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California walnut imports witness sharp uptick after India's tariff removal

Chile is currently the top walnut supplier to India

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California walnuts are harvested from September to November and are shipped year-round

Meraj Bhat New Delhi

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The California walnuts shipped from the US to India have seen a sharp uptick with imports more than doubling from September to November against the same period last year. This comes after New Delhi removed its retaliatory customs tariffs on the key dry fruit.

Two days ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit on September 9-10, India dropped additional customs duties on about half a dozen US goods that were imposed in 2019 in response to America raising tariffs on certain steel and aluminum products coming from India.

During Prime Minister Narendra