Statsguru: Are Indian tariffs truly 'top of the pack' as Trump claims?

Does India charge more than its peers in world trade?

US President Donald Trump recently unveiled his plans to impose ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on all trading partners, including India, to narrow his country’s ‘persistent’ annual trade deficit in goods. Trump termed India as a nation which is “right at the top of the pack” when it comes to tariffs. In a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said India would face reciprocal tariffs, while acknowledging the country’s attempts in its recent Union Budget to reduce duties on motorcycles above 1,600 cc (benefitting Harley Davidson motorcycles). This warrants a question: Does India charge more than its peers in world