India excludes dairy, gold, silver, footwear from trade pact with Oman

Key Points

1. India and Oman signed a trade pact on December 18, 2025.
2. India has excluded certain agricultural products like dairy from duty concessions.
3. MSMEs are protected by not extending duty concessions on products like chocolates and footwear.
4. Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) mechanism is used for products of export interest to Oman.
5. Annual quota for duty-free dates under CEPA is 2,000 tonnes.
6. Oman has allowed Indian firms to import marble blocks.