The U.K.'s decision to withdraw the duty benefit scheme from its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) may impact Indian exporters from certain labour-intensive sectors such as leather and textiles, which have been they were the major beneficiaries, according to experts and traders.
The U.K. is replacing the GSP with a new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) from June 19.
Labour-intensive sectors, including certain textile items, leather goods, carpets, iron & steel goods and chemicals may get impacted due to this.