America It has been said that India has no basis for putting a counter tariff against the motor vehicle and the American tariffs on its components. The US dismissed India’s claim that these tariffs are security measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. India has described these tariffs as “security measures” under the rules of the World Trade Organization, while the US is constantly emphasizing that it is a step taken in the national interest.
America has imposed 25 percent tariff on motor vehicle and its components
India says it reserves the right to put a counter -tariff against the 25 percent of the US tariffs imposed on the motor vehicle and its components and these tariffs are security measures that are harming its domestic industry. In response, the US informed the World Trade Organization that US President Donald Trump has imposed these tariffs to accommodate the imports of these items, as they threaten the US national security.
WTO issued a message on the request of American delegation
The WTO’s message from July 17 said, “These action are not safety measures.” Accordingly, there is no basis for India’s proposal to suspend concessions or other obligations under the Security Agreement regarding these measures. ”This message was issued at the request of the US delegation. The US also said that India has not followed the obligations under the agreement on the security measures of the World Trade Organization. It said, “The US will not discuss Section 232 under the agreement, because we do not see tariffs as security measures.”
The message was also issued regarding steel and aluminum
A similar message was a broadcast to eaten India’s claim to call the American tariff on steel and aluminum on the laws of the World Trade Organization. The proposed suspension of notified concessions by India can be taken as an increase in tariffs on selected products in the US. Although India has not yet disclosed these items, in a similar step in 2019 it imposed counter -tariffs on 28 American products from almonds and apples to chemicals.
With PTI inputs
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