In April this year, government initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of the raw material from Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia, post allegations that these countries were selling at unfairly low prices.
Economists point out that since the additional penalty of 25 percent was imposed by the US from August 27, the impact of tariffs will be more pronounced in the trade figures for September.
The imposition of trade duties presents a significant challenge for the Indian shrimp industry, prompting exporters to diversify into alternative markets
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Exporters see that some consumers in the US are open to absorb full 50 percent tariff costs to cater to the upcoming holiday season, intending to pass on the costs to end consumers
Nomura estimates India’s effective U.S. tariff rate at 33.6 percent, lower than the current headline rate of 50 percent.
Labour-intensive exports to the US are expected to take the hardest hit as these sectors will face a rate of more than 50 percent given that Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are over and above the most favoured nation (MFN) duties in place.
Pearl’s Indian operations account for 25% of its total export capacity, with roughly half of that output dedicated to the US market, the company said.
In the short-term mitigating the impact of higher US tariffs may be difficult
While, there is a rush to ship goods to dodge the extra 25 percent tariff, an exporter said that since manufacturing for export purposes begins only once an order is received, one can’t frontload too much.
2025 will remain a “normal” year; remain fully in invested, as always, said the founder of WhiteOak
The Tata group firm exports no steel from its Indian operations to the United States, and the company expects any secondary impact- from exporter-manufacturers using its steel, to be limited, MD and CEO TV Narendran told Moneycontrol
Sun Pharma’s top line growth is steady. Innovative medicines to act as growth tonic, as the US generics business remains soft. The stock valuation is justified.
Trump's surprise announcement of 25 percent tariffs on Indian goods has caught markets off-guard, with the rupee depreciating and key export sectors bracing for impact. The move, higher than the expected 15-20 percent range, threatens India's labour-intensive industries and could derail the country's growth trajectory.
The 25 percent tariff is higher than the tariffs for countries that have reached some agreement with the US on tariffs and trade barriers such as European Union (15 percent) and UK (10 percent) and some of the south east Asian nations such as Indonesia (19 percent), Philippines (20 percent) and Vietnam (20 percent), which compete with India.
Trade war escalates as EU braces for economic fallout and weighs response.
There are quite a few factors that make the future global economic scenario uncertain for now
Worst two-year slump follows pre-tariff stockpiling spree, sparking concern for consumer demand strength
Roughly 90% of Apple’s iPhones are assembled in China, and critical components—such as chips and displays—are sourced from Taiwan and South Korea.
Despite the S&P 500 Index clawing back into the green for 2025 after being whipsawed by President Donald Trump’s vacillating trade policies, tech giants like Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Tesla Inc. are still down.
Lower labor costs in China led to a vast infrastructure of toy manufacturing there over the last several decades, Chris Byrne, independent toy analyst, told CNN. Bringing that infrastructure to the United States is not impossible but would take a minimum of five years, he said.
Each disembarking international business and economy class passenger will have to pay Rs 304 and Rs 260, respectively.
“Our tariffs are indeed too high for our own good and I have long argued we should lower them quite independent of the recent US pressure,” the former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission told Moneycontrol in an interview.
India's structural strengths and geopolitical positioning are drawing foreign capital beyond the EM baskets, said Viktor Shvets, Head of Global Desk Strategy at Macquarie Capital.