USTR floats 12.5% extra tariff on India; gems & jewellery exports to US already down 45% in FY26
A fresh USTR proposal for a 12.5% additional duty over forced-labour enforcement gaps stacks onto earlier reciprocal tariffs, deepening pain for Indian textiles, gems & jewellery and marine exporters. GJEPC-tracked gems & jewellery shipments to the US have collapsed 45% this fiscal, with $87B of India's US-bound goods trade exposed.
USTR proposes 12.5% additional tariff on Indian goods over forced-labour enforcement gaps. Textiles, gems & jewellery, and marine exporters most exposed; gems & jewellery exports to US already down 45% in FY26 after earlier reciprocal duties.