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Non-tariff barriers: Centre readies steps to ease exporters' woes

Sets up panel, identifies challenges, to launch portal soon

Non tariffs, trade, economy
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Shreya Nandi New Delhi

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The government is working towards a strategy to tackle non-tariff barriers faced by exporters by setting up a committee and launching a portal, a senior official said.

Typically, non-tariff barriers take several years to resolve. The development comes at a time when India is negotiating free-trade agreements (FTAs) with several developed economies, where non-tariff measures related to environment and sustainability have become a cause for concern for Indian exporters. During a recent review meeting, exporters had urged Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to develop a strategy to tackle non-tariff barriers imposed by trade partners that hinder India’s