Piyush Goyal says addressing non-tariff barriers key to India-EU trade pactCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India and the EU are nearing completion of FTA talks, with significant progress ...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.39 AM IST
Commerce Ministry seeks views of exporters on proposed schemes under export promotion missionFocus areas include easy credit, factoring services, and tackling non-tariff measures. The government is also considering a trade assistanc...
01 May, 2025, 09.52 AM IST
Why Trump’s tariff shocks are testing India’s resilience?India's resilience is tested by potential US tariffs targeting its high trade surplus and elevated tariffs on American goods, says a CRISIL...
06 Mar, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Non-tariff measures limit market access for Indian exports, says DGFTNon-tariff measures like the European Union's carbon tax and deforestation regulations, along with aggressive industrial policies from coun...
04 Mar, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
India needs new strategic trade roadmap amid global uncertainty: Eco SurveyIndia needs a new strategic trade roadmap amid shifting global trade dynamics and rising protectionism. The Economic Survey 2024-25 emphasi...
01 Feb, 2025, 01.12 AM IST
Commerce ministry developing platform for registration, resolution of non-trade barriers"We are making a portal so that we can prioritise all the NTBs. Traders will register their complaints and the ministry will pursue that," ...
02 Jul, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
Commerce ministry sets up task force to resolve trade barrier issues for exportersThe ministry is also looking at improving mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) with different countries so that product standards are as pe...
10 Jan, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Commerce ministry working to remove trade barriers, boost exports in sub-Saharan Africa, Gulf nationsThe major trading partners of India in that region in 2022-23 were South Africa (total trade USD 18.9 billion, exports USD 8.5 billion); Ni...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
EU carbon tax and other laws to impact $37 billion of India’s exports: ReportIndia's exports to the European Union (EU), which account for 43% of the country's total exports to the region, are likely to be affected b...
21 Sep, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
Fast track action to remove non-tariff barriers key to realise trillion-dollar merchandise export goal: GTRI reportIt asked for upgrading domestic systems, in cases where Indian products are rejected due to quality issues; and retaliating if unreasonable...
15 Aug, 2023, 01.21 PM IST
A $10-billion bounty: Why rice is set to give India rich dividendsFor the last two years, India has been dominating the global trade in rice. If traders and cultivators get some policy support, the cereal ...
30 Apr, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
Stopping Indian basmati and mangoes: Countries erect shadowy barriers to tradeNon-tariff measures are acceptable in international trade, but nations use these to make impractical rules that hurt Indian exporters. Smal...
29 Aug, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
Urgent need to make trade finance more popular among bankers, MSMEs: CII’s Shreekant SomanyLack of access to affordable trade finance often restricts MSMEs' access to global market by restricting the flow of working capital.
26 Jun, 2019, 03.45 PM IST
Engineering Export Promotion Council asks government to take up non-trade issues with RussiaEEPC asked the government to take up the issue of non-trade barriers with Russia to allow better market access to Indian products.
09 Jul, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
Key WTO members to meet at Davos next weekWTO member countries scheduled to meet at Davos are expected to discuss worrisome economic scenario and its impact on the global trade.
24 Jan, 2012, 01.58 PM IST
- Global economy faces protectionism: UN
Global economy faces a danger of increased trade protectionism, as political will to resist such measures is facing rising pressure, UN cau...
17 Jan, 2012, 09.08 PM IST
- WTO slams India's trade policy on food items
The World Trade Organisation has slammed India for its protective trade policy on food items that prevents exports.
15 Sep, 2011, 04.16 AM IST