Even as the imposition of a 50 per cent tariff by the end of August is expected to sharply reduce India’s exports to the US in coming months, its shipments to some eight among the top-20 countries have contracted during the first four months of 2025-26 (FY26).
According to commerce department data, export destinations that witnessed contraction during April-July are: the Netherlands (-21.2 per cent), the UK (-11.2 per cent), Singapore (-11.8 per cent), Saudi Arabia (-11.8 per cent), South Africa (-16.3 per cent), Italy (-9.2 per cent), France (-17.3 per cent), and Malaysia (-28.8 per cent).
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