45% of India’s exports to US outside additional duty related to use of forced labour
Products already covered under Section 232 measures, including steel, aluminium and auto parts, are not subject to the additional 10% duty
India said on Saturday that a "substantial" share of its exports to the United States, which now attracts zero additional duties, including generic medicines and smartphones, continues to remain outside the scope of the additional 10% duty imposed by Washington under Section 302 related to the use of forced labour in manufacturing in 60 countries.
Also, products already covered under Section 232 measures, including steel, aluminium and auto parts, are not subject to the additional 10% duty, the Indian Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
On account of these exemptions, an estimated 45% of India's exports to the United States remain outside the purview of the additional 10% Section 301 duty, it said, adding that the remaining 55% of exports will attract the additional 10% duty, where India's tariff incidence is comparatively lower than that for most other economies covered by the investigation.
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The textile-specific mechanism referenced in the final measures is yet to be established and operationalised, the statement said.
