U.S. welcomes India's move of reducing tariffs on agricultural products

Last week, India agreed to reduce tariffs on certain U.S. products, including frozen turkey, frozen duck, fresh blueberries and cranberries, frozen blueberries and cranberries, dried blueberries and cranberries, as well as processed blueberries and cranberries.

The United States has welcomed the recent Indian move to reduce tariffs on several American agricultural products.

Last week, India agreed to reduce tariffs on certain U.S. products, including frozen turkey, frozen duck, fresh blueberries and cranberries, frozen blueberries and cranberries, dried blueberries and cranberries, as well as processed blueberries and cranberries.

These tariff cuts will expand economic opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers in the critical market and help bring more products from the United States to customers in India, U.S. officials said.

Welcoming the announcement, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the move will create new market opportunities for U.S. producers and exporters.

“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA (US Department of Agriculture) and USTR (United States Trade Representative) have focused on rebuilding trust and strengthening relationships with our global trading partners, including India, and working through the World Trade Organization and other venues to ensure that those partners live up to their obligations so that U.S. agriculture has full and fair access to key export markets,” Mr. Vilsack said.

The recent move follows the lifting of India’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. apples, chickpeas, lentils, almonds and walnuts, a development that was announced earlier this summer and took effect this week.

“While important progress has been made, significant tariff and non-tariff barriers to American agricultural products accessing the Indian market remain,” Mr. Vilsack said.