Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds met in New Delhi on 12 October 2026 for the 16th India–UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee, the first since negotiations began in January 2022 on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

According to the joint statement, the ministers cited early use of the agreement: on the day it entered into force, Indian exporters sent more than 50 consignments to the UK, and the first tariff-free Scottish salmon reached India within a fortnight. They agreed to exchange data annually starting one year after CETA entered into force on how businesses use the agreement, including claims of lower tariffs, and to establish its committees and working groups. The meeting coincided with a visit by seven mayors and a combined authority leader from the North of England.

The statement said the 17th JETCO will take place in the United Kingdom in 2027.