India and Oman sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
India and Oman signed the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Oman on 18 December 2025 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, giving zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines.
Summary
India and Oman signed the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Oman on 18 December 2025, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Oman's Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef signing it. The India–Oman CEPA gives Indian goods zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines, covering 99.38% of India's exports by value, and is India's second Free Trade Agreement in six months after the United Kingdom. Oman has offered 127 services sub-sectors, commitments across key Mode 4 categories for Indian professionals, 100% FDI for Indian companies in major services sectors, and the first-ever commitment by any country on traditional medicine across all modes.
Key facts
- Date
- 18 December 2025
- Signatories
- Piyush Goyal; Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef
- Goods access
- Zero duty on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines (99.38% of India's exports by value)
- Services
- 127 sub-sectors offered by Oman
- Investment
- 100% FDI for Indian companies in major services sectors (Mode 3)
- First
- First-ever commitment by any country on traditional medicine across all modes
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Under the India–Oman CEPA signed on 18 December 2025, Indian goods get zero-duty access on what share of Oman's tariff lines?
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Correct answer: C — 98.08%
PIB 2205889: zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines, covering 99.38% of India's exports by value.
Who signed the India–Oman CEPA on behalf of India on 18 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Piyush Goyal
PIB 2205889: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal signed with Oman's Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef.
The India–Oman CEPA is India's second Free Trade Agreement signed in six months. With which country was the earlier one signed?
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Correct answer: B — United Kingdom
PIB 2205889: the CEPA is the second FTA signed in the last six months after the United Kingdom.
Consider the following statements about the India–Oman CEPA: 1. Oman has offered 127 services sub-sectors. 2. It contains the first-ever commitment by any country on traditional medicine across all modes. 3. Oman has capped FDI by Indian companies in its services sectors at 49%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2205889: Oman offered 127 sub-sectors and made the first-ever commitment by any country on traditional medicine across all modes. It committed to 100% FDI for Indian companies in major services sectors, so statement 3 is wrong.