US president's move follows China's warning of sweeping export controls from November 1, reigniting fears of global trade disruption ahead of possible Xi-Trump talks at APEC
The US exported $80 billion in oil and gas through July, while China shipped $120 billion in green technology over the same period
TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have, until now, benefited from exemptions to sweeping restrictions that the US has imposed on chip-related exports to China
Govt plans SEZ reforms to offset US tariff hit, enabling duty relief on domestic sales and support for labour-intensive exporters
India's seafood industry can explore alternative markets to cushion the impact of higher US tariffs on a range of Indian goods, D V Swamy, chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), said on Saturday. Swamy noted that the country's marine products sector has repeatedly shown resilience in the face of crises. He said the Centre has identified Russia, the UK, the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, the Middle East and South Korea as new focus markets for seafood exports. Let's not call it an obstacle; it's actually an opportunity. We learn from challenges and improve with each of them, Swamy said at a press conference on the eve of MPEDA's 53rd anniversary. The agency is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, mandated to promote India's seafood exports. The MPEDA chief said the sector has been adaptive throughout its five-decade history and stressed the need to diversify both markets and seafood varieties. Ecuador is one countr
Indian manufacturers can significantly expand their exports, particularly in the independent aftermarket segment amid US tariffs, says EY report
Last month, Titan also announced that its has signed an agreement to acquire a 67% stake in Damas LLC, the holding company for the Damas jewellery business in the GCC region
US government officials told Nvidia they would green-light export licenses for its H20 artificial intelligence accelerator, the company said in a blog post on Monday
Tiptoeing around sensitive topics like state subsidies, eight tech executives who addressed reporters downplayed the impact of a yearslong US campaign to curtail China's technological ascent
Nvidia plans to launch a lower-cost AI chip for China using Blackwell architecture, following US export curbs. The new GPU will bypass restrictions and enter mass production as early as June 2025
Donald Trump's post follows a major decline in US stock markets the previous day, which heightened concerns about a possible global economic slowdown
Imports of services increased $0.5 billion to a record high $72.2 billion. There were increases in travel services and charges for the use of intellectual property
More than half of US dairy exports are shipped to Mexico, Canada and China, which have all been targeted by Trump's tariff policies
The deterioration in the trade deficit and drop in consumer spending in January have raised the risk of a contraction in gross domestic product in the first quarter
The customs duty reduction announced in the Budget on products such as motorcycles and synthetic flavouring essences would benefit American exports, economic think tank GTRI said on Sunday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that despite the repeated criticism of India as the biggest tariff abuser and tariff king by the Trump-administration, the country's Budget has introduced significant tariff reductions on multiple products, many of which benefit the US exports. "With key tariff cuts on technology, automobiles, industrial inputs, and waste imports, India appears to be taking steps toward facilitating trade even as the global trade environment remains tense. Whether these reductions will alter Washington's view of India's trade practices or become a point of contention in the US election cycle remains to be seen," it added. Among the key tariff reductions, India lowered the duty on fish hydrolysate for the manufacturing of aquatic feed from 15 per cent to 5 per cent,
Imports rose 3.4 per cent to $351.6 billion. Goods imports surged 4.3 per cent to $280.9 billion. They were driven by a $3.7 billion increase in industrial supplies and materials
Exporters on Thursday sought a fund of Rs 750 crore for three years to tap USD 25 billion export potential in the US, aiming to seize potential opportunities that may arise as the US President-elect, Donald Trump, has threatened to impose high tariffs on Chinese goods. In its pre-Budget meeting with the finance ministry, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) President Ashwani Kumar has also demanded extension of the five per cent Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES). "A marketing scheme to focus on the US with a corpus of Rs 250 crore per year (Rs 750 crore overall) for three years may be launched to generate additional exports of USD 25 billion," Kumar said. He said that higher tariffs on China can create a significant opportunity for Indian exports, particularly in sectors where China has previously been a dominant supplier. Based on a study undertaken by FIEO, India can replace China in sectors like electronics and electrical equipment (USD 10 billion additional export
The comment by exporters' body comes at a time when Trump threatens to impose high tariffs on Chinese goods
The trade gap contracted 10.8 per cent to $70.4 billion from a revised $78.9 billion in July, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said
Vietnam has been the biggest beneficiary. It saw an incremental increase in electronics exports worth $39.1 billion between 2018 and 2023