Ahead Of Biden Visit, India Removes Additional Duty On US Products

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – India has done away with additional duties on some American products like chickpeas, lentils, and apples, as President Joe Biden arrives on a three-day visit to India.

These additional duties were imposed in 2019 in response to America’s decision to increase tariffs on certain steel and aluminum products.

India had imposed these duties on 28 US products in 2019.

The decision to remove these duties on American products was taken through a Finance Ministry notification dated September 5. It said that duties have been removed on products like chickpeas, lentils (Masur), apples, walnuts in shells, and almonds fresh or dried among others.

The move preceded Biden’s visit to India to attend the G20 summit on September 9-10. Before this, he will also have bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8.

During Modi’s state visit to the US in June, both countries decided to terminate six World Trade Organization disputes and remove the retaliatory tariffs on certain US products.