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India lands at 10% under US forced-labour tariff, escapes steeper 12.5%
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India faces a 10% Section 301 tariff on exports to the US from July 25, 2026, after the Trump administration imposed the levy under a new legal provision.
India avoided a steeper 12.5% tariff proposed in the USTR's June draft by adopting a forced-labour import prohibition via a July 13 amendment to its Foreign Trade Policy.
The 10% tariff applies on top of the Most-Favoured-Nation duty and is temporary, pending a bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
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