India raises exporters’ mobility, visa, non-tariff barriers issues in EU with Germany

New Delhi: India on Wednesday raised issues such as migration, mobility, streamlining visa processes and non-tariff barriers being faced by domestic exporters in the EU including in Germany, the government said.

The issues were flagged during a meeting between commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal with Germany's Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann David Wadephul here, who is on an official visit to India and both sides agreed to work together to resolve these issues and facilitate smoother trade flows.

“The discussions also covered migration and mobility, streamlining visa processes and addressing non-tariff barriers faced by Indian exporters in the EU, including Germany,” the commerce and industry ministry said, adding that both sides agreed to work together to resolve these issues and facilitate smoother trade flows.

Wadephul was accompanied by a high-level German business delegation including leaders from major companies such as Thyssenkrupp, Siemens Mobility, Allianz and Flix SE.

The ministers agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade in goods which was $29.12 billion in 2024-25 and to further expand trade in services.

The proposed free trade agreement between India and the EU also figured in the deliberations.