India’s MRA Partners - CBEC's Customs Manual 2025 - Customs

20. India s MRA Partners 20.1 Indian Customs has signed eight Mutual Recognition Agreements with the Customs administrations of Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, the USA, UAE, Australia, Russia and Japan Joint Action Plan (JAP)/Joint Work Plan (JWP) has already been signed with the East African Community (EAC), South Africa, Bahrain, Singapore, Uganda, Belarus, the UK, New Zeland BRICS, Brazil and Peru. The Joint Action Plan is a broad framework of timeline and actions that needs to be completed in a phased manner to conclude an MRA. Further, letter of intent for signing the MRA has been relayed to India s major trade partner countries and initial discussions with them are ongoing.