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As shipments resume, US buyers want Indian sellers to split tariff cost

Exporters say production and shipping products in three months remain a challenge for tailor-made products

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Currently, the 10 per cent tariff, over and above the existing most favoured nation (MFN) tariff, continues on American imports

Shreya Nandi New Delhi

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Days after the 90-day pause on America’s country-specific reciprocal tariffs kicked in, exporters are seeing a resumption of outbound shipments to the United States (US) on the basis of existing orders although the fate of fresh orders remains uncertain.
 
With the US now imposing a 10 per cent import tariff on all its trade partners except China, American buyers are asking Indian sellers to absorb one-third to half the additional tariff imposed, exporters said.
 
In sectors such as apparel, sellers are trying to utilise the 90-day window to send their shipments to the US before July 9.
 
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