President Donald Trump introduced a 90-day pause in tariffs on China as the 2 international locations negotiate a closing settlement.
India is contemplating inserting tariffs on some items produced within the U.S. to counter the Trump administration’s duties on metal and aluminum merchandise, in accordance with a doc submitted to the World Commerce Group.
“The proposed suspension of concessions or other obligations takes the form of an increase in tariffs on selected products originating in the United States,” the doc dated Monday reads.
The doc didn’t disclose what sort of merchandise could also be slapped with tariffs.
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A cellular crane carries a container at Deendayal Port in Kandla, within the western state of Gujarat, India, April 5, 2025. (Reuters / Reuters Images)
In March, the Trump administration put 25% levies on metal and aluminum imports, which had been an extension of duties first imposed throughout U.S. President Donald Trump’s first administration.
India is the world’s second-largest producer of crude metal.
The doc mentioned the potential countermeasures would affect $7.6 billion value of merchandise made in India which might be imported into the U.S.
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The Trump administration put 25% levies on metal and aluminum imports in March. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
On prime of the levies on metal and aluminum, the Trump administration has threatened reciprocal tariffs of 26% on India’s items. The 2 international locations are working to safe a commerce deal, with India providing to chop its tariff hole with the U.S. by two-thirds.
India, which has a number of the world’s highest tariffs on imports, has beforehand been criticized by Trump for being a “tariff abuser.”
The Asian nation has additionally imposed tariffs on metal from different nations. Final month, it imposed 12% short-term tariffs to curb imports of low-cost metal, primarily from China.
The headquarters of the World Commerce Group (WTO) stands on December 11, 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Getty Photographs)
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Whereas it seeks to stem provide domestically, India can also be working to safe higher entry for its metal exports via commerce talks with companion international locations.
Reuters contributed to this report.
