We help Indian companies enter the UK market and UK companies enter India. We bring market entry strategy, trade facilitation and on-the-ground representation on both sides.
You have the product and the ambition. We provide the local knowledge, contacts and compliance confidence.
India is a market of scale, and of nuance. We help you find the right partners and avoid the expensive lessons.
Feasibility studies, entry strategy and regulatory roadmaps, so you enter the new market with a plan, not a guess.
Buyer and supplier matchmaking, trade delegations, exhibition representation and sourcing. Connections that convert.
We act as your office in the other market: documentation, logistics coordination and introductions to banks, lawyers and freight partners.
For companies ready to establish a real presence: we set up your UK entity, hire local talent, handle governance and reporting, and run day-to-day operations as your fractional managing director. Your senior leadership stays focused on what it does best at home.
Fees combine a monthly retainer with success-linked upside, so our reward is tied to your results in the new market.
A FULLY OPERATIONAL BUSINESS, HANDED TO YOUR PERMANENT LOCAL TEAM · TYPICALLY 3 TO 5 YEARS
Tell us about your product, your target market and what you want to achieve. Two minutes, no commitment.
We reply within two working days with an honest assessment: demand, competition, tariffs under the FTA, and the route we would explore.
A fixed-fee engagement covering strategy, compliance and the introductions that matter.
Ongoing representation as you land: meetings, paperwork, partners and follow-through.
UK India Trade Limited is a UK-registered trade consultancy created for one purpose: helping businesses on both sides turn the new trade agreement into real revenue. We operate from Reading in the UK and Pune in India.
This business runs on trust and introductions. Our network of vetted lawyers, accountants and freight partners in both countries means you're never navigating alone.
And we don't just advise. We make the introductions, handle the paperwork and sit in the meetings until your business is standing on its own feet in the new market.
Nitin has spent 30 years building commercial operations across the UK, India, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, in telecom, digital infrastructure, IoT and technology.
At American Tower, he scaled the India business from market entry to about USD 100M in annual revenue over eight years. He co-founded an IoT and process automation business across India and Southeast Asia, later acquired by AGC Black Box. In the UK, he ran BT Local Business Greater London South West as Managing Director, with full P&L responsibility.
He now helps Indian and UK companies enter each other's markets, and can lead a client's UK operations as their fractional MD. Based in Reading with deep roots in Pune, he works on both sides of the corridor.
You'll need an Import Export Code (IEC) in India, a UK buyer or distributor, and compliance with UK product rules (UKCA marking where applicable). The India-UK trade agreement (CETA), in force since 15 July 2026, has reduced tariffs on many categories. That changes the economics significantly. Our market assessment tells you what applies to your specific product.
Not always. You can start by exporting to UK distributors or selling via marketplaces without a UK company. A UK subsidiary becomes worthwhile once you need local invoicing, VAT registration, or credibility with larger buyers. We help you judge the right moment and set it up when it comes.
The FTA cuts or removes tariffs across sectors including textiles, food and drink, automotive components and pharmaceuticals, and eases some services and mobility rules. What it means for you depends entirely on your product's tariff line. That's the first thing we check in every market assessment.
Cold lists rarely work. We identify distributors through trade bodies, exhibition networks and our own vetted contacts on both sides, then make warm introductions where there's a genuine fit for your product and price point.
The market assessment is free. Beyond that, we work on fixed-fee projects for market entry work and monthly retainers for ongoing representation. Longer fractional leadership mandates add success-linked upside. You'll always know the cost before we start. Send an enquiry and we'll scope it honestly.
Tell us about your product in two minutes. Within two working days you'll receive an honest, no-obligation market assessment covering demand, competition and your FTA tariff advantage. By email, no sales call.
We use your details only to reply to your enquiry. We never share or sell them.
UK INDIA TRADE LIMITED · REGISTERED IN ENGLAND & WALES · COMPANY NO. 17342484