Úloha celních a necelních bariér na indický zemědělský vývoz do EU (27)

This thesis examines the effects of tariffs, sanitary and phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade measures on India’s agricultural exports to the EU27 between 2013 and 2023. Using the six HS2 agricultural chapters that together account for more than 60% of India-EU27 agricultural trade, and applying a gravity-based Poisson Pseudo-Maximum Likelihood model, the study separates the effects of tariff barriers from SPS and TBT regulatory intensity.The findings show that India’s agricultural exports to the EU27 are shaped not only by tariff costs and regulatory requirements related to food safety, quality standards, certification, and technical compliance, but also by the size and purchasing power of the EU market. The EU’s large consumer base, higher income levels, and strong demand for agricultural products emerge as important factors supporting India’s export performance. The thesis provides a novel product-level empirical evidence on India-EU27 agricultural trade and by using SPS and TBT count variables to capture regulatory intensity. Overall, the study offers a pre-free-trade-agreement baseline, showing that future tariff liberalisation alone may not be sufficient unless Indian exporters also strengthen regulatory compliance and product-specific export readiness.