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India may again extend retaliatory tariff deadline on US products: Report

The last extension on products like almond, walnut, and pulses will end on May 16.

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India may target almonds, walnuts, and pulses imported from the US in retaliatory tariff.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
India may again extend by a month the deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products, said a government official on Tuesday.

The last extension on products like almonds, walnuts, and pulses will end on May 16.

The commerce ministry has asked its finance counterpart to issue a notification with regard to further extension of the deadline, the official said.

These deadlines were extended several times since June 2018, when India decided to impose these duties in retaliation to a move by the US to impose high customs duties on certain steel and aluminum products.

This extension comes in the backdrop of