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EEPC India, the apex body for engineering exports, has urged the government to ensure that key steel and aluminium products, particularly those manufactured by MSMEs, are included in ongoing India–US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) discussions.
Chairman Pankaj Chadha flagged that US Section 232 tariffs of up to 50% have sharply eroded India’s price competitiveness, widening the tariff gap with rival suppliers by around 30 percentage points. He has proposed a special support mechanism to offset at least 15% of this disadvantage, so smaller exporters can retain their foothold in the US market.
On the European Union side, EEPC India has recommended maintaining the status quo on tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and out-of-quota duties in the ongoing India–EU FTA negotiations. The council warned that proposals to tighten quotas and raise out-of-quota tariffs to as high as 50% would further strain already stressed exporters.
EEPC India stressed that steel and aluminium are core to India’s engineering export basket, and that persistent tariff barriers pose a direct risk to MSME viability, employment, and export competitiveness in key Western markets.
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