Duty imposed on auto on national security grounds; not safeguard measures:US on India’s claim in WTO

The US has rejected India’s claim that American tariffs on auto and auto parts qualify as safeguard measures under the WTO (World Trade Organization) rules, and asserted that the duties are imposed on national security grounds.

It has added that, on these grounds, India has no basis to propose retaliatory tariffs against these duties.

India has said it is reserving the right to impose retaliatory duties on US tariffs (25 per cent) on automobiles and auto parts, stating that the levies are safeguard measures that are harming its domestic industry. PTI