US tariffs threaten the competitiveness of Indian textile exports, industry warns.

You exporters of textiles and clothing from India they assess that new tariff of 10% imposed by United States will reduce to competitiveness of Indian products facing other Asian suppliersThe assessment was released by Confederation of the Indian Textile Industry (CITI)The measure, which came into effect this Friday, is part of a package of tariffs. 10% and 12.5% applied by government of Donald Trump the import of goods from 60 countries, under the justification of Insufficient enforcement of import bans of production chains linked to forced laborAccording to CITI, India was excluded from the tariff quotas that allow certain shipments to enter the United States without the additional tariff. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia produced with cotton and fibers of North American origin. The president of the organization, Ashwin Chandran, he stated to Reuters This differentiated treatment could shift international orders from the Indian industry to these competitors. Indian exports of textiles and apparel to the United States, the sector's main market, total approximately… US$11 billion per yearAccording to the association, in 2024, Bangladesh exported approximately US$ 8 billion in clothing for the American market, while Indonesia and Cambodia They embarked approximately US$ 4 billion Each country is now benefiting from the new quota mechanism. The effective impact of the tariffs will depend on the share of US cotton and textiles eligible for exemptions in the production chains of these countries. The founder of the research center… Global Trade Research Initiative, Ajay Srivastava, estimates that approximately 70% of Indian exports to the United States — including clothing, machines, chemical products, plastics, articles leather, jewelry and furniture — will be subject to both traditional rates and the new charge. The new rates cover 99.4% of United States importsalthough they maintain exceptions for products such as oil, gas, fertilizers and certain foods. To date, the Ministry of Commerce of India He did not comment on the measure.

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