India Inc prompts United States Trade Representative to drop tariff intend on
By
ET BureauLast Updated: Jul 10, 2026, 01:12:00 AM IST
Summary
In different submissions to the USTR as part of the continuous public hearing on the probe(July 7-9), market bodies stated the existing India-US Trade Policy Forum need to be utilized to resolve issues rather of enforcing tariffs.
New Delhi: Indian market has actually prompted the United States Trade Representative (USTR)to reevaluate its proposition to enforce extra tariffs on many Indian items under Section 301 of the United States Trade Act, arguing that there is no reliable proof connecting Indian production to required labour and caution that punitive tasks would interrupt durable India-US supply chains.
In different submissions to the USTR as part of the continuous public hearing on the probe(July 7-9), market bodies stated the existing India-US Trade Policy Forum ought to be utilized to resolve issues rather of enforcing tariffs.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) prompted the USTR not to enforce “any tariff or non-tariff measures” on Indian market, while the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) looked for reconsideration of the proposed responsibilities due to India’s legal safeguards, market compliance systems and the prospective influence on bilateral trade.
“There is no credible evidentiary basis linking Indian production to the use of forced labour inputs,” CII stated.
Ficci argued that the lack of a particular legal system can not, by itself, develop that products exported from India are produced utilizing required labour or that Indian supply chains present an increased danger.
“Applying a uniform tariff across all imports does not distinguish between supply chains that may warrant heightened scrutiny and those that already operate within well-established compliance systems,” it stated.
< meta material ="cms.article3" name ="cmsei-article3">
