so that it can get lower taxes when shipped to another country under a trade deal.

According to a commerce ministry report reviewed by Mint, preferential Certificates of Origin (CoOs) issued under the India-Australia Economic Coo...