REUTERSThe United States has flagged concerns over India's increasing and burdensome import-quality requirements, among its many barriers to trade, in a report released two days before planned US reciprocal tariffs take effect. It wasn't clear if Trump's April 2 announcement on tariffs would factor in the findings of the USTR report. Some of India's non-tariff barriers have also been a pressure point in bilateral trade ties. Since 2019, India has made many Bureau of India Standards (BIS) standards mandatory for quality control in sectors including chemicals, medical devices, batteries, electronics, food and textiles, the USTR said. The USTR's Monday report also highlighted other contentious non-tariff issues, including India's data privacy regime.

Source: bd News24 April 02, 2025 02:42 UTC