India’s tariffs WTO-compliant, exports to US have low local value add: GTRI
local value addition and this must be considered when assessing trade balances between the two countries, think tank GTRI said Sunday.
iPhones, solar panels, diamonds and petrochemicals are sectors where local value addition in exported goods and contribute far less to India's economy than their headline figures suggest, it said and urged the government to convey to the US administration that India’s import duties are in compliance with the global trade rules.
India has the option to retaliate to the US’ proposed reciprocal tariffs by raising duties on certain American goods, taxing their digital firms or issuing compulsory licenses for patented drugs, GTRI said but cautioned that such countermeasures would provoke further action by Washington, escalating into a trade war that could significantly hurt India.
On the issue of exports, it said that each iPhone with a US retail price of $1,000 has an export value of $500 from India, but India’s share is just $30.
Explaining that component suppliers get $450, Apple takes $450 in licensing and other fees, and US retailers earn $50, it said: “This means that out of $5.6 billion worth of smartphones exported from India to the US, India’s actual earnings are only $33.6 million”.
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