China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summitDuring the APEC summit, China's President Xi Jinping strongly advocated for APEC members to protect and uphold multilateral trade. Accordin...
31 Oct, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
Trump pushes for a US-led digital economy that’s free of tariffsPresident Trump's trade deals with Asian nations secure assurances against digital services taxes and discrimination against US e-commerce ...
31 Oct, 2025, 07.38 AM IST
APEC leaders to open summit after Trump and Xi agreed on steps to ease trade tensionsAsian and Pacific Rim leaders convene for the APEC summit, with the recent Trump-Xi trade war de-escalation taking center stage. While a tr...
31 Oct, 2025, 06.58 AM IST
Pharrell Williams, Voices of Fire perform pre-game at 2025 World Series Game 1 between Blue Jays and DodgersPharrell Williams and Voices of Fire opened the 2025 World Series with a pre-game performance before Game 1 between the Toronto Blue Jays a...
26 Oct, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
New GST rate and HSN code list: FinMin notifies latest slab rates in seven schedulesThe Ministry of Finance has revised the GST rate framework, effective September 22, replacing the June 2017 notification. This new structur...
17 Sep, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
BRICS summit: Brazil President Lula calls for unity against unilateralismBrazilian President Lula da Silva urged BRICS nations to unite against international instability and unilateralism, advocating for a reform...
09 Sep, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
US reciprocal tariffs: Donald Trump signs order granting exemptions to some goodsIndia’s exports of the newly-exempt 50-odd items amount to about $20 million annually. The products include highly specialised: nitrile com...
06 Sep, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
House Democrats criticise Trump for targeting India with Russian oil tariffsHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats have strongly criticised Donald Trump's administration for imposing tariffs on India over Russian...
28 Aug, 2025, 10.29 AM IST
We have secured historic trade deals with UK, China, Japan, and EU...receiving trillions of dollars, far beyond billions: US President TrumpDonald Trump announced "historic trade deals" with several nations, claiming billions in revenue for the US treasury. Simultaneously, the U...
27 Aug, 2025, 07.17 AM IST
Trump signs executive order to raise tariffs on key trading partners citing trade deficit, national securityPresident Trump issued an Executive Order, modifying reciprocal tariff rates under a declared national emergency to address U.S. trade defi...
01 Aug, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
US importers turn to brokers to navigate Trump-era tariffs, at a costU.S. importers are increasingly relying on customs brokers due to President Trump's evolving trade policies. This surge in demand has led t...
11 Jun, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
DGFT notification on precious metal trade ensures consistency between customs duties and import regulations: GTRIThe DGFT has issued a notification aligning import regulations with the Union Budget 2025, targeting precious metals. This aims to eliminat...
20 May, 2025, 09.01 AM IST
Decoding the US Tariff Exclusion List—What it means for Indian exportersWhile the US exclusion list has helped buffer a significant portion of India’s exports from the tariff shock, the volatility surrounding th...
19 May, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Supreme Court rules coconut oil as edible, lowering GST ratesThe Supreme Court settled a 15-year dispute, classifying small-packaged coconut oil as edible oil with a lower 5% GST, unlike the 18% levie...
18 Dec, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
HS 2022- How the change may affect trade, GST and its impact on the upcoming budgetHSN 2022 has been prepared to clarify several high-profile product streams to recognise the change in trade patterns.
25 Jan, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Competition, chips, AI on table at first US-EU trade and tech meetSeveral tech trade groups in Washington said the industry does not want the European approach to digital regulation to be adopted in the US.
28 Sep, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
Home modems, routers hit by US China tariffs as 'smart' tech goods escapeThe agency has made no distinction between consumer-use modems and routers and the commercial network equipment used by data centers and br...
24 Sep, 2018, 10.44 AM IST