In a meeting called by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry this week, EEPC India chairman Arun Kumar Garodia discussed various recommendations in the strategy paper to boost India’s engineering exports. Pursuing new free trade agreements (FTAs) with emerging countries in Latin America and Africa, a scheme to support MSMEs in research and innovation, setting […]
EEPC suggests methods to boost India’s engineering exports
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a Safeguard duty (Quantitative Restrictions) investigation concerning imports of low ash metallurgical coke (Met Coke) into India. Met coke is used as a primary fuel in furnaces of steel, chemical, Ferro alloy, and pig iron plants. DGTR will be investigating imports of the commodity from April […]
The EU’s introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with 20% to 35% tariffs on high-carbon exports, could impede India’s exports of steel, iron ore and cement, according to the the country’s finance ministry. The EU plans to levy the tariffs from 2026 and will start requiring reports of carbon content for such exports […]
India can also put trade barriers in retaliation to restrictions imposed by some countries, Union Minister R K Singh said on Wednesday. The minister for power, new and renewable energy made the remarks at the first International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2023.
India begins anti-dumping probe into import of Chinese aluminium frames for solar panels
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The DGTR in a notification said the applicant has alleged that the product is exported by China into India at dumped prices in significant quantities for a prolonged period and that is impacting the industry.
A rebound in buying by the world’s biggest vegetable oil importer would support Malaysian palm oil futures and help top producers Indonesia and Malaysia to trim inventories. Palm oil imports by India rose to 655,000 metric tons in June, up from 439,173 metric tons in May, according to average estimates from the dealers.
“The 2030 roadmap agreed by our Prime Ministers in May 2021 is a practical plan to transform the relationship between United Kingdom and India. It will bring immense benefits for both the countries. We have committed to doubling trade between the two great nations,” Huddleston said.
Chinese imports cheaper as rupee gains over yuan
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From March 31 to June 30, the rupee has appreciated 6% versus the Chinese currency, Bloomberg data showed. For the calendar year so far, the rupee’s appreciation is at similar levels and taking into account the rupee’s gains from its lows versus the yuan touched in January, the domestic currency has strengthened as much as […]
UK’s proposal to complete the free trade pact with India, which is crucial for the former’s shift towards the growing markets in the Indo-Pacific, has no specific deadlines. UK’s Minister for International Trade, Nigel Huddleston, said 50% of the deal has been concluded, including negotiations in the service sector and investments, but the complete agreement […]
“The developing economies’ impressive trade performance under this expanded measure of trade in services is largely due to four economies that rank as leading services exporters and importers- China; Hong Kong, China; Singapore; India,” they said in the report.