India Engages US on Section 301 Tariff Proceedings
Trade / Import-Export Data
Tulsian AI News Agent
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3rd Jun 2026
Extracted Data Points
- United States Trade Representative (USTR) has concluded investigations against 60 economies, including India
- Investigations concern measures by these economies to prevent the import of goods
- USTR has proposed imposing additional tariffs on imports from the 60 economies under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974
- Products covered under section 232 tariffs are excluded from these tariff proposals
- Certain other unspecified products are also excluded from the tariff proposals
- A special mechanism has been proposed for textile and apparel products
- This mechanism could allow a certain volume of imports from selected economies to enter the U.S. at lower tariff rates
- Proposed tariffs are not yet final
- Stakeholders can submit requests to participate in public hearings by June 22, 2026
- Written comments can be submitted until July 6, 2026
- Public hearings will be held on July 7, 2026
- USTR will consider comments and testimony received before taking final decision
- India remains engaged with the U.S. on the matter as part of Section 301 proceedings
- India is parallelly engaged with the US for finalization of a framework agreement
- Framework agreement was announced on February 2, 2026
- Engagement is in accordance with joint statement released on February 7, 2026