ARLINGTON, VA – A coalition of seven trade associations sent a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai outlining concerns regarding India’s mounting tariffs on information communications technology products and services.

The letter, submitted by the Semiconductor Industry Association, Information Technology Industry Council, National Association of Manufacturers, Telecommunications Industry Association, Coalition of Services Industries, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and US-India Business Council, accuses India of forcing companies to locate their supply streams in India, in violation of WTO agreements.

“These most recent tariffs are indicative of a broader effort by the Indian government to pressure companies to localize more of their supply chain in India without regard for the country’s WTO commitments. We are concerned that, if left unchallenged, this trend will undermine the integrity of tariff bindings made at the WTO by all of its participants as countries seek new tools to force local production of goods, to the detriment of US companies operating in and exporting to India and around the world.”

The coalition urges the administration to make enforcement of India’s WTO commitments a priority in future bilateral engagements and continue to provide support behind the ongoing dispute settlement cases brought by Japan, the EU, and Taiwan at the WTO, including through a renewed assessment of whether the US government should initiate proceedings of its own.

Read the full letter here: https://tiaonline.org/policy/multi-association-letter-to-ustr-on-india-ict-tariffs/.

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