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India Increasing Tariffs on Chinese Tires

India is increasing import duties on certain Chinese tires for the next five years, according to a July 10 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The additional tariff will range between about 9 percent and 17.5 percent, the…

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report said, and will cover eight tariff categories on all “China-sourced radial” tires. The tariffs will apply to “outsized tyres typically required by buses or trucks” and is aimed at helping to boost India’s domestic tire manufacturers. A 12 percent to 18 percent import levy already applied to China-made truck and bus radial tires has been in place since 2017.