India gets a lower US tariff; here's why textile exporters are still worried
India faces a 10% Section 301 tariff on US textile exports, lower than the 12.5% rate for China, Vietnam, Brazil, and Thailand.
Competitors Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia received tariff-rate quota exemptions for textiles using US-origin cotton, which India did not get.
The absence of TRQ exemptions weakens India's competitiveness against rival nations despite the lower headline tariff.
India's effective US tariff rate is around 12%, lower than Bangladesh's 25%, China's 22%, and Vietnam's and Indonesia's ~14%.
Future US investigations could expose India to additional tariffs, requiring trade deal negotiations.
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