India charges 100% tariff on agri goods, time for reciprocity: White House on eve of Apr 2 deadline
India charges 100% tariff on agri goods, time for reciprocity: White House on eve of Apr 2 deadline
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: (Apr 1) The White House has said India imposes a 100 per cent tariff on American agricultural products and the high levies charged by other countries make it "virtually impossible" for US products to be exported to those nations.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other countries on American goods. He plans to roll out a set of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, which he says will be "Liberation Day" for the US.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said, "Unfortunately, these countries have been ripping off our nation for far too long, and they've made, I think, their disdain for the American workers quite clear."
