Tariffs set to impact India's petroleum product exports to the US
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: As the US has announced about 27% tariff on imports from India, petroleum products exports to the country are set to witness a major impact going ahead, said sector experts. A bulk of the petroleum exports to the US from India comprises of petrol or gasoline.
According to Deepak Mahurkar, leader, oil & gas at PwC India, the tariffs may lead to an increase in trade deficit for India. "The 27% duty on imports of petroleum products into the US from India of about $6 billion in 23-24 (FY24) will significantly get affected. The trade deficit on just the account of petroleum crude at about $5 billion will further widen." US is among the top buyers of petroleum products from India.
Post Russia's invasion of Ukraine and halt of oil supplies from Russia to the West, India became a key source of refined petroleum products from countries like the Netherlands and the US as India increased it intake of Russian oil due to deep discounts being offered. Also read | Trump's Venezuelan oil tariff threat to have little impact on India, experts say India's annual petroleum product exports to the US is around $5-6 billion. Latest data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) shows that India’s petroleum product exports grew by 3.7% in volume terms, reaching 59.0 million tonne (MT) during April–February, compared to 56.9 MT in the same period last fiscal.
However, despite the rise in volumes, the value of these exports declined by nearly 7% to $40.4 billion during the period under review, down from $43.4 billion in the corresponding period of last year. It is the private refining companies – Reliance Industries and Nayara Energies – which export products from India. Mahurkar added:
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